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A Windows "Feature" I want in OS X...

neonblue2 said:
Something I'd like to see on Windows is being able to drag a window from any edge like you can textured OS X windows.
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A good point - OSX had the convention you could move the window from any edge; Windows has the convention you can stretch a window from any edge. Which is "right" and which is "wrong"?

You could argue, that since you move a window more often, that should be the task you can do from any edge, but it's 6 of one, half dozen of the other.
 
I'd like the feature that allows you to copy folders from one drive to another and only copy the contents of the folder that are different as opposed to the whole thing...
 
Ok, I enjoyed the fireworks of the thread and how it completely ignored the heart of the matter.
I also would like to be able to resize also from the sides (not just the corners), like in Linux (I guess my name tells it all).

Is that possible?: a simple yes with instructions would be very appreciated. Anything else is a waste of time: I don't need to be told that it is impossible -if it is- and in particular nobody needs fanboys crying out heresy.

A problem I see is that
1) the window handling is a rather ``low level'' feature of the window manager, thus possibly difficult to modify
2) by design there is not much of a "dead zone" to resize a window, except at the top (nothing around).

So, once more, does anyone know how to do it?
Thanks.
 
I agree, the resizing from only the lower right corner is an absolutely stupid limitation. The time that is really urks me is when I use a program like chicken of the vnc, which will at times, create a really large window - larger than my screen. Now the handle to resize is off the screen and I can't move the window up high enough to get to the bottom right corner. :mad:
 
linuxophile said:
I also would like to be able to resize also from the sides (not just the corners), like in Linux (I guess my name tells it all).

Is that possible?: a simple yes with instructions would be very appreciated. Anything else is a waste of time: I don't need to be told that it is impossible -if it is- and in particular nobody needs fanboys crying out heresy.

A problem I see is that
1) the window handling is a rather ``low level'' feature of the window manager, thus possibly difficult to modify
2) by design there is not much of a "dead zone" to resize a window, except at the top (nothing around).
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It's been a while since I programmed on the Mac (1996). But, in the old days, you could patch the window manager and do whatever it is you wanted. Of course, you had to be really good and know exactly what you were doing. That was done by reverse engineering Apple's code.

In the process, you could make it so there was a thicker border around the right and left edges of the window to grab hold of to resize. You could still drag the window around like you do know. The drag areas would have small "hot zones" in the corners and along the top and bottom where the window would change size instead of move.

S-
 
richthomas said:
i dont see the need for cutting files. in Windows i just drag and drop and to move i drag while right clicking and choose move. while in OS X i use spring loaded folders and use option and command to copy or move.

but i always cut text which you can do this in OS X. i guess Apple just found drag and drop more user friendly as the novice may 'lose' a file while cutting which happens in Windows.
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When will people learn? The files don't get lost even if you don't paste them anywhere. They just get 'uncut'. Cutting and pasting files in OS X is missing and you have to admit it. Don't make things up or repeat what other people say without trying it yourself and seeing if it's true.

At least Firefox gives me the ability to full screen the window. While most times, having the window big enough to display all its contents is good, why doesn't Apple at least let us hold command+green button or something to maximize the window to full screen.
 
I find that I use cut/paste of files in Windows when I'm in a mode where I'm mostly using the keyboard. Arrow keys to navigate to a folder, hit Enter to go into it. Arrow to select a file, Ctrl-X to cut it, Backspace a few times to go up a directory hierarchy, find where I want to put it, Ctrl-V to paste. Never have to leave the keyboard.

Or to copy a bunch of files to a subfolder (say I go into my Photos folder, where I've been dumping thousands of photos from my camera memory card, select a bunch of vacation pics and put them into Photos/Vacation), select them, Ctrl-X, Home key to get to the list of subfolders and arrow to the correct one (or start typing the name of the subfolder, either way), Enter, Ctrl-V to paste them. Yes, I can drag and drop, but if the target is a long scroll away, I find this much faster.

And since Windows doesn't offer a Duplicate File option, a quick Ctrl-C Ctrl-V is the best way to copy/paste a duplicate of the file.
 
dejo said:
What about afloat?
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afloat only works with Cocoa, e.g. no finder (maybe after Snow Leopard...). Also it requires the command shift key combination like MondoMouse. I don't mind using keyboard modifiers, but something that goes to a different mode like MondoMouse can be a pain. For example, I use Cmd-Shift and arrows to select text to the end of the line. With MondoMouse this causes whatever window is under the mouse to get it's funny borders. You can change the key combination, but I'd rather just use the lower right corner.
 
With Cut + Paste,

- Cut anything from a folder, say a bunch of files.
- Don't copy or cut anything else for 2 hours.
- Return after 2 hours.
- Paste to a new folder.
- Works perfectly fine every time

Now, try the above with the spring loaded folder...

For practical purposes, I might cut something and then run elsewhere to find a flash drive and then paste to the flash drive after inserting it. This isn't feasible with spring loaded folder method.
 
A Windows feature I would like is a consistent option "send with mail" in Apple applications.
Preview has this option to send the picture you have opened with Mail, TextEdit doesn't, Pages doesn't etc.

Other than that I think this "send with mail" functionality should be embeded in the contextual menu items.
Right-clicking a file shoud give you this option, the only way of doing this now is selecting Services at the top in the Finder menu, which isn't that intuitive in my opinion.

Yes I know you can drag and drop a file on the Mail icon which will open a new message, but somtimes it is just easier to select some files and right-click them.

Another windows feature I like is adding or deleting files from a ZIP file (compressed folder) without actually opening the zip file.
In OSX you have to open a ZIP file in order to add or delete items, it first has to unpack the ZIP (if it is large it takes a while) and it will add just a copy of the folder you already have zipped.

Just to make things clear: I would like this features, but I don't think of them as being that necessary. :)
 
I can live without Cut and Paste but I don't think there's much of an argument to claim that dragging folders around is more simple- although I didn't know that if you held a file over a document it would automatically double click on it and open it out, that's a useful tip. I'm much more content with the features in OS X, but the cut and paste and 'send with mail' features would be handy.
 
One feature I miss from Windows is merging folders with similar names. I would like to be able to merge folders without replacing the contents but adding the contents within. I don't see why Mac OS lacks this ability.
 
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