Slate config

.slate

# See https://github.com/jigish/slate#readme

config defaultToCurrentScreen true
config nudgePercentOf screenSize
config resizePercentOf screenSize
config focusPreferSameApp false
config focusCheckWidthMax 3000
config checkDefaultsOnLoad true
config windowHintsShowIcons true
config windowHintsSpread true
config windowHintsSpreadPadding 5
config windowHintsIgnoreHiddenWindows false

alias mbp  1
alias dell 0

alias top-half     move screenOriginX;screenOriginY                             screenSizeX;screenSizeY/2
alias bottom-half  move screenOriginX;screenOriginY+screenSizeY/2               screenSizeX;screenSizeY/2
alias left-half    move screenOriginX;screenOriginY                             screenSizeX/2;screenSizeY
alias right-half   move screenOriginX+screenSizeX/2;screenOriginY               screenSizeX/2;screenSizeY
alias top-left     move screenOriginX;screenOriginY                             screenSizeX/2;screenSizeY/2
alias top-right    move screenOriginX+screenSizeX/2;screenOriginY               screenSizeX/2;screenSizeY/2
alias bottom-left  move screenOriginX;screenOriginY+screenSizeY/2               screenSizeX/2;screenSizeY/2
alias bottom-right move screenOriginX+screenSizeX/2;screenOriginY+screenSizeY/2 screenSizeX/2;screenSizeY/2
alias maximized    move screenOriginX;screenOriginY                             screenSizeX;screenSizeY


layout 2monitors 'Emacs':REPEAT               ${right-half} ${dell}
layout 2monitors 'Google Chrome':REPEAT       ${left-half} ${dell}
layout 2monitors 'Firefox':REPEAT             ${left-half} ${dell}
layout 2monitors 'Safari':REPEAT              ${left-half} ${dell}
layout 2monitors 'Mail'                       ${maximized} ${mbp}
layout 2monitors 'iTerm2':REPEAT,SORT_TITLE   ${top-left} ${dell} | ${bottom-left} ${dell} | ${bottom-right} ${dell} | ${top-right} ${dell}
layout 2monitors 'iTunes'                     ${maximized} ${mbp}
layout 2monitors 'Spotify'                    ${maximized} ${mbp}
layout 2monitors 'Dash'                       ${maximized} ${mbp}
layout 2monitors 'Slack'                      ${maximized} ${mbp}
layout 2monitors 'Twitter'                    throw ${mbp}
layout 2monitors 'Skype'                      throw ${mbp}

layout 1monitor 'Emacs':REPEAT                ${maximized}
layout 1monitor 'Google Chrome':REPEAT        ${maximized}
layout 1monitor 'Firefox':REPEAT              ${maximized}
layout 1monitor 'Safari':REPEAT               ${maximized}
layout 1monitor 'iTerm2':REPEAT,SORT_TITLE     ${top-left} | ${bottom-left} | ${bottom-right} | ${top-right}

default 2monitors count:2
default 1monitor  count:1

bind 1:shift;ctrl;alt;cmd layout 1monitor
bind 2:shift;ctrl;alt;cmd layout 2monitors
bind q:shift;ctrl;alt;cmd relaunch

# Positioning
bind w:ctrl;alt;cmd ${top-half}
bind x:ctrl;alt;cmd ${bottom-half}
bind a:ctrl;alt;cmd ${left-half}
bind d:ctrl;alt;cmd ${right-half}
bind q:ctrl;alt;cmd ${top-left}
bind e:ctrl;alt;cmd ${top-right}
bind z:ctrl;alt;cmd ${bottom-left}
bind c:ctrl;alt;cmd ${bottom-right}
bind s:ctrl;alt;cmd ${maximized}


# Move between screens
bind /:ctrl;alt;cmd       throw next

# Focus Bindings
bind right:alt;cmd     focus right
bind left:alt;cmd      focus left
bind up:alt;cmd        focus up
bind down:alt;cmd      focus down
bind down:ctrl;alt;cmd focus behind

# Window Hints
bind tab:alt hint ASDFGHJKL

# Tab switcher
#bind tab:cmd switch
#bind tab:shift;cmd switch

#bind g:ctrl;alt;cmd grid padding:5 0:screenSizeX/8,screenSizeY/8 1:screenSizeX/8,screenSizeY/8


# Local Variables:
# mode: conf
# End:

Back in 1997 I worked on a Solaris workstation with an awesome X11 window manager the name of which I can't now recall. I created the "Positioning" tiling shortcuts above back then, and missed them for many years after I left that work environment. I finally managed to recreate them when I bought Moom, and then subsequently moved to Slate.

Additionally, this config applies some basic rules for tiling a variety of apps when a large external monitor is connected to (or disconnected from) my Macbook Air.