I wanted stay to be awesome, but it doesn't seem to work with multiple spaces very well.
Rob On Jul 20, 2012, at 2:49 PM, cschulte22 wrote: > Yeah, they don't appear to solve that problem. I have the same annoying > issue and tried them yesterday to no avail. > > It looks like this may be more along the lines of what we're looking for: > http://cordlessdog.com/stay/ > > I spent some time today plugging and unplugging my displays so that I could > try it out, but my windows kept going back to where I left them. Then I > realized it has a nice "automatically restore my displays" feature that's > checked by default. > > I can't say for sure how well it works when switching from the home setup to > the office setup, but so far it seems pretty good. > > > On Friday, July 20, 2012 2:18:27 PM UTC-7, Genevate wrote: > Correct but I think with Divvy you could create shortcuts that should with a > few keystrokes get things back where you want them. > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote: > ...just to confirm, none of these actually allow you to save your layouts and > restore them once you've plugged your screen in right? > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Robert Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > I really dig sizeup. It is applescriptable too which can make for some nice > automation. > > Best, > Rob > > On Jul 19, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Etienne de Bruin <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> What do you guys use for restoring windows when plugging and unplugging > >> from > >> an external monitor? I am constantly having to adjust window positions and > >> sizes when going to and fro'. > >> > >> Haven't seemed to find the perfect tool for that yet. (Display Maid doesn't > >> seem to do the job or I am just not getting it). > > > > Spaces helps. I have the following setup: > > > > Space 1: Terminal > > Space 2: Editor (MacVim) > > Space 3: All web browsers > > All: All email, chat and IRC > > > > The screen of my 17" MacBook Pro always serves as my primary workspace, and > > I > > always view my terminal, editor and browser windows on it. Therefore those > > never need adjusting when I plug or unplug an external monitor. > > > > When I have access to an external monitor, I offload mail, chat and IRC onto > > it, so they no longer clutter my desktop background. Of course that means > > that those windows need to be adjusted when I unplug, but it's a manageable > > compromise. > > > > Personally, I only use an auxiliary monitor when I'm at my desk at work. I > > don't like being at a desk -- my preferred environments are couches, cafes, > > and the great outdoors. The discontinuation of the 17" MBP has made me sad > > because my beautiful mobile office is going to get more a lot more cramped > > when I replace this machine. Nevertheless, I intend to maintain the same > > basic virtual workspace when I have to downgrade to a new laptop. > > > > HTH, > > > > Marvin Humphrey > > > > -- > > SD Ruby mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > > -- > StockTwits.com Real-time Investment Ideas. > http://stocktwits.com/genevate > > > > On Friday, July 20, 2012 2:18:27 PM UTC-7, Genevate wrote: > Correct but I think with Divvy you could create shortcuts that should with a > few keystrokes get things back where you want them. > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote: > ...just to confirm, none of these actually allow you to save your layouts and > restore them once you've plugged your screen in right? > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Robert Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > I really dig sizeup. It is applescriptable too which can make for some nice > automation. > > Best, > Rob > > On Jul 19, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Etienne de Bruin <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> What do you guys use for restoring windows when plugging and unplugging > >> from > >> an external monitor? I am constantly having to adjust window positions and > >> sizes when going to and fro'. > >> > >> Haven't seemed to find the perfect tool for that yet. (Display Maid doesn't > >> seem to do the job or I am just not getting it). > > > > Spaces helps. I have the following setup: > > > > Space 1: Terminal > > Space 2: Editor (MacVim) > > Space 3: All web browsers > > All: All email, chat and IRC > > > > The screen of my 17" MacBook Pro always serves as my primary workspace, and > > I > > always view my terminal, editor and browser windows on it. Therefore those > > never need adjusting when I plug or unplug an external monitor. > > > > When I have access to an external monitor, I offload mail, chat and IRC onto > > it, so they no longer clutter my desktop background. Of course that means > > that those windows need to be adjusted when I unplug, but it's a manageable > > compromise. > > > > Personally, I only use an auxiliary monitor when I'm at my desk at work. I > > don't like being at a desk -- my preferred environments are couches, cafes, > > and the great outdoors. The discontinuation of the 17" MBP has made me sad > > because my beautiful mobile office is going to get more a lot more cramped > > when I replace this machine. Nevertheless, I intend to maintain the same > > basic virtual workspace when I have to downgrade to a new laptop. > > > > HTH, > > > > Marvin Humphrey > > > > -- > > SD Ruby mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > > -- > StockTwits.com Real-time Investment Ideas. > http://stocktwits.com/genevate > > > > On Friday, July 20, 2012 2:18:27 PM UTC-7, Genevate wrote: > Correct but I think with Divvy you could create shortcuts that should with a > few keystrokes get things back where you want them. > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote: > ...just to confirm, none of these actually allow you to save your layouts and > restore them once you've plugged your screen in right? > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Robert Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > I really dig sizeup. It is applescriptable too which can make for some nice > automation. > > Best, > Rob > > On Jul 19, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Etienne de Bruin <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> What do you guys use for restoring windows when plugging and unplugging > >> from > >> an external monitor? I am constantly having to adjust window positions and > >> sizes when going to and fro'. > >> > >> Haven't seemed to find the perfect tool for that yet. (Display Maid doesn't > >> seem to do the job or I am just not getting it). > > > > Spaces helps. I have the following setup: > > > > Space 1: Terminal > > Space 2: Editor (MacVim) > > Space 3: All web browsers > > All: All email, chat and IRC > > > > The screen of my 17" MacBook Pro always serves as my primary workspace, and > > I > > always view my terminal, editor and browser windows on it. Therefore those > > never need adjusting when I plug or unplug an external monitor. > > > > When I have access to an external monitor, I offload mail, chat and IRC onto > > it, so they no longer clutter my desktop background. Of course that means > > that those windows need to be adjusted when I unplug, but it's a manageable > > compromise. > > > > Personally, I only use an auxiliary monitor when I'm at my desk at work. I > > don't like being at a desk -- my preferred environments are couches, cafes, > > and the great outdoors. The discontinuation of the 17" MBP has made me sad > > because my beautiful mobile office is going to get more a lot more cramped > > when I replace this machine. Nevertheless, I intend to maintain the same > > basic virtual workspace when I have to downgrade to a new laptop. > > > > HTH, > > > > Marvin Humphrey > > > > -- > > SD Ruby mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > > -- > StockTwits.com Real-time Investment Ideas. > http://stocktwits.com/genevate > > > > On Friday, July 20, 2012 2:18:27 PM UTC-7, Genevate wrote: > Correct but I think with Divvy you could create shortcuts that should with a > few keystrokes get things back where you want them. > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote: > ...just to confirm, none of these actually allow you to save your layouts and > restore them once you've plugged your screen in right? > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Robert Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > I really dig sizeup. It is applescriptable too which can make for some nice > automation. > > Best, > Rob > > On Jul 19, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Etienne de Bruin <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> What do you guys use for restoring windows when plugging and unplugging > >> from > >> an external monitor? I am constantly having to adjust window positions and > >> sizes when going to and fro'. > >> > >> Haven't seemed to find the perfect tool for that yet. (Display Maid doesn't > >> seem to do the job or I am just not getting it). > > > > Spaces helps. I have the following setup: > > > > Space 1: Terminal > > Space 2: Editor (MacVim) > > Space 3: All web browsers > > All: All email, chat and IRC > > > > The screen of my 17" MacBook Pro always serves as my primary workspace, and > > I > > always view my terminal, editor and browser windows on it. Therefore those > > never need adjusting when I plug or unplug an external monitor. > > > > When I have access to an external monitor, I offload mail, chat and IRC onto > > it, so they no longer clutter my desktop background. Of course that means > > that those windows need to be adjusted when I unplug, but it's a manageable > > compromise. > > > > Personally, I only use an auxiliary monitor when I'm at my desk at work. I > > don't like being at a desk -- my preferred environments are couches, cafes, > > and the great outdoors. The discontinuation of the 17" MBP has made me sad > > because my beautiful mobile office is going to get more a lot more cramped > > when I replace this machine. Nevertheless, I intend to maintain the same > > basic virtual workspace when I have to downgrade to a new laptop. > > > > HTH, > > > > Marvin Humphrey > > > > -- > > SD Ruby mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > > -- > StockTwits.com Real-time Investment Ideas. > http://stocktwits.com/genevate > > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
