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> The logical “partitioning” of workspace between displays is a nice tool for organization, particularly when combined with Spaces/virtual desktops Use a bette

> The logical “partitioning” of workspace between displays is a nice tool for organization, particularly when combined with Spaces/virtual desktops Use a better window manager.

kitsunesoba 5y ago
That wouldn’t really work for me. The physical separation (and different display angle that brings) and ability to set different wallpapers per workspace per monitor are important and can’t be reproduced with a window manager. I also just don’t like micromanaging my window arrangement or having the WM try to do it automatically (and usually get it wrong).
- nixpulvis 5y ago
  That's a good point. I personally like having one horizontal and one vertical setup.
- OJFord 5y ago
  > I also just don’t like micromanaging my window arrangement or having the WM try to do it automatically (and usually get it wrong). How is that solved by adding a monitor? If I used two (I don't any more) I would still use a (better than macOS default) window manager.
  - kitsunesoba 5y ago
    Both an extra monitor and an ultrawide add more space for windows, but the naturally partitioned nature of a second display combined with virtual desktops also provides low effort organization. So in my typical usage, secondary/tertiary/etc windows go into purposed virtual desktops on the second monitor — e.g. one virtual desktop for documentation, another for chat, etc. This allows me to swap out the sets of less important windows independent of the main display’s workspace, with practically zero management overhead (just assign apps to virtual desktops during initial setup). The extent of third party window management I use is Moom, which I use to snap maybe 3-5 windows across my entire workspace into specific locations/sizes. Something that emulates a Linux tiling WM like Amethyst would drive me insane.
  - oarsinsync 5y ago
    > I would still use a (better than macOS default) window manager. What are some of the alternatives that you would recommend?
    - hombre_fatal 5y ago
      I use Divvy (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/divvy-window-manager/id413857545 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/divvy-window-manager/id4138575...). It's probably the simplest one. Draw the shape you want on a grid, assign a global hotkey to each shape (fullscreen, top half, bot half, left, right, etc.), press the hotkey to move current window into that shape. Press the same hotkey again to move it between monitors. It's funny how you get so used to your own dev environment and all the global hotkeys you might have and then completely take it for granted until you use a computer with it.
    - OJFord 5y ago
      For macOS? I no longer use have any Macs in use, but I used yabai when I did. On Linux I use i3.

> The logical “partitioning” of workspace between displays is a nice tool for organization, particularly when combined with Spaces/virtual desktops Use a better window manager.

kitsunesoba 5y ago

That wouldn’t really work for me. The physical separation (and different display angle that brings) and ability to set different wallpapers per workspace per monitor are important and can’t be reproduced with a window manager. I also just don’t like micromanaging my window arrangement or having the WM try to do it automatically (and usually get it wrong).

nixpulvis 5y ago
That's a good point. I personally like having one horizontal and one vertical setup.
OJFord 5y ago
> I also just don’t like micromanaging my window arrangement or having the WM try to do it automatically (and usually get it wrong). How is that solved by adding a monitor? If I used two (I don't any more) I would still use a (better than macOS default) window manager.
- kitsunesoba 5y ago
  Both an extra monitor and an ultrawide add more space for windows, but the naturally partitioned nature of a second display combined with virtual desktops also provides low effort organization. So in my typical usage, secondary/tertiary/etc windows go into purposed virtual desktops on the second monitor — e.g. one virtual desktop for documentation, another for chat, etc. This allows me to swap out the sets of less important windows independent of the main display’s workspace, with practically zero management overhead (just assign apps to virtual desktops during initial setup). The extent of third party window management I use is Moom, which I use to snap maybe 3-5 windows across my entire workspace into specific locations/sizes. Something that emulates a Linux tiling WM like Amethyst would drive me insane.
- oarsinsync 5y ago
  > I would still use a (better than macOS default) window manager. What are some of the alternatives that you would recommend?
  - hombre_fatal 5y ago
    I use Divvy (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/divvy-window-manager/id413857545 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/divvy-window-manager/id4138575...). It's probably the simplest one. Draw the shape you want on a grid, assign a global hotkey to each shape (fullscreen, top half, bot half, left, right, etc.), press the hotkey to move current window into that shape. Press the same hotkey again to move it between monitors. It's funny how you get so used to your own dev environment and all the global hotkeys you might have and then completely take it for granted until you use a computer with it.
  - OJFord 5y ago
    For macOS? I no longer use have any Macs in use, but I used yabai when I did. On Linux I use i3.