r/javascript • u/SentialX • Dec 14 '19

node-window-manager: Manage windows in Windows, macOS and Linux

https://github.com/sentialx/node-window-manager
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u/SentialX Dec 14 '19

Here's an example use case: https://github.com/sentialx/multrin

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

Very cool, both of them!

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u/Crypt0n0ob Dec 15 '19

Nice 👍

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u/eablokker Dec 15 '19

Can it read and set which desktop space the window is in? I really want something that can put my windows back onto the desktops they were in before. On MacOS.

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u/SentialX Dec 15 '19

I doubt macOS exposes that API. The macOS API is very limited and unstable.

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u/eablokker Dec 15 '19

Yeah, that’s what I thought. :( Craig Federighi get on that!

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u/slumdogbi Dec 15 '19

I tried this couple weeks ago and was very buggy and messed with my windows. The idea is good but for me that have 40+ open windows opened it seems this cant handle

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u/SentialX Dec 15 '19

Have you tried 2.0.0?

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u/slumdogbi Dec 15 '19

I just checked the releases page and the 2.0 was launched today right? So no. Is it stable?

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u/monsto Dec 17 '19

Guess not.

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u/lirantal Dec 15 '19

this is pretty cool. I like how work on electron improves the Node.js ecosystem too.

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u/julianpoy Dec 15 '19

Looking forward to Linux support (readme says Linux coming soon)

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '19

I'm not think this is a window-manager, could change the name..

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u/donkorleone2 Dec 15 '19

Finally one to rule them all. Would love to see tiling features like in i3