Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scriptable with JavaScript

Posted by khirviko on Saturday November 28, 2015 @03:24PM
from the show-hn dept.

I just released Phoenix 2.0! I took over the project this summer and rewrote it from the ground up. :)

Phoenix is a lightweight OS X window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript. You can also easily use languages which compile to JavaScript such as CoffeeScript. Phoenix aims for efficiency and a very small footprint. If you like the idea of scripting your own window or app management toolkit with JavaScript, Phoenix is probably going to give you the things you want. With Phoenix you can bind keyboard shortcuts and system events, and use these to interact with OS X.

Take a look! https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scri... by cpursley on Sunday November 29, 2015 @10:40AM (#10644831)

Neat, but name conflict: https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scri... by khirviko on Sunday November 29, 2015 @06:39PM (#10646664)

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. :) Especially if you want it to have a meaning in English.

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scri... by alain94040 on Saturday November 28, 2015 @03:45PM (#10642358)

Maybe you want to post this as a show HN instead. Sounds nice.

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scri... by khirviko on Saturday November 28, 2015 @03:49PM (#10642369)

Ah, thanks! I’m new to HN. :)

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scri... by jjoe on Sunday November 29, 2015 @10:15AM (#10644767)

You should definitely add some screen shots. Good luck!

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scri... by khirviko on Sunday November 29, 2015 @06:42PM (#10646684)

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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