atommachinist

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Ask HN: What is your window management solution?
3 points by atommachinist 1y ago|9 comments
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by atommachinist 1y ago
I’ll gladly accept feedback or constructive criticism at any point. That being said, if you want to work with me more closely and continue to provide honest feedback, I’d be willing to offer a free license to a handful of early users. I did
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by atommachinist 1y ago
I went back and forth on what I should include in the demo video. I was considering making a mock workflow but didn't want to distract from showcasing the shortcut methods functionality. My suggestion would be to try it with your own w
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by atommachinist 1y ago
I am actually considering taking the concept further. Probably the most obvious would be browser tabs which would require creating a browser extension. I don't know if having the shortcut switch both windows and tabs would be helpful o
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by atommachinist 1y ago
The Copilot idea is interesting, I'll have to look into it. One thing I want to be clear on is once you press the override shortcut, the override is saved as the default switch option for that window and the algorithm won't change
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by atommachinist 1y ago
This actually works fine a lot of the time. There are just cases where that isn't the window I want to switch to. I wanted to find a solution that would cover more of these cases. One example is when my computer starts I have a some ap
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by atommachinist 1y ago
Appreciate all the feedback so far! For those who do try the demo or trial version, or purchase the full version, if you want to take a more active role in providing feedback, you can email me at hello@aboveaverageuser.com.
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by atommachinist 1y ago
Thanks! The long term goal of Smart Switcher is that the algorithm becomes reliable enough that window switching almost always requires only one Alt + Tab press. It's an ambitious goal that will require a lot of work, but that is the g
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by atommachinist 1y ago
For me, Alt + Tab was always almost good enough. I find the shortcut itself to be a good experience but as you said, it's annoying tabbing through the window list. The idea with Smart Switcher is that you wouldn't need to override
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by atommachinist 1y ago
I completely agree, a lot of the existing solutions are too complicated. I just want to be clear that once you use the override shortcut, the algorithm won't have any effect on the your switch order. When you are ready to switch window
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by atommachinist 1y ago
The algorithm started off by using one of those more simple methods and has evolved a lot since then. I'm exploring a few different directions now. It's difficult to say what will be the best direction to take it in until I have s
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by atommachinist 1y ago
Tiling window managers are great and I admit they gave me some inspiration for this project. I just don't find myself needing to have windows be split screen very often, at least not more then two. The one exception to this is terminal
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by atommachinist 1y ago
That's a decent approach to window management as well. I still use virtual desktops for windows that I want to have open but don't need to switch to often. The reason I build Smart Switcher is I wanted something that works well fo
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Show HN: I built a tool to solve window management(aboveaverageuser.com)
54 points by atommachinist 1y ago|68 comments
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Ask HN: What do I do with my side projects?
60 points by atommachinist 3y ago|65 comments