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by filmgirlcw 1942 days ago
Great work! I love FancyZones but this is a bit more configurable (a friend on Twitter calls FZ “lighter touch,” which I think is a perfect descriptor, whereas this is more flexible and more of a traditional tiling manager) and it’s such a good start!

I’m primarily a macOS user, but projects like this really make me wish there were more options (yes, I’m aware of Amethyst, Yabai, Spectacle (now Rectangle), Hammerspoon, and so on. Those options all have their own deficits and trade-offs) in the Apple world.
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abandonliberty 1942 days ago
FZ is awesome. I think few people are aware of it.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/fancyzone...

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hengheng 1942 days ago
FancyZones is what makes large display setups usable.
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m1keil 1942 days ago
100% and so easy to use as well. I wish there was FZ for MacOS as well. I tried plenty but most of them are very limited or requires reliance on multiple key combos.
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BatteryMountain 1942 days ago
If anyone here has a Dell monitor, they have a small tray application called "Dell Display Manager" and it can split your screen up into all kinds of different configurations (I use 1x pane on the left and 2x panes on the right). It works only on Windows though. It works great and easy to switch off if it gets in the way.
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memco 1942 days ago
On the macOS front I’ve only heard of Yabai and amethyst. I settled on amethyst since it didn’t require disabling SIP but I’d be interested to hear about the drawbacks you’ve seen in others. Amethyst seems to work okayish, but I definitely would be interested in something more advanced if the drawbacks aren’t too painful.
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kybernetikos 1942 days ago
I combine FancyZones and TidyTabs, and it nearly gives me the tabbed-panes interface that I want.
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