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AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by zamalek »

whartung wrote: post #50

For folks that use the tiling window managers, what applications are you running? And what does a typical desktop look like? In terms of desktop layout, mind I don't use one, the Oberon vision comes to mind. A single, large pane, with all(?) of the others stacked to one side. My friend didn't use a tiling window manager, but had this desktop laid out as such, but all of those windows were terminal windows that he kep…

Hyprland here. My primary screen (and workspaces on it) is nearly always a single app, while the secondary has tiles - much like your ops friend. I would actually love a window manager that embeds this assumption.

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by kcrwfrd_ »

msravi wrote: post #89
iyn wrote: post #4

> Doesn't require disabling SIP That's very interesting! I've been hesitant to use similar WMs as basically all required disabling SIP. Anyone knows what AeroSpace is doing differently that it can work alongside SIP? Edit: found this in the README: > AeroSpace will never require you to disable SIP (System Integrity Protection). For example, yabai requires you to disable SIP to use some of its features. AeroSpace will…

I tried yabai but found switching between macos spaces too slow. I moved to aerospace and I absolutely love the workspace implementation. But I really love yabai's focus-follows-mouse feature - so is it possible to use yabai just for that while using aerosoace for everything else i3-like?

Fwiw I have yabai configured for instant desktop switching

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by AceJohnny2 »

This looks very interesting. However, how do I create a new container, to put a subset of windows in?

It's not clear to me from the example configs, either default or i3-inspired. I've never used i3, though I did use AwesomeWM extensively about a decade ago.

Edit: ah, the `join-with` command which is a superset of the `split` command. In the default config, alt-shift-semicolon to enter Service mode, then alt-shift-h/j/k/l for neighbor selection.

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by xyst »

j45 wrote: post #76
idle_zealot wrote: post #67

I daily drive this and my verdict is: it's the best way to manage windows on a Mac, but falls short of i3/sway. In particular, support for re-arranging windows by dragging them to positions relative to one another is extremely limited in that it's not able to create new vertical or horizontal splits the way you can in sway, which forces me to take awkward detours with keyboard commands to get to the window layout I w…

Thanks, I will try it out to see if it can first solve my main problem - I'm looking for a way on Mac for it to reasonably remember the screen layouts. Every time it wakes from boots, the desktop has complete amnesia with 3 screens. Ideally I'd be able to drive my own workspaces, and it can use the laptop screen only, or 2 or 3 external monitors at different desks (work and home).

The days of “it just works” is long gone.

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by [deleted] »

kcrwfrd_ wrote: post #92
msravi wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I tried yabai but found switching between macos spaces too slow. I moved to aerospace and I absolutely love the workspace implementation. But I really love yabai's focus-follows-mouse feature - so is it possible to use yabai just for that while using aerosoace for everything else i3-like?

Fwiw I have yabai configured for instant desktop switching

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Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by Hamuko »

avidphantasm wrote: post #8

Can we stop pissing and moaning about notarization? macOS isn’t Linux and this isn’t 1994. Given the cybersecurity threats of the world today, signing by a central authority makes some amount of sense for apps on consumer OSes.

I'm not going to notarise anything as long as it costs $100 per year.

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by squigz »

idle_zealot wrote: post #72
nbobko wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you have normalizations enabled, you don't need to "switch into a vertical stack" Given this layout: h_tiles ├── window1 (focused) ├── window2 └── window3 `move left` will produce this layout: h_tiles ├── window1 (focused) └── v_tiles ├── window2 └── window3

Ah, so it does. I suppose this is an instance of my mental model not having adjusted.

For what it's worth, this video from i3 really helped me visualize how i3 and related WMs deal with windows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWA8Pl57UBY

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by matricaria »

maherbeg wrote: post #39

I'd be curious to know how it is different than Amethyst. Amethyst has gotten much more stable recently and I really enjoy using it. The text based config seems pretty nice at a first glance, but I'm not sure if it's worth switching.

You can do text based configuration in Amethyst too.

https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst/blob/development/docs/conf...

Re: AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS

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Post by vundercind »

namdnay wrote: post #18
gray_-_wolf wrote: post #6

I will be getting my first mac soon (I am still sad about it), which means I will need to figure out the WM. Currently I am considering yabai and amethyst. I guess now I should add AeroSpace to the list. If you are actually using tiling WM on mac, could you share which one and why?

I'm not an expert, but isn't Rectangle the simplest and easiest way to manage this? I love it

Hell, I’m still on Spectacle. I’ll look at switching to something else as soon as it gives me even a single problem. Zero in years and years, including several years of no longer being updated.
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