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A small practical example of how you might use this: https://imgur.com/mTS0vHO https://imgur.com/mTS0vHO Helix on the left and a Clojure repl at top-right in t
by mechanicum 1y ago
A small practical example of how you might use this: https://imgur.com/mTS0vHO https://imgur.com/mTS0vHO
Helix on the left and a Clojure repl at top-right in terminal panes. Portal data viewer in a browser pane at bottom-right.
- fny 1y agoBut why wouldn't you just use any old window tiling manager?
- Anonbrit 1y agoBecause all the editor keyboard shortcuts and such work in the browser tab
- yunwal 1y agoHaving 2 separate windows requires an extra mouseclick for any interaction on most OSes. For example, try to highlight text on a non-focused window. Obviously a tiny extra effort, and not sure it justifies this feature, but it can add up for some things.
- Wowfunhappy 1y agoFwiw macOS does not require an extra mouse click for this, outside of limited circumstances (likely very limited these days) such as X11 apps.
- Wowfunhappy 1y agoActually wait... yes it does need an extra click for text selection! Scrolling works without focusing the window though.