[Fly on the Wall] Window control with MercuryMover Aug 14 2009
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20 comments so far
Bill 14 Aug 09
where’s the hi-res version so we can actually see the desktop?
Tim 14 Aug 09
That’s how I play online poker. I’m in 9 rooms at once
Alejandro Moreno 14 Aug 09
I’m guessing the hi-res version is unavailable because those terminals are chock-full of sekrits :)
Ryan Heneise 14 Aug 09
I was going to get a 30” monitor, but I was afraid I’d get a neck injury trying to find my mouse cursor. Also it’s hecka expensive.
MercuryMover looks great – I’ve been struggling with how to manage terminal windows, and this looks like a good solution.
Quicksilver + MercuryMover = no more carpal tunnel.
Fernando Borba 14 Aug 09
haha the neck injury was funny.
But you ruined my happiness 37Signals guys… I was so happy with my dual 22” monitors… you’ve been raising the bar over and over… :-) My next office will be inside a movie theater.
I would like to see the high-res of it…. it’s just curiosity.
Yotam 14 Aug 09
I use SizeUp http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/
It seems to be doing the same thing, but I will give mercury a try, so thanks
Vadim Venediktov 14 Aug 09
MI 14 Aug 09
Yotam: SizeUp is great on smaller screens, but loses some on flexibility on larger ones since you’re limited to a 2×2 set of partitions. A number of people, myself included, have suggested to the author of SizeUp that he make it more flexible and allow for arbitrary grids and he seems open to that, so I’m hopeful we’ll see that in a future release. For now, I’m really enjoying MercuryMover.
daniel 14 Aug 09
Are you actually going to put a picture of your desktop ? Really at that resolution, your point is moot.
Ryan 14 Aug 09
…Or his point is the fact that he can tile so many Terminal windows at once on the 30” Display.
Andy 14 Aug 09
For any linux users out there, openbox has a similar keyboard window management feature with key mappings like MoveToEdgeSouth and GrowToEdgeNorth, search for ClaysViStyleSpatial for an excellent example.
MI 15 Aug 09
Ok, for those who wanted a full-size screenshot, here you go. Fair warning, this one is sanitized and boring with just a bunch of empty windows.
MT Heart 15 Aug 09
I ♥ my 23” Cinema display – it’s a nice compromise. Besides my MacBook Air won’t drive a 30”
Des 15 Aug 09
Slightly off topic, I see Jamis was able to post a message in bold text, and when Josh was announced as joining David was able to post a message with a red background.
Are these little Campfire Easter Eggs or are they en route to a web app near us?
Stef 15 Aug 09
Any Windows alternatives to MercuryMover? Work is not exactly mac friendly…
JF 15 Aug 09
Des: Campfire doesn’t support text styling. Jamis added asterisks around “head explodes” and on this blog adding asterisks around something bolds it. That’s why you see it in bold here.
Des 16 Aug 09
Cheers JF.
Ryan Carroll 17 Aug 09
Hey Mark,
I see your running synergy as well. What other machine are you connected to? I love synergy it is a life saver when needing cross platform machines.
From across the state in Hickory, NC
Dave 17 Aug 09
I don’t know about a 30” monitor, I’ve got 4×17” each running at 1280×1024. A grand total of 5120×1024 :)
Great for developing :- email on one, editor on another, output on the third and monitoring sessions (error_log, top, MySQL process list, etc) on the fourth.
Does me fine…
MI 19 Aug 09
Ryan: I’m connected to my laptop with Synergy. I agree, it’s a great app.
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