Product thinking6 min read
Why your windows should scroll, not shrink
Tiling tries to fit every app onto one screen. A scrolling workspace asks a better question: which window do you need right now?
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Glidrow journal
Notes from the strip.
Ideas for calmer Mac workflows, product decisions and the details behind building a scrolling window manager.
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Product thinking
Workflows5 min read
A calmer way to work with five apps open
A practical strip for an editor, browser, terminal, notes and chat—without turning your desktop into a puzzle.
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Design4 min read
Designing trackpad gestures that stay out of the way
How Glidrow makes navigation feel direct while respecting the gestures macOS already owns.
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Workflows5 min read
Workspaces that restore how you think
A useful workspace remembers more than a list of apps—it restores the relationships between them.
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Product thinking4 min read
Tile, float or ignore: better defaults for every app
Not every window belongs in the strip. App rules let each kind of app behave the way its job demands.
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Engineering7 min read
Building a window manager that feels native to macOS
Why Glidrow uses Swift, system materials and familiar menu-bar patterns instead of inventing a separate desktop environment.
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