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I've never been more happy with a desktop environment than when I used i3. The sloppy window management in macOS combined with the scarce selection of laptops

I've never been more happy with a desktop environment than when I used i3. The sloppy window management in macOS combined with the scarce selection of laptops (of which none are really good in my opinion) has led me to try win10 as my development environment. i3-like on Windows would have been great!

pitaj 7y ago
You may want to check out FancyZones https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/src/modules/fancyzones/README.md https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/src/modul...
- keymon-o 7y ago
  Not a full feature i3-like software, but I was amazed how it implements almost all features I like about i3. https://www.workspacer.org/ https://www.workspacer.org/ It was mentioned in a FancyZones thread a few months ago.
  - hoistbypetard 7y ago
    Thank you for pointing that out. I have to use Windows 10 often enough to wish for something like that, and had been looking, but FancyZones was the closest I'd found yet.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  Related, bug.n is a DWM clone written in AutoHotkey, of all the things. I used it at work a few years ago, and I was very satisfied. https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
- lysp 7y ago
  DisplayFusion is one I've used for years for splitting screens into virtual displays. Plus altering what elements show on the taskbar for those screens. (Commercial product).
pbhjpbhj 7y ago
I just need Plasma-like workspaces (apps in a layout that you can switch to for different work-focuses) and "always on top" (which IIRC used to be in MS Windows) ... any suggestions?
- emilfihlman 7y ago
  Windows has "always on top" feature, but not all software uses it.
  - pbhjpbhj 7y ago
    In Win10? It's not in the right-click menu from the application bar for Office 2016 products, for example, nor for Chrome/IE. I've used it previously, where did they hide it and why isn't it in MS Office?
jm4 7y ago
I use Amethyst (like xmonad), spaces and set the dock to auto hide. Keyboard shortcuts for switching layouts and moving windows. Three finger swipe to the left or right to switch spaces or ctrl 1-4. I’m pretty happy with this setup. https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst
- arthurcolle 7y ago
  I’ve used Amethyst twice before giving up and just going back to manually doing all my adjustments. I found it extremely wonky. For example, even after a user specifies their preferences, it will still auto snap after you make your own custom adjustments. Custom adjustments should always override the default snap-to-preset rules. Maybe you found a way around this!
puranjay 7y ago
Windows management in macOS is downright awful and has been that way for years. It's come to a point where all serious productivity work I do is done on my Windows computer. I've also recently ventured into building my own PC and realized how much power you can get for peanuts with the right configuration. My last Ryzen 3700x build is faster than any Mac I've ever owned and costs 1/3rd. Between all this and the horrible butterfly keyboard, I might be off the Apple train for good
- basq 7y ago
  Amusing because PC user have been saying this for years and years and years.
- thawaway1837 7y ago
  There was a substantial period of time in the 2000s when Apple had just released Expose, and neither Windows nor Linux had anything that was comparable and Windows management in OSX was better than Windows or major Linux distros.
  - augustl 7y ago
    Well.... I don't think I've ever used Expose. I don't use it now, that's for sure. Win10 has all I need. Alt+tab shows me Windows, not apps. Win+arrow keys will maximize, minimize, etc. Win+alt+arrow keys moves windows between displays.

pitaj 7y ago

You may want to check out FancyZones https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/src/modules/fancyzones/README.md https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/master/src/modul...

keymon-o 7y ago
Not a full feature i3-like software, but I was amazed how it implements almost all features I like about i3. https://www.workspacer.org/ https://www.workspacer.org/ It was mentioned in a FancyZones thread a few months ago.
- hoistbypetard 7y ago
  Thank you for pointing that out. I have to use Windows 10 often enough to wish for something like that, and had been looking, but FancyZones was the closest I'd found yet.
TeMPOraL 7y ago
Related, bug.n is a DWM clone written in AutoHotkey, of all the things. I used it at work a few years ago, and I was very satisfied. https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
lysp 7y ago
DisplayFusion is one I've used for years for splitting screens into virtual displays. Plus altering what elements show on the taskbar for those screens. (Commercial product).

pbhjpbhj 7y ago

I just need Plasma-like workspaces (apps in a layout that you can switch to for different work-focuses) and "always on top" (which IIRC used to be in MS Windows) ... any suggestions?

emilfihlman 7y ago
Windows has "always on top" feature, but not all software uses it.
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago
  In Win10? It's not in the right-click menu from the application bar for Office 2016 products, for example, nor for Chrome/IE. I've used it previously, where did they hide it and why isn't it in MS Office?

jm4 7y ago

I use Amethyst (like xmonad), spaces and set the dock to auto hide. Keyboard shortcuts for switching layouts and moving windows. Three finger swipe to the left or right to switch spaces or ctrl 1-4. I’m pretty happy with this setup. https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst

arthurcolle 7y ago
I’ve used Amethyst twice before giving up and just going back to manually doing all my adjustments. I found it extremely wonky. For example, even after a user specifies their preferences, it will still auto snap after you make your own custom adjustments. Custom adjustments should always override the default snap-to-preset rules. Maybe you found a way around this!

puranjay 7y ago

Windows management in macOS is downright awful and has been that way for years. It's come to a point where all serious productivity work I do is done on my Windows computer. I've also recently ventured into building my own PC and realized how much power you can get for peanuts with the right configuration. My last Ryzen 3700x build is faster than any Mac I've ever owned and costs 1/3rd. Between all this and the horrible butterfly keyboard, I might be off the Apple train for good

basq 7y ago
Amusing because PC user have been saying this for years and years and years.
thawaway1837 7y ago
There was a substantial period of time in the 2000s when Apple had just released Expose, and neither Windows nor Linux had anything that was comparable and Windows management in OSX was better than Windows or major Linux distros.
- augustl 7y ago
  Well.... I don't think I've ever used Expose. I don't use it now, that's for sure. Win10 has all I need. Alt+tab shows me Windows, not apps. Win+arrow keys will maximize, minimize, etc. Win+alt+arrow keys moves windows between displays.