ianyh/Amethyst

Equalize windows

Open

#1387 opened on Jan 23, 2023

View on GitHub
 (2 comments) (6 reactions) (0 assignees)Swift (16,121 stars) (516 forks)batch import
enhancementhelp wanted

Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I would like a way to equalize the window sizes. For instance, I have shrunken the left-most pane manually, but now want to equalize it to be the same width/height across all windows as much as possible. Yabai had a shortcut to equalize the windows right away without having to eyeball it (and I believe double-clicking on a windows edge also triggered this but I might be making that up).

Describe the solution you'd like Shortcut key to resize/divvy up the windows as equally as possible.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context

Contributor guide

Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
SwiftmacOS developmentAmethyst codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Explore the Amethyst codebase to understand how window manipulation and keyboard shortcuts are implemented. Focus on existing window resizing logic and shortcut registration. The issue requests a command to equalize all window sizes, likely similar to Yabai's behavior. Look at files in the 'Amethyst' directory, especially those handling window management and key bindings. Consider implementing a new shortcut that triggers an equalize function using available window APIs.