Orvial Journal https://orvial.app/journal/ Notes on desired state, verified workspace restoration, and building Orvial. en Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why window placement is a desired-state problem https://orvial.app/journal/desired-state-not-window-placement/ https://orvial.app/journal/desired-state-not-window-placement/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Coordinates describe where a window was. A useful workspace system needs to understand where work belongs now. What verified workspace restoration actually means https://orvial.app/journal/verified-workspace-restoration/ https://orvial.app/journal/verified-workspace-restoration/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A successful command is not the same thing as a successful workspace. Verification closes that gap. Why saved window layouts break when your desk changes https://orvial.app/journal/saved-layouts-break-when-desks-change/ https://orvial.app/journal/saved-layouts-break-when-desks-change/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Saved layouts are not a bad implementation of workspace restoration. They are a good implementation of something else. What macOS Accessibility permission actually allows https://orvial.app/journal/what-accessibility-permission-allows/ https://orvial.app/journal/what-accessibility-permission-allows/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The honest answer is narrower than the fear and broader than the marketing — and the read side matters more than the write side. Designing one workspace across home, office, and mobile displays https://orvial.app/journal/one-workspace-many-displays/ https://orvial.app/journal/one-workspace-many-displays/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The same logical Scene should survive different desks without becoming three unrelated saved layouts.