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Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by bluejekyll »

staticelf wrote: post #8
starquake wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think they didn't fix it because they didn't think it's a problem. I understand it might be hard to get used to if you're used to using applications fullscreen. But when you use a 27" iMac you kinda get why it works that way. I just have a lot of big windows and actually never want to maximize any of them. Partly overlapping windows also makes it easy to switch between them. So it actually suits the way I work quit…

Well on my main computer I am running a 34" screen with 3440x1440 in resolution. But when on a MacBook you really want to be able to maximize the window. Also, on my large screen, with Windows, I can drag any window to the side and have it maximize the space that is left which is just perfect.

Have you tried the split screen with two full screen apps? I do this all the time now with an editor and terminal next to each other.

In fact I pretty much use full screen apps and spaces all the time now, reminiscent of my UNIX setup with fvwm.

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by tomglynch »

ericzawo wrote: post #10

I use this wonderful app Spectacle[1] for window management in OS X—I mean, macOS. :) Effectively utilizing my screens is a big priority for me when I do work. It might just be a security blanket thing but I need need need to have a few things open at all times to get in my groove. [1] https://www.spectacleapp.com/

I haven't head of Spectacle before. I've been using BetterTouchTool which seems to offer more options and greater functionality (see my other comment - can set what % of the screen the left and right take up). However the simplicity of Spectacle looks inviting.

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by ericzawo »

tomglynch wrote: post #12
ericzawo wrote: post #10

I use this wonderful app Spectacle[1] for window management in OS X—I mean, macOS. :) Effectively utilizing my screens is a big priority for me when I do work. It might just be a security blanket thing but I need need need to have a few things open at all times to get in my groove. [1] https://www.spectacleapp.com/

I haven't head of Spectacle before. I've been using BetterTouchTool which seems to offer more options and greater functionality (see my other comment - can set what % of the screen the left and right take up). However the simplicity of Spectacle looks inviting.

It's the main reason I switched to it from Amethyst. I've heard good things about BTT but I have yet to find a reason to switch from Spectacle as it has everything I need to manage windows over two screens.

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by yoz-y »

staticelf wrote: post #8
starquake wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think they didn't fix it because they didn't think it's a problem. I understand it might be hard to get used to if you're used to using applications fullscreen. But when you use a 27" iMac you kinda get why it works that way. I just have a lot of big windows and actually never want to maximize any of them. Partly overlapping windows also makes it easy to switch between them. So it actually suits the way I work quit…

Well on my main computer I am running a 34" screen with 3440x1440 in resolution. But when on a MacBook you really want to be able to maximize the window. Also, on my large screen, with Windows, I can drag any window to the side and have it maximize the space that is left which is just perfect.

I agree with the parent. However I do use better snap tool to be able to maximize any window (double click on the title bar) and have left-right half expansion (like windows) when moving window to the side.

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by akgerber »

ericzawo wrote: post #10

I use this wonderful app Spectacle[1] for window management in OS X—I mean, macOS. :) Effectively utilizing my screens is a big priority for me when I do work. It might just be a security blanket thing but I need need need to have a few things open at all times to get in my groove. [1] https://www.spectacleapp.com/

I remember looking for something like Spectacle when setting up my first dual-monitor Mac in 2010 and not being able to find it— and when I was doing so again in around 2013 I was delighted that it had come into existence. Macs feel so much less usable without it.

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by gagege »

staticelf wrote: post #2

Still can't believe they haven't fixed the maximize the window functionality. Windows has so much better window management. When I saw this title I thought "finally" but it appears that I'm going to be disappointed yet again.

I'm not familiar with this complaint. Can you explain it to me? When I click the green button the app fills up the screen, then I can just three-finger-swipe between windows, I love it. Is that what you don't like?

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by [deleted] »

gagege wrote: post #16
staticelf wrote: post #2

Still can't believe they haven't fixed the maximize the window functionality. Windows has so much better window management. When I saw this title I thought "finally" but it appears that I'm going to be disappointed yet again.

I'm not familiar with this complaint. Can you explain it to me? When I click the green button the app fills up the screen, then I can just three-finger-swipe between windows, I love it. Is that what you don't like?

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Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by fzzzy »

pidg wrote: post #3
staticelf wrote: post #2

Still can't believe they haven't fixed the maximize the window functionality. Windows has so much better window management. When I saw this title I thought "finally" but it appears that I'm going to be disappointed yet again.

Holding the Option key when clicking the Full Screen button is part of my muscle memory now. I never understood the reasoning behind trying to change user behavior to favor 'full screen' over 'maximize' in a multitasking OS.

You can also just double-click on the title bar. I used to be mad that they switched the meaning of the + button, but once I discovered the double click trick I have been happy. I think it is even more convenient.

Another thing that made me mad in the past was when they switched New Folder from being Command-N to Command-Shift-N during the transition from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X. Nowadays I tend to just make new folders in the terminal with mkdir.

Re: Window Snapping in macOS Sierra [video]

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Post by kitsunesoba »

For window snapping I like to use Moom. I like it because it offers snapping without injecting any behaviors into window dragging so I don't find myself accidentally snapping windows when I'm really just trying to move them. It also lets me choose when I want to snap, so I get to keep standard Mac window management most of the time, but have snapping around in the cases where it makes sense.
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