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Annoying Exposee behavior

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Arne

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Hello,

when I have several Windows maximized as much as possible, Exposee does not really arrange them the way it should.

Here you can see a Screenshot. I hope this explains what I mean.



Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks in advance
 
even so, the problem will still persist. this only happens when there's one kind of window from the same program is visible. even if the windows are at different locations and size it's still the same.

the remedy is to have more than one program's windows visible at the same time. so, i would have this window of vlc and 4 safari windows or something like that.

somebody should script a tiny invisible window to trick expose to use the multiple kinds of windows tiling instead of lining them all up in a row.
 
steelfist said:
somebody should script a tiny invisible window to trick expose to use the multiple kinds of windows tiling instead of lining them all up in a row.
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Well I think Apple should better fix this.. I don't like the idea of having a million little "helper-apps" running all the time, it reminds me too much of my days with MS Windows 😉
 
I agree, Arne... in fact, I'd classify this as an Expose bug, and something Apple should fix. I've never tried to invoke Expose when I have more than one screen-filling window open at once, though.
 
I don't know if I'd consider that a "bug" necessarily...

....what's happening is no doubt a side effect of the algorithm, which I'm guessing takes window size and position into account. If you're running all your Windows maximized (let me guess, you're either a Switcher or you're on a small screen?) then they're going to line up like that.

Side note, how do you think Expose "should" arrange the windows?
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
I agree, Arne... in fact, I'd classify this as an Expose bug, and something Apple should fix. I've never tried to invoke Expose when I have more than one screen-filling window open at once, though.
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It happens because the windows are exactly lined up if you move one by a single pixel it doesn't happen.
 
epochblue said:
Side note, how do you think Expose "should" arrange the windows?
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Well, if they were windows from different programs, they'd be organized in the X pattern (UL, UR, LL, LR, and center), and they would each be bigger as a result than any of the windows are now in the Expose view. So I would go with, they "should" be arranged that way even when they are all windows of the same app / size.

Now I'm not going to get all angry about it, but yes, I think it's a bug.
 
Well now I'm confused - the screenshot he provided has multiple apps (looks like Cyberduck, Safari, Smultron, NeoOffice (?), and iTunes). Is that the bug? Would Expose normally tile these in an X pattern?

...and I wasn't trying to be incendiary before, I just don't think this is a bug the way I understand the description of the problem so far.
 
Sorry...I'm actually having difficulty seeing the screenshot. I guess, as you say, it's all different apps, but they appear to be the same size?

When I've seen this, I've seen it with multiple windows of the same app open, because by default, they're the same size. But my understanding is that it can also happen if other apps are all exactly the same size?

I believe, but I'm not sure, that if the apps are very slightly different in size (i.e. by a few pixels), then you get the "X" configuration and not the horizontal row.... The "X" config shows the windows as much larger without any obvious disadvantage, and Expose uses it unless you end up in this particular condition... I guess I don't know that it's a bug, but it seems to me like preserving the "X" would be better?
 
Agreed - the X pattern, as described, would be far superior to the pattern he/she currently gets, but I think the pattern he/she is currently getting stems directly from the size/position of the windows.

I'd think that not using them all maximized would probably fix this problem.
 
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