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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with J... on Saturday January 25, 2020 @02:19AM (#22145215)
So many good options nowadays! I think a few years ago, you would only find a handful of projects focusing on similar matters.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with J... on Saturday January 25, 2020 @02:16AM (#22145207)
Cool! Let me know what you come up with. :)
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Monday April 09, 2018 @05:04AM (#16791469)
Hah. :)
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Monday April 09, 2018 @01:46AM (#16790692)
You could create a shortcut that will always focus the window easily.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Monday April 09, 2018 @01:40AM (#16790672)
I’m really happy people are sharing these! +1
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:11PM (#16788441)
There’s some examples of custom configurations here: https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/wiki/.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:08PM (#16788420)
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.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:59PM (#16788352)
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.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:54PM (#16788325)
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 continues strong in this area.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:46PM (#16788279)
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.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:43PM (#16788256)
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 some additional features that go beyond window and app management. Phoenix doesn’t cover those.
Re:Hammerspoon – Powerful automation of OS X with Lua on Saturday July 16, 2016 @06:04PM (#12108053)
It’s nice we have great options to choose from. Everyone has their own preferences. :)
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.2 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Thursday July 14, 2016 @05:45AM (#12092609)
I updated the Wiki to reflect this! Thanks for the feedback.
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.2 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @02:56AM (#12084348)
Definitely, everyone has their favourites! Obviously it’s a preference whether you like Lua or not. :)
Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.2 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @02:55AM (#12084345)
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, so it’s hard to know what the default configuration should be.

Re:Show HN: Phoenix 2.2 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable wi... on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @09:37AM (#12078805)
@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.

Show HN: Phoenix 2.1 – a OS X window manager scriptable with JavaScript

Posted by khirviko on Monday April 25, 2016 @11:40AM
from the show-hn dept.

This release includes some exiting new and requested features: including support for Spaces, creating timers to achieve delays or timed events and support for running Phoenix completely in the background! We also added some nice additions to the API, made various other improvements and fixed a few annoying bugs.Phoenix is a lightweight OS X window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript. You...

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Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scriptable wit... 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?
Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scriptable wit... 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.

Re:Show HN: Phoenix – a lightweight OS X window manager scriptable wit... on Saturday November 28, 2015 @03:49PM (#10642369)
Ah, thanks! I’m new to HN. :)

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...

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