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Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by iamflimflam1 »

xvxvx wrote: post #2

I’m a Windows guy, but was given a MacBook for my current job. Fair enough. But I laugh at how horrendous such a simple thing as resizing windows is. Want Slack to take up the right third of a screen then fill the rest with browser? In Windows, it takes 2 seconds. Not on Mac. I have to resize the window myself? There’s no auto-snap? I’m sure someone will buzz in with some hidden way to do it. ‘Hold cmd-shft-9 then sa…

Sorry to be that guy who buzzes in - I might be missing something, but don't you just mouse over the green button?

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by garciansmith »

ivanjermakov wrote: post #31

Since the first taste of Linux WMs, I believe the best and only good way of handling window move and resize is super+lmb/rmb respectively. No more pixel-perfect header/corner sniping! https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/qv0vmz/missing_supe...

Yeah, it was one of those things I noticed when I first started using Linux and wondered why every other OS didn't just copy it.

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by krisknez »

accrual wrote: post #17
dgxyz wrote: post #13

It's bad when stock Gnome is better. That's where I am now.

Switched to KDE Plasma last month and very pleased I can have square-corner windows again.

I had a hard time with Gnome but now I got used to it and it's amazing for me. I just can't believe they still haven't implemented scrolling speed setting...

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by jazzyjackson »

xvxvx wrote: post #2

I’m a Windows guy, but was given a MacBook for my current job. Fair enough. But I laugh at how horrendous such a simple thing as resizing windows is. Want Slack to take up the right third of a screen then fill the rest with browser? In Windows, it takes 2 seconds. Not on Mac. I have to resize the window myself? There’s no auto-snap? I’m sure someone will buzz in with some hidden way to do it. ‘Hold cmd-shft-9 then sa…

Also takes 2 seconds... You don't need 3rd party apps like everyone's saying, only if you want tiling or to copy Windows behavior.

  Press Control-Up Arrow (or swipe up with three or four fingers) to enter Mission Control, drag a window from Mission Control onto the thumbnail of the full-screen app in the Spaces bar, then click the Split View thumbnail. You can also drag an app thumbnail onto another in the Spaces bar.
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-apps-in-split-v...

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by pram »

xvxvx wrote: post #2

I’m a Windows guy, but was given a MacBook for my current job. Fair enough. But I laugh at how horrendous such a simple thing as resizing windows is. Want Slack to take up the right third of a screen then fill the rest with browser? In Windows, it takes 2 seconds. Not on Mac. I have to resize the window myself? There’s no auto-snap? I’m sure someone will buzz in with some hidden way to do it. ‘Hold cmd-shft-9 then sa…

This has been built in since Sequoia. It’s literally dragging the window like aero snap.

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-window-tilin...

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by Someone1234 »

jazzyjackson wrote: post #44
xvxvx wrote: post #2

I’m a Windows guy, but was given a MacBook for my current job. Fair enough. But I laugh at how horrendous such a simple thing as resizing windows is. Want Slack to take up the right third of a screen then fill the rest with browser? In Windows, it takes 2 seconds. Not on Mac. I have to resize the window myself? There’s no auto-snap? I’m sure someone will buzz in with some hidden way to do it. ‘Hold cmd-shft-9 then sa…

Also takes 2 seconds... You don't need 3rd party apps like everyone's saying, only if you want tiling or to copy Windows behavior. Press Control-Up Arrow (or swipe up with three or four fingers) to enter Mission Control, drag a window from Mission Control onto the thumbnail of the full-screen app in the Spaces bar, then click the Split View thumbnail. You can also drag an app thumbnail onto another in the Spaces bar.…

I feel like anyone reading that, and thinking that is a reasonable/intuitive design, may be quite far down the rabbit-hole.

It reads like a parody.

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by anematode »

2bitencryption wrote: post #36

The interesting part, for anyone who actually reads the article - the change was fixed in an RC and then reverted in the final release. Which implies there was some regression, some issue, some incorrect behavior or negative impact. One has to wonder… what could it have been? What could the issue with having a more accurate clickbox for the corner of the window possibly be?

Maybe it was just an oversight in the merge process? e.g. the diff was applied only to the RC and not to the release branch? idk

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by Someone1234 »

cleaning wrote: post #35
xvxvx wrote: post #2

I’m a Windows guy, but was given a MacBook for my current job. Fair enough. But I laugh at how horrendous such a simple thing as resizing windows is. Want Slack to take up the right third of a screen then fill the rest with browser? In Windows, it takes 2 seconds. Not on Mac. I have to resize the window myself? There’s no auto-snap? I’m sure someone will buzz in with some hidden way to do it. ‘Hold cmd-shft-9 then sa…

The defaults in every OS are set made for power users (i.e. anyone doing more than browsing the web and using office). With Windows you need to remove most of the cruft, Mac is no different; most people are using some combination of Raycast, Rectangle, Alfred, etc...

On Windows you have to change a few settings, on Mac you're suggesting all third-party software to manage core functionality. Apples Vs. oranges.

I mean, yes, Windows has PowerToys which is an installed add-on, but on Mac we're not talking about Mac Vs. PowerToys, Mac isn't even competing with basic Windows features. PowerToys is competing with the PAID third-party software for Mac.

Re: Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues

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Post by xvxvx »

Someone1234 wrote: post #47
jazzyjackson wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also takes 2 seconds... You don't need 3rd party apps like everyone's saying, only if you want tiling or to copy Windows behavior. Press Control-Up Arrow (or swipe up with three or four fingers) to enter Mission Control, drag a window from Mission Control onto the thumbnail of the full-screen app in the Spaces bar, then click the Split View thumbnail. You can also drag an app thumbnail onto another in the Spaces bar.…

I feel like anyone reading that, and thinking that is a reasonable/intuitive design, may be quite far down the rabbit-hole. It reads like a parody.

It’s significantly worse than I even imagined.
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