Zone-First Workflow
Understand the core interaction model that makes Framis different from focus-first tiling tools.
Framis changes one assumption: the workspace position comes first.
Focus-first vs zone-first
Traditional window managers usually ask you to focus a window and then issue a command like “move left” or “send to monitor two.” Framis instead starts with the destination.
Why that feels faster
When you are arranging several windows, you usually know the target layout before you care about any specific app. Zone-first interaction matches that mental model and reduces back-and-forth focus switching.
Per-window targeting
Most window managers can only act on the focused window or the focused app. If you have three Safari windows open and want to place a specific one on the left, they cannot tell them apart.
Framis lists every open window in the picker, so you can target a specific window by title — “the VS Code window with main.swift”, “the Safari window showing localhost:3000”, and so on.
Best use cases
- Rebuilding a workspace after opening a project.
- Organizing several windows at once across a large display.
- Switching between a few known layout patterns during the day.
- Picking exactly one of several windows from the same app.