msephton

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   by msephton 2y ago

   I'm not sure the current app/window paradigm does suggest that, see my sibling reply.
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   by msephton 2y ago

   I think this is the dream, but we're paddling upstream here as the OS itself is app-centric and apps are mostly document-centric. Xerox Star & Smalltalk had the task-centric approach and Alan Kay @alankay has said that Steve Jobs&#
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   by msephton 2y ago

   There's probably something more comprehensive and recent, but I couldn't find it: What is an activity in KDE and what can I do with it? https://askubuntu.com/a/705835
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   by msephton 2y ago

   I would recommend using another tool to script those sorts of changes to the workspace, and then adding that to the Stapler Document. There is an app called Stay that remembers positions of Windows based on the app, title, etc. I used it fo
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   by msephton 2y ago

   If you quit and relaunch the app with windows open it will remember its documents positions and sizes. That function comes for free with a Document-Based App. If you want the Document to control the properies of the desktop, then I would wr
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   by msephton 2y ago

   So, over the last day or so I've built a modern macOS version of the app Stapler! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41212193
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   Stapler: I remade a 32 year old classic Macintosh app(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

   219 points by msephton 2y ago|70 comments
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   by msephton 2y ago

   This reminds me of a discussion on Twitter about this. Macintosh System 7 that had an app called Stapler, early Mac OS X had one called LaunchList both contained aliases to apps and documents. So I see the benefit of the OS managing this gr
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   by msephton 2y ago

   It has the same name, but otherwise I don't believe it is a descendant of the code in the app that I run.
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    by msephton 2y ago

    I'm not sure of the sources behind your claim about macOS, but I can tell you it is incorrect. There are a lot of advanced window management available in macOS. Exposé/Mission Control, Spaces, tiling, etc. though it's debatab
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Not me, I use a combination of Hammerspoon (keyboard) and Tiles app (mouse) to do quarter and third tiling. And I work on a portrait display!
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    by msephton 2y ago

    I used to work there so it's mind-bogglingly disappointing
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Yes! Here we go: - Mostly on an iPad Pro, no less: https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/04/17/turning-an-ipad-p... - Here's my latest artwork done in System 7: https://blog.gingerbeardman.com&
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    by msephton 2y ago

    I see nothing really "different" or "better" here, in terms of visuals or ease of use. To that end... I don't see the point in imitating a desktop experience that is pretty stagnant and moving in the wrong direction
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Thanks for writing this article, and software! I shared it with STEREO CLUB Tokyo, run by Izumi Okano. And thanks for Glider!
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    Stereographer(engineersneedart.com)

    59 points by msephton 2y ago|31 comments
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring, and others were were given an intro to the Macintosh by Steve Jobs himself, at Sean Lennon's 9th birthday party in 1984. Story: https://www.davidsheff.com/the-night-steve-jobs-me
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    by msephton 2y ago

    I guess web views on Android weren't very capable 10–15 years ago?
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    Tetris for Sharp Electronic Notebook (1989)(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

    1 points by msephton 2y ago|0 comments
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    Search Moby Games using Alfred app(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

    1 points by msephton 2y ago|0 comments
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Yes. On macOS we would generally use osascript on the command line. Apple Script Editor shows which functions each app exposes. Very powerful combo.
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Reader mode does this in Safari. Adding to Reading List also stores the content for offline reading. I bookmark to a service (Linkding, self-hosted) that automatically sends the URL to be archived at Wayback Machine.
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Safari has this, it can save as a Web Archive which is a sort of zip containing the html and assets.
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    by msephton 2y ago

    Except when https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41135450
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    by msephton 2y ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parchive
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    by msephton 2y ago

    - https://archive.today (works with some paywall content) - https://web.archive.org etc
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    by msephton 2y ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content-addressable_network
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    by msephton 2y ago

    According to your quote the data was stored in at least 2 places, but Internet Archive are choosing not to restore it? That's a different type of learning experience.
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    by msephton 2y ago

    I donate during their annual fundraisers. I don't imagine for a moment that entitles me to anything. But I'd settle for some common courtesy, peace and love from my fellow humans.
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    by msephton 2y ago

    I don't actually have a ginger beard. It's a long story. I try my best, and hope others do too.