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by khirviko 7y ago
So many good options nowadays! I think a few years ago, you would only find a handful of projects focusing on similar matters.
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by khirviko 7y ago
Cool! Let me know what you come up with. :)
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Show HN: Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript(github.com)
153 points by khirviko 7y ago|71 comments
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by khirviko 8y ago
Hah. :)
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by khirviko 8y ago
You could create a shortcut that will always focus the window easily.
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by khirviko 8y ago
I’m really happy people are sharing these! +1
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by khirviko 8y ago
There’s some examples of custom configurations here: https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/wiki/ .
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by khirviko 8y ago
Say for example you want to do something dynamically when an app launches. You could open an app and the windows would automatically be arranged across your monitors the way you want.
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by khirviko 8y ago
Both Phoenix and Hammerspoon are free and open-source. You can also configure them in endless ways, so either you can have a really simple setup or a very dynamic one that works just the way you like.
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by khirviko 8y ago
In many conceptual ways, such as sharing the same language for configuration, though this is a completely different project so they don’t share the same origin. Slate has become rather abandoned and unsupported nowadays. Phoenix hopefully c
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by khirviko 8y ago
Yes! Though I’ve seen people extending the support in Phoenix cleverly by using the Task API. Basically you can run any external processes or scripts.
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by khirviko 8y ago
Hammerspoon uses Lua for the configuration language. Phoenix uses JavaScript, or anything that translates to it. Personally I think Phoenix’s API is much simpler and easier to understand, but I’m of course bias. :) Hammerspoon does have som
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Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript(github.com)
183 points by khirviko 8y ago|58 comments
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Show HN: Phoenix 2.3 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript(github.com)
1 points by khirviko 10y ago|0 comments
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by khirviko 10y ago
It’s nice we have great options to choose from. Everyone has their own preferences. :)
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by khirviko 10y ago
I updated the Wiki to reflect this! Thanks for the feedback.
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by khirviko 10y ago
Definitely, everyone has their favourites! Obviously it’s a preference whether you like Lua or not. :)
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by khirviko 10y ago
Hi! Fair point, unfortunately the new release has some API changes and most of the examples in the Wiki haven’t caught up yet. I have been thinking of providing a template, but then again people have very different ideas on what they want,
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by khirviko 10y ago
@lrusnac Both have similar goals. I would say the main difference is that Phoenix focuses to be lightweight, is more versatile and has a broader JavaScript API. You can also easily use CoffeeScript as the language for your configuration.
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Show HN: Phoenix 2.2 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript(github.com)
7 points by khirviko 10y ago|7 comments
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Show HN: Phoenix 2.1 – a OS X window manager scriptable with JavaScript
4 points by khirviko 10y ago|0 comments
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by khirviko 11y ago
Thanks! Yes, definitely! Although it’s a bit harder since the app itself doesn’t do anything. Maybe a video tutorial for new users?
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by khirviko 11y ago
Hi, undoubtably true! Phoenix has been around since 2013. It has become established in the OS X window manager scene. It’s also exceedingly hard nowadays to come up with a product name that isn’t already in use in some context. :) Especiall
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by khirviko 11y ago
Ah, thanks! I’m new to HN. :)
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Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scriptable with JavaScript
10 points by khirviko 11y ago|6 comments