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On Linux and Windows I can make the current window occupy the left of the screen using Super+L, and the right side of the screen using Super+R. I rarely need mo

by noja 11y ago

On Linux and Windows I can make the current window occupy the left of the screen using Super+L, and the right side of the screen using Super+R. I rarely need more than this, in fact I find more than two or three windows distracting for most of my normal tasks.

adolfojp 11y ago
In Windows 10 you can snap between 2 and 4 windows in custom sizes and if you snap two you can drag the separator and adjust both of their sizes at the same time. It's one of those great little features that doesn't get advertised enough in my opinion.
tedmiston 11y ago
SizeUp [1] (paid but inexpensive) does that well. They also make a version that uses cursor dragging instead of keyboard shortcuts called Cinch that I use daily. (I really wish they'd combine the two products for licensing purposes since they're 95% the same.) 1: http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/
rahimnathwani 11y ago
ShiftIt will do that: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
- to3m 11y ago
  Another vote for ShiftIt here. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and I've found it fine for most purposes. Supports XQuartz+xquartzwm, supports multiple monitors, has configurable keyboard shortcuts. A few more options would be nice, though - I somewhat often want 3 columns in a row, for example, particularly on a 16:10 or 16:9 screen monitor. When I had a 10:16 portrait monitor setup I quite often wanted 3 rows in a column, too.
nicolapede 11y ago
In Win10 you can also do Super+U (or Super+D) after either Super+L or Super+R to move the window into the upper (lower) right or left quarter.
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oneeyedpigeon 11y ago
I wish Apple would fully commit to tiling. We now have a situation where you can make an app full screen, if it supports it. Or you can have two apps side-by-side, if both apps support that. You can't go 'almost' full-screen - as in 'full-screen, but leave me the menubar' without something like Spectacle. I'm not even sure if keyboard shortcuts are available for split-screen, or if you can split two windows from the same app. But some apps support that themselves, of course. Shouldn't screen/window/tab management be a solved problem by now, rather than a bunch of disconnected hacks that sometimes work, but are touted as revolutionary features in the marketing material?
- gcr 11y ago
  Hm? The menu bar exists in fullscreen apps. Move your mouse to the top and it will appear.
  - oneeyedpigeon 11y ago
    Yes, but I'd rather have it showing permanently. It doesn't take up much space, but it does provide really useful information - date and time, at the very least!

by noja 11y ago

adolfojp 11y ago

In Windows 10 you can snap between 2 and 4 windows in custom sizes and if you snap two you can drag the separator and adjust both of their sizes at the same time. It's one of those great little features that doesn't get advertised enough in my opinion.

tedmiston 11y ago

SizeUp [1] (paid but inexpensive) does that well. They also make a version that uses cursor dragging instead of keyboard shortcuts called Cinch that I use daily. (I really wish they'd combine the two products for licensing purposes since they're 95% the same.) 1: http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/

rahimnathwani 11y ago

ShiftIt will do that: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt

to3m 11y ago
Another vote for ShiftIt here. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and I've found it fine for most purposes. Supports XQuartz+xquartzwm, supports multiple monitors, has configurable keyboard shortcuts. A few more options would be nice, though - I somewhat often want 3 columns in a row, for example, particularly on a 16:10 or 16:9 screen monitor. When I had a 10:16 portrait monitor setup I quite often wanted 3 rows in a column, too.

nicolapede 11y ago

In Win10 you can also do Super+U (or Super+D) after either Super+L or Super+R to move the window into the upper (lower) right or left quarter.

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oneeyedpigeon 11y ago

I wish Apple would fully commit to tiling. We now have a situation where you can make an app full screen, if it supports it. Or you can have two apps side-by-side, if both apps support that. You can't go 'almost' full-screen - as in 'full-screen, but leave me the menubar' without something like Spectacle. I'm not even sure if keyboard shortcuts are available for split-screen, or if you can split two windows from the same app. But some apps support that themselves, of course. Shouldn't screen/window/tab management be a solved problem by now, rather than a bunch of disconnected hacks that sometimes work, but are touted as revolutionary features in the marketing material?

gcr 11y ago
Hm? The menu bar exists in fullscreen apps. Move your mouse to the top and it will appear.
- oneeyedpigeon 11y ago
  Yes, but I'd rather have it showing permanently. It doesn't take up much space, but it does provide really useful information - date and time, at the very least!