Minimising Windows

[zerocouch]

I used to be able to double click the toolbar at the top of Safari, programmes etc to minimise the content to the bottom right hand side of the Dock. Since turning on my MacBook Pro 13' recently I can now only do this action by clicking the top left yellow button with the negative ( - ) sign in it. I'm not sure how I managed to changed this setting but I would like to be able to change it to how it was previously as it was far more convenient & quicker.

Any solutions would be grateful!

Also, not sure if you call them 'Windows' on Macs?

 

[spinnerlys]

They are called "windows" in every window based operating system, Microsoft just choose to name its OS Windows after DOS ran its course as a name.
They copied (the graphical user interface with windows) it though from Apple, who copied it from Xerox.

You can try if repairing permissions via Disk Utility might solve the issue.
http://guides.macrumors.com/Repairing_Permissions

Did that work?

Also what did you do prior to the feature not working anymore? Did you install anything?


EDIT: Try -Ryan-'s solution first though.

 

[-Ryan-]

Go to System Preferences > Appearance > Double click a window's title bar to minimize. That should do it.

 

[spinnerlys]

Go to System Preferences > Appearance > Double click a window's title bar to minimize. That should do it.

Ah, that's neat. Didn't know it was there, but curiously it is not checked on my system.
I have 10.6.2 and why would it be not checked? Can an update cause this?

 

[-Ryan-]

Ah, that's neat. Didn't know it was there, but curiously it is not checked on my system.
I have 10.6.2 and why would it be not checked? Can an update cause this?

It comes turned off by default on Snow Leopard. Previously it was on by default, but on notebooks particularly it is pretty easy to accidentally click it, which is why I assume it's now turned off.

 

[spinnerlys]

It comes turned off by default on Snow Leopard. Previously it was on by default, but on notebooks particularly it is pretty easy to accidentally click it, which is why I assume it's now turned off.

Ah thanks, have to try it with my notebooks then. I'm currently sitting before an iMac with a fresh installation of SL, so I don't need to minimize windows that often. And it seems I never do when I just find out about this feature. Hmmm.

 

[zerocouch]

Thanks very much. I would never have thought to have looked in "Appearance". Now my screen has developed a clicking / snapping sound & doesn't close smoothly. Perhaps time for a new thread or information on this.

 

[-Ryan-]

Can you explain it in more detail? I assume it's not as a direct result of enabling the click to minimize?