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Resizing windows in OS X
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I just downloaded. It is surely interesting, but I downloaded Sizeup, not free but way more advanced.
HA! just for window resizing? i use Windows a lot but ill always have first preference for OS X. but cmon resizing windows from the corners and sides is obviously better than resizing from one corner.
What's wrong with round windows?
I've seen that but I'm holding out for something that behaves like aero snap. I can drag to areas of my desktop to activate the auto resize. But I'm keeping up with TwoUp and SizeUp.
And no amount of "NUH-UH! Mac's way is better, if you don't like it GO AWAY!" is going to change that.
It's stupid not to include the feature, even if it's turned off by default and you have to hit a key combo to use it.
It has always driven me nuts that you can only grab windows in OS X by the top or bottom, not the sides.
Case in point: I remember hitting the Resize button many times in OS X on my Powerbook G4, and having the window suddenly snap to a size larger than my display. The edges were visible, but the bottom and top were hidden by the menu bar and bottom of the screen. That used to drive me nuts having to close windows in Photoshop and other applications just because I couldn't reach the lower right hand corner to re-size.
Nice having a response to a nearly 5 month old post!
Isn't it, though? How dare anyone imply that the way windows are set up in OS X isn't absolutely perfect. It's too bad there's no one around to respond to each and every point made by every "special needs" person who thinks the corner resize is silly, over three pages, to show them how ridiculous and trivial the whole thing is.
Bunch of fussy ingrates.
Or, I have to move the window over the left before I resize, because I can only enlarge it to the right. I think two corners would be enough, as long as one is on the right, and the other on the left. Most window are naturally situated with the top near the top of the screen anyway.
I don't find that to be true. I have Automatically hide and show the Dock checked. I can move a window into the Dock's space without changing anything.
I've found another solution to reveal the off-the-screen resizing corner. It only works in some applications though. Changing the view to Full Screen makes the window fit. Then I can resize it however I want to.
The single corner resize in OS X is silly. It also shows why the Mac fanboys are so irritating to some.
If you use a 30" cinema display, having to move the mouse from the top of the window after dragging, to the bottom of the window to resize is often very inefficient.
You don't need borders to be able to resize from any side. All we really need is a resize area on the top left of windows as well as bottom right. Looking at the way Aqua is designed at the moment the only reason I can see that Apple don't have such a thing is because of aesthetics.
If you use a 30" cinema display, having to move the mouse from the top of the window after dragging, to the bottom of the window to resize is often very inefficient.
You don't need borders to be able to resize from any side. All we really need is a resize area on the top left of windows as well as bottom right. Looking at the way Aqua is designed at the moment the only reason I can see that Apple don't have such a thing is because of aesthetics.
I have to agree with the comments about monitor size. I find even on a 24" iMac, it is painful to have to move the mouse to such a specific and tiny area of the screen to resize windows. I have to resize on the Mac all the time, so this is annoying.
Windows 7 seems to be the only OS that has made progress in terms of windows handling. I love being able to drag windows left and right to give a split screen for either comparing things or drag and drop. These features could easily be introduced on OSX and would only improve things. There is no reason why giving you very limited options is a good thing.
Windows 7 seems to be the only OS that has made progress in terms of windows handling. I love being able to drag windows left and right to give a split screen for either comparing things or drag and drop. These features could easily be introduced on OSX and would only improve things. There is no reason why giving you very limited options is a good thing.
If I'm not mistaken, there is a third-party add-on that mimics this behavior. I don't know if it's so much true in the Windows environment, but when there's a nifty feature Apple hasn't incorporated, someone else has given you the ability to tweak the OS. Then Apple comes around and the add-on becomes unnecessary. That bites for the guy/gal who was making some dough off of his/her enterprise.
Actually, I like Cinch more, because it reminds me of, how it works in Windows 7. I really like it.
http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/cinch/assets/Cinch.flv
The lack of being able to resize from any side is one of the things that annoys me the most about OS X, and there are few things that annoy me. Too often on my screen (1280x854) something opens too big for the screen and there is no easy way to resize it. The green button doesn't always do it. And since the top of the window can't move beyond the menu bar, I'm sometimes stuck and I have to hunt for other ways to resize the window.
This normally happens in QuickTime where it automatically opens my 1080p files at full resolution. Granted, it's relatively easy to just use the View menu to scale it down to half size or so, but that doesn't make it any less annoying.
This normally happens in QuickTime where it automatically opens my 1080p files at full resolution. Granted, it's relatively easy to just use the View menu to scale it down to half size or so, but that doesn't make it any less annoying.
I'm going to assume you know how the green button works. It doesn't always do what some people expect.
I've found that issue with a few Word documents from other users. I ended up selecting Full Screen from the menu, then resizing. The last resort is to change the screen resolutions, resize, then change them back.
You're right. It can be annoying.
Apple hasn't shown any interest in letting us resize windows the way we'd like.
Look at how long I've been whining about it!
Look at how long I've been whining about it!
not sure if already mentioned - sizeUp is a cheap program that let's you assign a gesture/shotcut to your (magic)mouse/touchpad/keyboard
Besides other features it allows to resize and move a window where the mouse hovers, simply by triggering the gesture and moving the mouse!
It is extremely handy with the magic mouse - I use it to touch instead click (left, right), invoke spaces, expose, app expose, swipe 3 fingers to change spaces and send my mac to sleep with a 4 finger click.
Besides other features it allows to resize and move a window where the mouse hovers, simply by triggering the gesture and moving the mouse!
It is extremely handy with the magic mouse - I use it to touch instead click (left, right), invoke spaces, expose, app expose, swipe 3 fingers to change spaces and send my mac to sleep with a 4 finger click.
MultiTouch has the answer - but ignores it
I have started using a MacBook Pro for work, coming from Linux - primarily Redhat and Fedora, so I am very familiar with Gnome. I am new to the Apple environment and am astounded at the stubborn attitude. It reminds me of Windows fanatics.
There are many features I like on the MBP but one I can't stand is the lack of window resizing options. A google search brought me here and I see that I am not alone. I hate to admit it but others have stated the truth that Windows got this one right and Mac blew it. Having a SINGLE method for re-size is inexcusable and it blatantly declares that Apple is a control freak.
The worst news... The multi-touch feature (which I love) would allow their precious graphic design to remain untouched and provide the much needed control AND THEY ARE ALREADY ARE HALF-WAY THERE BUT IGNORE IT! The pinch-zoom in and out is the needed control - just add a modifier key re-size the window rather than the content. So option-pinch would re-size the window. Select an arbitrary (they seem to be almost as good as windows at that skill) anchor such as the upper-left corner and do the re-size. Done. Everyone is happy and they may find that their die-hard loyal fans actually can work outside the box and use a new feature.
I have started using a MacBook Pro for work, coming from Linux - primarily Redhat and Fedora, so I am very familiar with Gnome. I am new to the Apple environment and am astounded at the stubborn attitude. It reminds me of Windows fanatics.
There are many features I like on the MBP but one I can't stand is the lack of window resizing options. A google search brought me here and I see that I am not alone. I hate to admit it but others have stated the truth that Windows got this one right and Mac blew it. Having a SINGLE method for re-size is inexcusable and it blatantly declares that Apple is a control freak.
The worst news... The multi-touch feature (which I love) would allow their precious graphic design to remain untouched and provide the much needed control AND THEY ARE ALREADY ARE HALF-WAY THERE BUT IGNORE IT! The pinch-zoom in and out is the needed control - just add a modifier key re-size the window rather than the content. So option-pinch would re-size the window. Select an arbitrary (they seem to be almost as good as windows at that skill) anchor such as the upper-left corner and do the re-size. Done. Everyone is happy and they may find that their die-hard loyal fans actually can work outside the box and use a new feature.
SILENCE! Do not say such things about the almighty Apple!
They will do things the way THEY feel they should be done -- not the way WE feel they should be done.
PERIOD!
From the day i switched to MAC my mouse is making much more kilometers and at least 5 time more clicks!
First reason: is not possible to resize windows from all sides (if you are working with many windows and frequent comparing/monitoring things, this is OMFG)
second reason: there is no "Active click" between windows. One click is wasted every-time you want to do a click in an other window.
Lets say i have a 2 windows of firefox sharing the screen. I click a link on the left window and then i want to click to an other link on the other window.
It need 1 dead click to select the other window and a click to open the link. then 1 more dead click to select the other window and continue working.
Think you are on music store and have load a playlist with 1000 new tracks.
you have it in one window to act as the player and the same time you are browsing the Internet (im talking for every-day simple things for most people). This how is goes..
dead link to player window/next track/dead link to browser/ continue browsing/dead link to player window/next track/dead link to browser/ continue browsing/dead link to player window/next track/dead link to browser/ continue browsing .... phone it ringing .... dead click/ lower the volume/dead click / continue browsing while talking to phone/ call end/dead click / volume back up/dead click /browsing OMG OMG
third reason: nothing similar to aero snap! you have to resize all windows manually if you want to work side by side with some of them! And see 1! not be able to resize from any side it makes it even more difficult
fourth reason: not instant access to any systems folder/subfolder without to lose focus or to open more finder windows! Windows like explorer is really missing!
Fifth reason: no free useful work-flow apps :*(
First reason: is not possible to resize windows from all sides (if you are working with many windows and frequent comparing/monitoring things, this is OMFG)
second reason: there is no "Active click" between windows. One click is wasted every-time you want to do a click in an other window.
Lets say i have a 2 windows of firefox sharing the screen. I click a link on the left window and then i want to click to an other link on the other window.
It need 1 dead click to select the other window and a click to open the link. then 1 more dead click to select the other window and continue working.
Think you are on music store and have load a playlist with 1000 new tracks.
you have it in one window to act as the player and the same time you are browsing the Internet (im talking for every-day simple things for most people). This how is goes..
dead link to player window/next track/dead link to browser/ continue browsing/dead link to player window/next track/dead link to browser/ continue browsing/dead link to player window/next track/dead link to browser/ continue browsing .... phone it ringing .... dead click/ lower the volume/dead click / continue browsing while talking to phone/ call end/dead click / volume back up/dead click /browsing OMG OMG
third reason: nothing similar to aero snap! you have to resize all windows manually if you want to work side by side with some of them! And see 1! not be able to resize from any side it makes it even more difficult
fourth reason: not instant access to any systems folder/subfolder without to lose focus or to open more finder windows! Windows like explorer is really missing!
Fifth reason: no free useful work-flow apps :*(
You need to read up on keyboard shortcuts. For example Cmd+A opens the applications folder. or just search in spotlight. There are vulume buttons on the keyboard. Cmd+N open a new window......... is this how it goes?
Also by the way your describing how you use/manage you screen with apps, you might benefit from reading up on Mac OSX basics.
these have nothing to do with what i mean ... i know and use the shortcuts but again win7 is the big winner when it comes to work-flow...
anyway ill stop whining and ill do what i used to, before the switch.
Win7 as my main workstation and osx to my MBP for my performances
I think is the best solution for me
anyway ill stop whining and ill do what i used to, before the switch.
Win7 as my main workstation and osx to my MBP for my performances
I think is the best solution for me