My mac users feel the exhaustion of micro managing windows but don't know what causes the drain until I show them a better way [1]. [1] https://rectangleapp.com/ (I add this to all the Macs I touch)
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Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
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Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#82I don't understand how MacOS is constently praised for its UI while half the comments here mention a third party app just to make it usable. Maybe it's just me, but I owned a Mac for over 5 years and I could never wrap my head around how MacOS handles windows and open apps.
There are so many bugs in the OS and I just work around them.
Two recent ones I can think of:
Issue 1 is: Shift+click selection doesn't work in Finder's Icon view.
To reproduce: In finder select the "icons" view. Click on the first item, Hold shift, and while holding shit then click on the tenth item.
Expected behavior is to select Items 1-10 including ten.
Workaround: Switch to list view.
Issue 2: Lock screen keyboard shortcut doesn't work when mission control is activated.
To reproduce: Open mission control via app or hot corner. Press Control+Command+Q to lock screen. Screen won't lock.
Workaround: Deactivate mission control view before locking screen.
Yea...it's dumb. But in the words of the late great Steve Jobs, 'don't hold it that way'. I get that apple is different. But sometimes it just seems counterintuitive.
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#83Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#84I don't understand how MacOS is constently praised for its UI while half the comments here mention a third party app just to make it usable. Maybe it's just me, but I owned a Mac for over 5 years and I could never wrap my head around how MacOS handles windows and open apps.
Have you ever noticed that you can't cut and paste files with right click or the drop down menu in OSX?
It's been a few years since I've used OSX, but every version I've ever tried has this intentional bug. I say intentional because when I first got a mac in the 10.4 days I noticed that 'cut' was greyed out in the menu so I thoughtfully filed a bug report. To their credit they did answer the bug report several years later but they explained that they would not fix this as it is desired behaviour.
Baffling.
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#85On linux, this is something I use every single day. It's awesome!
Haven't seen this in the thread: You can resize the window by using right-click instead of left.
This works on both i3 and KDE for example.
Mod+Left click = Drag windows around Mod+Right click = Resize window
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#86I've enabled this "grab" feature on every Linux window manager that has supported it. Hold alt or the windows key, click, move. Simple usability improvements make a world of difference, but for some reason, they are uncommon.
Jup, and Alt+Rightclick for resizing.
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#87I've enabled this "grab" feature on every Linux window manager that has supported it. Hold alt or the windows key, click, move. Simple usability improvements make a world of difference, but for some reason, they are uncommon.
The fact that Alt+right click context menu works anywhere in any window was a godsend. Next best thing to close a program without moving your mouse anywhere.
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#88I don't understand how MacOS is constently praised for its UI while half the comments here mention a third party app just to make it usable. Maybe it's just me, but I owned a Mac for over 5 years and I could never wrap my head around how MacOS handles windows and open apps.
I know very few people on any desktop os that don’t use plugins or third party apps to customize their experience but it’s only when macOS is discussed that it gets painted as something outrageous.
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#89You can also move macOS windows by dragging the border along the opposite axis, with no configuration.
Along the opposite axis? Can you elaborate?
But you can't drag left or right first. If you do, you won't be able to move the window. You either have to decide which one you want to do on the first click.
Re: Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
#90I don't understand how MacOS is constently praised for its UI while half the comments here mention a third party app just to make it usable. Maybe it's just me, but I owned a Mac for over 5 years and I could never wrap my head around how MacOS handles windows and open apps.
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