macOS WinSplit for OSX

[cintari]

Hey,

I use Winspit Revolution on windows and it is great. I couldn't find an equivalent for Mac so I wrote up some applescripts to copy the functionality. I bound these scripts to quicksilver triggers and it works great.

on run
	
	tell application "Finder"
		set {disp_x1, disp_y1, disp_x2, disp_y2} to bounds of window of desktop
	end tell
	
	tell application "System Events"
		set frontmostApplication to name of the first process whose frontmost is true
		set {menuBarWidth, menuBarHeight} to size of UI element 1 of application process "SystemUIServer"
		tell process frontmostApplication
			set {x1, y1} to position of front window
			set {x2, y2} to size of front window
			tell front window
				set position to {x1, (disp_y2 + menuBarHeight) / 2}
				set size to {x2, (disp_y2 - menuBarHeight) / 2}
			end tell
		end tell
	end tell
	
end run

This code is largely taken from http://blog.insidesystems.net/articles/category/os-x

So this script is specifically for docking to the bottom.

How do I make this generic so I dont have to copy this code for each dock (left, right, up, down)?

Thanks

 

[kainjow]

I don't think there is a "perfect" way to do this in AppleScript (there are APIs in other languages though) but parts of these scripts might help:
http://blog.slaunchaman.com/tag/applescript/
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20070617075008161

 

[cintari]

This works fine for me. The issue I'm having is that i need 4 separate scripts (up, left, right, down) for each trigger.

It would be easier to maintain if each script could just say:

sizeWindow(pos, size)

where sizeWindow is defined in a separate script file.

Is there a way to do this? I can't seem to find out how to include a file or make a library.