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The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

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Re: The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

#11

Of all the Linux features to copy, they chose this.

Shortly after Windows 10 came out I was joking that Microsoft finally made a Linux distribution (by replicating all the jankiness we usually associate with it).

Now I guess it's Apple's turn.

Re: The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

#15

i haven't resized a window with a mouse in almost a decade

Curious, how do you resize windows instead?

....with a keyboard? on macos I use Rectangle, on linux I just use the built-in resizing keyboard shortcuts

Re: The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

#17
post #13

Of all the Linux features to copy, they chose this.

Wait, they implemented Alt-Drag/Right drag?

I believe the parent is referring to how GNOME 3.0 had some really bad resizing grabs. Single-pixel widths at the edges, and almost impossible to hit corners.

Latter versions significantly improved it.

Re: The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

#18
This post is very well presented and it highlights how absolutely bizarre the latest update was. The video demonstration was also very well done.

I remember a few years ago, people complained when Apple merely made the entire operating system uglier. (Something about a gradient on the battery?) A lot of people would talk hyperbolically ("apple KILLED macos!"), and that's indistinguishable to an outsider when an update like this brings other people out of the woodwork to say, "Hey, these changes are genuinely bizarre and absurd, what happened?"

Re: The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

#19
post #9

Tahoe is a macOS mis-step on par with Windows 8 or Windows Vista. If you’re from Apple and reading this, my feedback is pretty succinct: “I don’t recommend others upgrade. I wish I didn’t.” Luckily for Apple, Windows 11 is not exactly in a position to attract switchers. Let’s see if Apple can turn things around. iOS 8+ did improve on iOS 7’s worst bits.

Can you interpret this comment for those of us that haven't used windows? All i can recall from "vista" is that it looked good

Re: The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe

#20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curious, how do you resize windows instead?

....with a keyboard? on macos I use Rectangle, on linux I just use the built-in resizing keyboard shortcuts

I use rectangle on my mac for window resizing and generally keep most windows in the sizes that come by default with that.
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