Phoenix 2.6
Dev tools
window manager
SHOW HN2018
183points
58comments
#202of 2,155 in 2018
Top 10%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
8 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.32.
Docs: 4 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Scriptable and configurable, with a simple API
From 4 comments
I spent quite a bit of time writing my configuration for Phoenix, if you're thinking about writing your own I think you might find starting from mine useful. It's easy to…
fabiospampinato on HNI've been using Phoenix for 2 years straight and it's been pretty smooth sailings. Kasper has done an excellent job maintaining and implementing new features every once in a…
mafredri on HNThis is so well done. I've looked at some links to examples in the wiki: https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/wiki#examples ...and Garrow Bedrossian's config:…
stblack on HNHammerspoon 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…
khirviko on HN
Useful example configurations and wiki
From 2 comments
This is so well done. I've looked at some links to examples in the wiki: https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/wiki#examples ...and Garrow Bedrossian's config:…
stblack on HNThere’s some examples of custom configurations here: https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/wiki/.
khirviko on HN
Objections
Does not support always-on-top for windows the user does not own
From 1 comment
I don't think this is something you can do to windows you don't own.
saagarjha on HN
Requests
Windows-style Alt+Tab switching
From 1 comment
That’s nice! Does anyone already have an example to just add Windows like ALT + Tab like behavior? Thx!
kram8 on HN
Questions
How does it handle multiple monitors
From 1 comment
Just a quick question for current Phoenix users — how is the multiple monitor performance? By that I mean a situation where I'm going from just the MacBook screen to three…
slowhands on HN
How does it compare to Hammerspoon
From 1 comment
How does it compare to hammerspoon?
atopuzov on HN
Alternatives named
Hammerspoon
From 2 comments
How does it compare to hammerspoon?
atopuzov on HNI use MacOS at home and happily use Hammerspoon to manage these interactions, in the past using Slate—I use Windows at work and I really wish it had something better than…
xemoka on HN
Spectacle
From 2 comments
After many ours spent on several scriptable window managers I've settled on Spectacle, which is a lot less powerful, but proved to be enough for me, while being dead easy and…
tambourine_man on HNI used Spectacle: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ It is not scriptable but gets the job done.
partycoder on HN
Amethyst
From 2 comments
If you prefer a tiling window manager that is automatic, check out https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst .
Osiris on HNHave you tried Amethyst[0]? It's a dynamic, automatic tiling WM for macOS; I enjoy it very much. [0]: https://ianyh.com/amethyst/
eivarv on HN
Mosaic
From 1 comment
I have a 34" 1440p screen and I use Mozaic.app (https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html) for managing my windows. Usually, i'll divide my windows as either 1:1, 1:2:1 or 1:4…
acmecorps on HN
chunkwm
From 1 comment
I've been enjoying chunkwm as a tiling WM. Hard to go back to non-tiling when you've experienced it. https://github.com/koekeishiya/chunkwm
asselinpaul on HN