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' > System Preferences > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad Options > Enable Dragging. > without drag lock'
It basically allows you to drag everything without 'force clicking' the trackpad. Instead you can now just 'tap twice + hold finger down' and drag.
I use the kinda hidden three finger dragging gesture that you can activate like this: 1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Accessibility. 2. Select Pointer Control in the sidebar. (In earlier versions of macOS, select Mouse & Trackpad.) 3. Click the Trackpad Options button. 4. Select ”Enable dragging,” then choose ”three finger drag” from the menu. 5. Click OK.
FYI, that apple logo character isn't a 'real' emoji — it doesn't display on non-Apple devices.
I use https://rectangleapp.com/pro and really enjoy this app (I paid for it, it gets a lot of updates/fixes). It mostly takes care of snapping and resizing windows with hot keys, but has a less obvious feature in preferences to use mouse. My setup is: CMD+SHIFT will move any window under mouse pointer CMD+SHIFT+CTRL will resize any window under mouse pointer
I like divvy. Create your own grids. Works with a mouse or keyboard. https://mizage.com/divvy/ I also like Witch for window/app switching. I just wish it was a little less sluggish to activate: https://manytricks.com/witch/
When plugged into my large monitor, I have hotkeys set up to put a window on the left 1/3, the middle 1/3, and the right 1/3. It is so unbelievably useful.
Also when doing multiple monitors, if you do a Divvy hotkey it will move the current window to the monitor your mouse is in. This makes moving windows so fast.
On my Macbook/Trackpad I use 'Enable dragging > without drag lock'. The best setting i've ever found in macOS, it takes a little getting used to but it's so much better; ' > System Preferences > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad Options > Enable Dragging. > without drag lock' It basically allows you to drag everything without 'force clicking' the trackpad. Instead you can now just 'tap twice + hold finger d…
It's similar but doesn't need a click to start the drag and another to end it. You just grab things with three fingers and move them; lift when done.
It also lets you select multiple whole words with the mouse: single tap quickly followed by holding three fingers and dragging.
This looks to me like some experiment with touch enabled UI on the Mac by Apple.
I use https://rectangleapp.com/pro and really enjoy this app (I paid for it, it gets a lot of updates/fixes). It mostly takes care of snapping and resizing windows with hot keys, but has a less obvious feature in preferences to use mouse. My setup is: CMD+SHIFT will move any window under mouse pointer CMD+SHIFT+CTRL will resize any window under mouse pointer
I'll throw another option: https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/index.html I bought it in '17 for $1 - possibly the best dollar I've spent. Looks like it's $4 now. Coupled with a QMK keyboard, the modifiers are even easier to use.
On my Macbook/Trackpad I use 'Enable dragging > without drag lock'. The best setting i've ever found in macOS, it takes a little getting used to but it's so much better; ' > System Preferences > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad Options > Enable Dragging. > without drag lock' It basically allows you to drag everything without 'force clicking' the trackpad. Instead you can now just 'tap twice + hold finger d…
I use the same setting but with the "three finger drag" option. It's similar but doesn't need a click to start the drag and another to end it. You just grab things with three fingers and move them; lift when done. It also lets you select multiple whole words with the mouse: single tap quickly followed by holding three fingers and dragging.
Note that you can do this with "dragging > without drag lock" too: when tapping twice, just keep holding your finder down and then drag.
I personally find this much easier to use, compared to the "three finger drag". But to each their own of course.
Also, if i remember correctly, the three finger drag interferes with some other trackpad gesture related to app expose or something like that.
I use https://rectangleapp.com/pro and really enjoy this app (I paid for it, it gets a lot of updates/fixes). It mostly takes care of snapping and resizing windows with hot keys, but has a less obvious feature in preferences to use mouse. My setup is: CMD+SHIFT will move any window under mouse pointer CMD+SHIFT+CTRL will resize any window under mouse pointer
I'm using Spectacle for 5-6 years.. I see now that it's no longer maintained, and Rectangle was developed based on Spectacle.
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MacOS is perfectly usable without a way to move a window by clicking on it outside of the title bar.
macOS is not usuable without a proper tiling window manager. You double click on a window and it enlarges, but doesn't take all of the screen. Seriously, wtf?
If you ‘need’ a tiling window manager, MacOS is not for you, Apple is never going to add one and is only going to cripple attempts by third parties to do so.