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> How are you achieving this in MacOS? I don’t — I use Linux on my desktop. I stopped using macOS back when it was called System 8 or 9! I think any tiling w

> How are you achieving this in MacOS? I don’t — I use Linux on my desktop. I stopped using macOS back when it was called System 8 or 9! I think any tiling window manager can be configured to do this, but in my case I use StumpWM. (defcommand terminal () () (run-or-raise "urxvt" '(:instance "urxvt"))) (define-key *top-map* (kbd "s-t") "terminal") With the above, when one types Super t then the terminal either is raised to the top, or starts (and runs on top). From others’ comments, I think that this is probably possible with a modern Mac, too, but I find that Linux is generally easier. StumpWM: https://stumpwm.github.io/ https://stumpwm.github.io/

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
That sounds great, but I'm not changing my entire operating system just so I can have a possibly marginally better terminal emulation experience.
- eadmund 2y ago
  You would also get a better window manager, better compatibility with server operating systems, a bash updated this decade, XCompose (think the Option key, but way, way, way more powerful) and more freedom, but on the other hand you’d lose macOS-only programs, and from time to time would have to deal with something truly frustrating which would never be an issue on a Mac. It’s certainly not perfect, but I do prefer it. But then, I enjoy yak shaving grin
  - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
    > I enjoy yak shaving As my username would suggest, so do I. However… > a better window manager The bulk of my workflow involves Chrome and tmux inside my always available full screen terminal. I haven't the need for multiplexing anywhere except the terminal. > better compatibility with server operating systems I run nix-darwin on MacOS, and I have remote NixOS machines configured as build hosts. This is important, as everything I write is Haskell, and it must be compiled for x86_64-linux. > a bash updated this decade I use zsh and the bash available in the latest nixpkgs. --- MacOS does an excellent job of managing all the other quality of life stuff that doesn't immediately concern me as a power user. A number of my current and former colleagues are all in on NixOS, but the number of times over the years I've had to wait at the beginning of a video chat for them to configure their audio settings, which sometimes means installing different drivers and/or turning their machine off and on again… Yeah. Even as a huge nerd, I think MacOS is great.

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago

That sounds great, but I'm not changing my entire operating system just so I can have a possibly marginally better terminal emulation experience.

eadmund 2y ago
You would also get a better window manager, better compatibility with server operating systems, a bash updated this decade, XCompose (think the Option key, but way, way, way more powerful) and more freedom, but on the other hand you’d lose macOS-only programs, and from time to time would have to deal with something truly frustrating which would never be an issue on a Mac. It’s certainly not perfect, but I do prefer it. But then, I enjoy yak shaving grin
- yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
  > I enjoy yak shaving As my username would suggest, so do I. However… > a better window manager The bulk of my workflow involves Chrome and tmux inside my always available full screen terminal. I haven't the need for multiplexing anywhere except the terminal. > better compatibility with server operating systems I run nix-darwin on MacOS, and I have remote NixOS machines configured as build hosts. This is important, as everything I write is Haskell, and it must be compiled for x86_64-linux. > a bash updated this decade I use zsh and the bash available in the latest nixpkgs. --- MacOS does an excellent job of managing all the other quality of life stuff that doesn't immediately concern me as a power user. A number of my current and former colleagues are all in on NixOS, but the number of times over the years I've had to wait at the beginning of a video chat for them to configure their audio settings, which sometimes means installing different drivers and/or turning their machine off and on again… Yeah. Even as a huge nerd, I think MacOS is great.