Split View is already on iPad's of course.
But snap tiling would be cool.
Quarter tiling won't work well on iPad's own display though. It doesn't look good on Windows on any display under 15 or 16 inches. It's really only suitable for big monitors.
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macOS Sequoia: How Window Tiling and Snapping Currently Works
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Split View is already on iPad's of course.
But snap tiling would be cool.
Quarter tiling won't work well on iPad's own display though. It doesn't look good on Windows on any display under 15 or 16 inches. It's really only suitable for big monitors.
This is precisely why such a fundamental feature should just be part of the OS as is. Having to add extra apps for such basic functionality is a pain and potentially a drain on resources. At least they are heading in the right direction on this.
Anything that’s built in to the OS is usually super efficient and stable, especially where Apple and Microsoft are concerned. So here’s hoping for Mac OS and window management.
One less thing to worry about and just get on using the Mac.
One of the best new features of this release. Relying on a third party app to do this seems a bit foolish.
This is what I use Swish for. Can't possibly use my Mac without the ability to quickly snap a window in place. It's nice that now it will be built-in so I won't have to buy another license for my next Mac.
Apple has done a great job this WWDC, they added a number of features users wanted and other platforms have had for years. This is not sarcasm, I see no point criticizing Apple for being late to add features as we've already been mocking them for that reason for years. Now they added stuff so lets judge it by what it is, a nice change, be it a beefed-up Calculator which is really cool, or just adding things that we normally pay a fee for. Nice.
Apple has done a great job this WWDC, they added a number of features users wanted and other platforms have had for years. This is not sarcasm, I see no point criticizing Apple for being late to add features as we've already been mocking them for that reason for years. Now they added stuff so lets judge it by what it is, a nice change, be it a beefed-up Calculator which is really cool, or just adding things that we normally pay a fee for. Nice.
Meh. I’ve lived without it and I have zero interest in my Mac looking anything like Windows which I cannot stand. At least it can be turned off.
Another app I deleted:magnet. Yes, it may be a tad better but I’d much prefer the stock.
I’m a dissenting voice. I’ve been using Macintosh since System 7, and have always embraced the desktop motif in which I place windows where I want them. I find Windows insistence of knowing where my windows should go to be f’ing annoying.
Being able to position windows on your screen isn't making your Mac look like Windows...it's functionality, sort of like a mouse cursor, dragging windows, menus, etc., don't make your Mac look like Windows despite they both have the same functions.
well luckily for you, it can be turned off. so everyone can be happy.
Yet another way that macOS is turning into Windows. With the last macOS update they got rid of "Preferences" and replaced it with "Settings". A few releases ago they added an option to keep folders on top in Finder windows.
No, not for one minute am I suggesting macOS is really turning into Windows. Some people on here need to google what the word hyperbole means. (Incidentally, if you reply to this taking issue with just the first line of my post then you're an idiot and are probably only reading this because I told you to read my post again.)
But what's being lost with every update is macOS' sense of uniqueness and individuality. It was always a quirky operating system. It did things a certain way. And most people just got use to that, because it made a weird kind of intuitive sense. That's what Jobs was so good at. It wasn't about functionality. It was about making sense. Functionality would always follow naturally from that.
I still bemoan the fact that the Option key is becoming increasingly redundant in macOS, thanks to the iOS-ification of everything. At one point holding down Option while clicking gave you a set of less typical, hidden options within a feature. That was kind of why macOS/OS X was so powerful. It looked simple, and could work simple, but if you wanted it there was hidden power user features. But with pretty much every update over the last 5-10 years, engineers at Apple have entirely forgotten about the Option key.
No, not for one minute am I suggesting macOS is really turning into Windows. Some people on here need to google what the word hyperbole means. (Incidentally, if you reply to this taking issue with just the first line of my post then you're an idiot and are probably only reading this because I told you to read my post again.)
But what's being lost with every update is macOS' sense of uniqueness and individuality. It was always a quirky operating system. It did things a certain way. And most people just got use to that, because it made a weird kind of intuitive sense. That's what Jobs was so good at. It wasn't about functionality. It was about making sense. Functionality would always follow naturally from that.
I still bemoan the fact that the Option key is becoming increasingly redundant in macOS, thanks to the iOS-ification of everything. At one point holding down Option while clicking gave you a set of less typical, hidden options within a feature. That was kind of why macOS/OS X was so powerful. It looked simple, and could work simple, but if you wanted it there was hidden power user features. But with pretty much every update over the last 5-10 years, engineers at Apple have entirely forgotten about the Option key.
Of course. That’s why I said “on my iPad’s external monitor”. I don’t use Stage Manager on my iPad screen, I don’t like it, but it’s the only way to use an external screen.
Would be nice if there was a way to have app windows tell the tiling system what its minimum size is, and so that the other tiles can resize automatically instead of just set tile sizes.
When i size and position a window in Windows, and close it then reopen it, it opens right where I left it and in the size I sized it to. Not sure what you're going on about. Maybe you haven't used Windows in years?
As far as I can remember, the “keep folders on top” setting has been available on Finder’s preferences for many, many years. I’m using macOS since the Snow Leopard days, and I remember that option being there since Yosemite at least. I usually turn it on each time I install macOS on my machine.
While I agree, the open source Rectangle has been working flawlessly for me – it feels like it's a part of the OS.
It makes me feel sorry for the developers who designed, created, and maintain their apps.
Sadly these third party developers are Apple’s proving ground.
I can't stand window snapping, I have it disabled on Windows as well. The best setting option for me is to disable it from automatically happening, and use on the hold Option Key to do it.
Also, in my own testing, the margins option is pretty useless.
Also, in my own testing, the margins option is pretty useless.
It's built in. In Column View, Finder columns automatically resize in Sequoia. The limit is about 50 characters now.
Don't like his channel. It's worse than than that square head guy Max whatever his name is.
Same here. I think that's where there will be a divide, many or most long time Mac users won't like this.