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I just wish there was a way to use it on Windows and Mac OS! i3 and Window Tiling is such a better user interface for my work flow. I have having to use the mou

I just wish there was a way to use it on Windows and Mac OS! i3 and Window Tiling is such a better user interface for my work flow. I have having to use the mouse or track pad.

hibbelig 9y ago
On macOS I use Hammerspoon which I have configured to move and resize windows to specific slots. It's not the same as tiling but it relieves me from having to move windows around manually. On Windows there is Window Sizer or similar.
- eventualhorizon 9y ago
  Do you have any pointers to info on using Hammerspoon as you describe above? I have a low dpi 4K (43") monitor and would like to be able to assign windows to pre-determined regions of the screen.
  - fanf2 9y ago
    http://paste.debian.net/991838/ http://paste.debian.net/991838/ is the hammerspoon script I use for window placement
  - hibbelig 9y ago
    I've now put it on Github, here: https://github.com/kgrossjo/hammerspoon-config https://github.com/kgrossjo/hammerspoon-config What's different for mine is that I use a single prefix key, that pops up a notification giving you information what you can do next, and then I press one of those keys. I don't need to move windows that often, so having to hit two keys is not a problem. And it prevents Hammerspoon from hogging too many key combinations.
Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
That's by design ;) try using better operating systems!
- baldfat 9y ago
  When work hands you a Macbook and you go ewww gross I get looks :) I HATE Mac OS user interface. It is so convoluted and decisions based on things that were wierd 15 years ago. I doubt I'll get permission to install it on the mac. The mac is super locked down. Windows 8 was a decient compromise for me but I am in the tiny minority that liked the Windows 8 interface it was the closest thing to a tiled window manager.
  - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
    If you work somewhere that doesn't respect your autonomy enough to let you work with the tools you like, then you should work somewhere else.
    - RussianCow 9y ago
      Sometimes it's not about autonomy, but simply the availability of tools. Lots of software for various industries is OS-specific, so you may not have a choice but to use a certain OS for work (usually Windows, but macOS in the case of iOS development).
    - DesiLurker 9y ago
      Did you just suggest somebody leave their job because their employer wont let them install a software package on their mac-book?
      - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
        Yes.
        baldfat 9y ago
        You have a job for me? In the North East or West Virginia?
        Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
atl4s 9y ago
[Amethyst](https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst) is a decent tiling manager for macOS if that's what you're after.
imprecision 9y ago
I was really surprised how well a modest VM (Virtual box etc) with Ubuntu + X11 + i3 runs. I use that fullscreen in a virtual desktop to switch between host OS and Linux/i3 and am increasingly surprised by how much time I am finding myself in the "simple" VM which flies and the host OS. I've found it a great way to make a simple first step to switching over on the desktop.
cup-of-tea 9y ago
Emacs does what i3wm does... When I have to use Windows I used emacs as much as I can and just switch between other full screen windows like web browser etc. Obviously not as good, but not too far away.
- baldfat 9y ago
  Well using a terminal splicer is different than a Tiled Window Manager. I love my ursvt with Tmux but that is a different beast then i3.
lostmsu 9y ago
There are quite a few tiling window managers for either of those OSes, you just need to do some googling. I develop and use Stack on Windows. https://losttech.software/stack.html https://losttech.software/stack.html

I just wish there was a way to use it on Windows and Mac OS! i3 and Window Tiling is such a better user interface for my work flow. I have having to use the mouse or track pad.

hibbelig 9y ago

On macOS I use Hammerspoon which I have configured to move and resize windows to specific slots. It's not the same as tiling but it relieves me from having to move windows around manually. On Windows there is Window Sizer or similar.

eventualhorizon 9y ago
Do you have any pointers to info on using Hammerspoon as you describe above? I have a low dpi 4K (43") monitor and would like to be able to assign windows to pre-determined regions of the screen.
- fanf2 9y ago
  http://paste.debian.net/991838/ http://paste.debian.net/991838/ is the hammerspoon script I use for window placement
- hibbelig 9y ago
  I've now put it on Github, here: https://github.com/kgrossjo/hammerspoon-config https://github.com/kgrossjo/hammerspoon-config What's different for mine is that I use a single prefix key, that pops up a notification giving you information what you can do next, and then I press one of those keys. I don't need to move windows that often, so having to hit two keys is not a problem. And it prevents Hammerspoon from hogging too many key combinations.

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

That's by design ;) try using better operating systems!

baldfat 9y ago
When work hands you a Macbook and you go ewww gross I get looks :) I HATE Mac OS user interface. It is so convoluted and decisions based on things that were wierd 15 years ago. I doubt I'll get permission to install it on the mac. The mac is super locked down. Windows 8 was a decient compromise for me but I am in the tiny minority that liked the Windows 8 interface it was the closest thing to a tiled window manager.
- Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
  If you work somewhere that doesn't respect your autonomy enough to let you work with the tools you like, then you should work somewhere else.
  - RussianCow 9y ago
    Sometimes it's not about autonomy, but simply the availability of tools. Lots of software for various industries is OS-specific, so you may not have a choice but to use a certain OS for work (usually Windows, but macOS in the case of iOS development).
  - DesiLurker 9y ago
    Did you just suggest somebody leave their job because their employer wont let them install a software package on their mac-book?
    - Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
      Yes.
      - baldfat 9y ago
        You have a job for me? In the North East or West Virginia?
        Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

atl4s 9y ago

[Amethyst](https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst) is a decent tiling manager for macOS if that's what you're after.

imprecision 9y ago

I was really surprised how well a modest VM (Virtual box etc) with Ubuntu + X11 + i3 runs. I use that fullscreen in a virtual desktop to switch between host OS and Linux/i3 and am increasingly surprised by how much time I am finding myself in the "simple" VM which flies and the host OS. I've found it a great way to make a simple first step to switching over on the desktop.

cup-of-tea 9y ago

Emacs does what i3wm does... When I have to use Windows I used emacs as much as I can and just switch between other full screen windows like web browser etc. Obviously not as good, but not too far away.

baldfat 9y ago
Well using a terminal splicer is different than a Tiled Window Manager. I love my ursvt with Tmux but that is a different beast then i3.

lostmsu 9y ago

There are quite a few tiling window managers for either of those OSes, you just need to do some googling. I develop and use Stack on Windows. https://losttech.software/stack.html https://losttech.software/stack.html