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There is also ShiftIt " rel="nofollow">https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt> , although I haven't tried it yet. The functionality of TylerWM seems quite simple. I wonder wether there is any Open Source clone of it.
ShifIt does not currently support multiple monitors, as far as I know.
Still, it doesn't solve the problem of maintaining specific screen states or remembering positions across sessions. For example while working without a second monitor I'd really like one set of window configurations to automatically take effect and as soon as I plug in a monitor I'd like all the windows to automatically assume another configuration. I gave Breeze[1] a try, but I found it very finicky and it rarely actually remembers my window configurations and it didn't play well at all with spaces.
Tyler seemed promising because it would eliminate the manual configuration, window organization, and window state problems. I'm a bit disappointed to see it isn't ready yet but excited to try it when it is.
[1] http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt... [2] http://www.autumnapps.com/breeze/ [3] http://mizage.com/divvy/
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Ahh, thank heavens for HN comments. I clicked the link, said "hooray! finally!" and was about to buy it in the App Store. Then I figured I'd read the comments first. I guess I'll wait.
I bought it five minutes ago and it has now been turned off. I'll stick with Size-Up. Damned discretionary spending.
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I bought it five minutes ago and it has now been turned off. I'll stick with Size-Up. Damned discretionary spending.
Try to get a refund if you're that displeased with it. http://cybernetnews.com/apple-app-store-refund/
Tyler is not ready for prime time. I saw this video a few monthes back, got excited and bought it. It took me less than 24 hours to turn it off due to various issues. It does not work well with various OS windows, windows like the adium contact list and other 'non standard sized' windows. If you use it with spaces, it often loses your settings if you tell it not to use on space number X. I could go on with the variet…
I'm actually considering trying to get my money back, it's that bad.
It's not quite the same thing but Moom is pretty good. It doesn't try to automatically manage windows but it does let you position (inc full size) windows very quickly with the keybaord.
In standalone Compiz, I had window decoration disabled and quick shortcuts to maximize vertically, horizontally, or both, and back. Most of the time I kept windows maximized and switched between them with a shortcut. It was simple, fast, and nicely animated.
I really wish this kind of thing could be done in OSX. 86 the title bar and it's cute little buttons. Set quick key combos to resize windows. ⌘-click anywhere in a window and drag to move it.
Make fullscreen apps work properly with multiple monitors. Hide the menu bar whenever you want to, like the dock.
Why does window management suck on OSX? Even Windows has it beat in that area.