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It's an interesting contrast to OSX, which most people I know use by keeping a stack of odd-sized windows on screen such that at least a bit of each is always v
by Untit1ed 11y ago
It's an interesting contrast to OSX, which most people I know use by keeping a stack of odd-sized windows on screen such that at least a bit of each is always visible.
- devindotcom 11y agoThat's my way too. A single click is always simpler than navigating a task switching interface, so I just have "big window" on left, "mid size window" peeking out at its right edge, and then "little window" - usually textedit - poking through in back. It's like a little sideways pyramid. I can also alt-tab through them super easy. Never found much use for Expose or Mission Control, i consider having to use them an organizational fail state for my process.
- sergiotapia 11y agoDo yourself a huge favor and check out SpectacleApp. It's Windows image resizing brought to Mac OSX and it's really neat. 100% free and open source too with sensible defaults unlikes it's competitors.
- thebouv 11y agoLove love love Spectacle. https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle
- r00fus 11y agoOr BetterSnapTool, Cinch or Divvy. Lots of options here, all better than what OSX offers by default.
- joosters 11y ago(I have the same 'windows everywhere, all just partially visible' approach that the parent commenters have). I can't see how this app (and other layout managers) would help this workflow. I don't move or resize windows. They are all where I want them to be, albeit stacked on top of each other. You click (or keypress) to pick the window you want to use, then use it. No window movement necessary.
- jeffbr13 11y agoAmethyst tiling window manager is even better, as you can get the computer to move your windows for you! [1]: http://ianyh.com/amethyst/ http://ianyh.com/amethyst/
- tjl 11y agoI use Hammerspoon.
- JoshTriplett 11y agoThat concept seems ingrained in OSX application window management as well. For instance, OSX's equivalent of "maximize" works more like "size window to content", and as a result I see many people on OS X with an active window they're paying attention to that takes up only half the width of the screen, with other windows or the desktop showing through on the sides. I can't function that way. I'm currently typing this on a 2560x1440 monitor, in a maximized Firefox window. Occasionally I put two windows half-maximized side by side, but only if I'm actively looking at both simultaneously (for instance, presentation slides and notes I'm taking, or a document in LaTeX and the rendered PDF). Otherwise, I maximize everything, even if it "wastes" space or makes the window wider than the "natural" size of the content, just to avoid distractions