Lawrence: Move In

Portable software to overtake a Windows OS instead of suffering their flawed solutions

Applet Inventory

niggly.py NM

Window Focus Rules (IF/THEN)

When you focus one window, specified others auto-minimise. IFTTT-style card UI for defining rules. Lives in the system tray as NM.

tiles.py TL

Window Tiles + Desktop Canvas

All active windows rendered as tiny coloured tiles, grouped by category. Two modes: compact sidebar list, or full-screen desktop canvas with free-placement and drawable zones. Passthrough ghost mode drops to 10% opacity for click-through. System tray icon TL.

launcher.py MI

Master Suite Launcher

Gamification-style command centre. Each applet shown as a glowing orb — launch individually or all at once. Tracks XP, levels, and launch stats. System tray icon MI.

launch_all.pyw

Auto-launcher (Silent)

Silent launcher for all applets. Drop a shortcut into the Windows Startup folder and everything fires on login — no console window, no fuss.

Architecture

graph TD
    LAUNCH["launch_all.pyw
Auto-launcher"]
    LAUNCHER["launcher.py
Master Suite Launcher"]
    NIGGLY["niggly.py
Window Focus Rules"]
    TILES["tiles.py
Window Tiles"]

    LAUNCHER_CFG[("launcher_config.json")]
    NIGGLY_CFG[("niggly_config.json")]
    TILES_CFG[("tiles_config.json")]
    CANVAS_CFG[("canvas_config.json")]

    TRAY_MI(["System Tray: MI"])
    TRAY_NM(["System Tray: NM"])
    TRAY_TL(["System Tray: TL"])

    SIDEBAR["TilesWindow
Sidebar mode"]
    CANVAS["DesktopCanvas
Full-screen mode"]
    GHOST["Passthrough Mode
WS_EX_TRANSPARENT"]

    WIN32["win32gui / win32api
Window management"]
    PYSTRAY["pystray
Tray icons"]

    LAUNCH -->|starts| LAUNCHER
    LAUNCH -->|starts| NIGGLY
    LAUNCH -->|starts| TILES

    LAUNCHER -->|launches & monitors| NIGGLY
    LAUNCHER -->|launches & monitors| TILES
    LAUNCHER -->|reads/writes| LAUNCHER_CFG
    LAUNCHER -->|icon| TRAY_MI
    TRAY_MI -.->|via| PYSTRAY

    NIGGLY -->|reads| NIGGLY_CFG
    NIGGLY -->|monitors focus & applies rules| WIN32
    NIGGLY -->|icon| TRAY_NM
    TRAY_NM -.->|via| PYSTRAY

    TILES -->|reads/writes| TILES_CFG
    TILES -->|reads/writes| CANVAS_CFG
    TILES -->|icon| TRAY_TL
    TRAY_TL -.->|via| PYSTRAY
    TILES --> SIDEBAR
    TILES --> CANVAS
    CANVAS --> GHOST
    TILES -->|enumerates windows| WIN32

    style LAUNCH fill:#fab387,stroke:#fab387,color:#0f0f1a
    style LAUNCHER fill:#cba6f7,stroke:#f5c2e7,color:#0f0f1a
    style NIGGLY fill:#cba6f7,stroke:#cba6f7,color:#0f0f1a
    style TILES fill:#94e2d5,stroke:#94e2d5,color:#0f0f1a
    style LAUNCHER_CFG fill:#f9e2af,stroke:#f9e2af,color:#0f0f1a
    style NIGGLY_CFG fill:#f9e2af,stroke:#f9e2af,color:#0f0f1a
    style TILES_CFG fill:#f9e2af,stroke:#f9e2af,color:#0f0f1a
    style CANVAS_CFG fill:#f9e2af,stroke:#f9e2af,color:#0f0f1a
    style WIN32 fill:#313244,stroke:#89b4fa,color:#cdd6f4
    style PYSTRAY fill:#313244,stroke:#89b4fa,color:#cdd6f4
    style SIDEBAR fill:#1e1e2e,stroke:#94e2d5,color:#94e2d5
    style CANVAS fill:#1e1e2e,stroke:#94e2d5,color:#94e2d5
    style GHOST fill:#1e1e2e,stroke:#f38ba8,color:#f38ba8
    style TRAY_MI fill:#1e1e2e,stroke:#f5c2e7,color:#f5c2e7
    style TRAY_NM fill:#1e1e2e,stroke:#cba6f7,color:#cba6f7
    style TRAY_TL fill:#1e1e2e,stroke:#94e2d5,color:#94e2d5

Config Files

File	Stores
niggly_config.json	IF/THEN focus rules — which windows to auto-minimise when a target window gains focus
tiles_config.json	Tile colours, category groupings, sidebar layout preferences, and window filter rules
canvas_config.json	Desktop canvas free-placement positions, drawable zone definitions, and ghost-mode opacity settings
launcher_config.json	Launch counts per applet, total launches, XP points, and current level

How to Run

Run everything at once (silent, no console):

# Double-click or add a shortcut to shell:startup
pythonw launch_all.pyw

Run individual applets:

# Master Suite Launcher (gamification UI)
python launcher.py

# Window Focus Rules
python niggly.py

# Window Tiles + Desktop Canvas
python tiles.py

Dependencies:

pip install pywin32 pystray Pillow