That little green button, love it or hate it? POLL

[DaveF]

Oh my goodness, how can people not understand that it simply sizes the window to be just large enough to show the content. Click it again and it goes back to what it was sized at. What is so freakin' confusing about that?

It is up to the application to decide what the size of its content. If it isn't behaving like above, then tell the app developer they have a bug.

Simple as that.

Because that's not what it does -- it's supposed to do that, but it doesn't. It's not a "bug": it's the example set by Apple in its applications:

Finder: Optimize
Keynote: Optimize
Numbers: Maximize
iPhoto: Maximize
iTunes: Change fundamental UI
Calc: Change operating mode

 

[GSMiller]

The only time I ever us it is when I'm watching a video in QuickTime and want it to fit to the screen but not be full screen. Kinda odd though because the green button in QuickTime doesn't do anything now, so I had to switch to RealPlayer.

 

[iBlue]

Awwww, that poor button is just misunderstood!

I use it mostly to minimize/enlarge iTunes in and out of that tiny box I have dragged off to the side so I can see the songs whilst I do... whatever. And in Photoshop when I've gone and dorked out my window size and just want it back to sense and out of my way.
It works for me.

 

[big_malk]

I'm not s 'switcher' from windows, but I did get into the way of working with full screen apps, at least in Safari and Mail, I always had their windows stretched to full screen, I liked it that way.
But after reading about this maximise/zoom debate I thought I'd try not using them full screen, now I prefer it like this, so I can see more of the windows and apps in the background.
Maybe I'll learn to love the zoom button if I force myself to get used to it

 

[5855997]

I use it very rare. This is one of the only things I think it's actually better done in Windows. All of my windows are normally fullscreen right now.

 

[Luzzio]

The green button and I have a love-hate relationship.

 

[mckyvlle]

I quite like the Zoom button actually, even coming from a background of Windows and Linux. I use it frequently to make Finder windows fit. Working on the tiny MacBook screen though, it would be nice to make windows full-screen from time to time. Perhaps a shortcut like Option+Zoom?

 

[redwarrior]

at the risk of sounding like a noob, which i am btw, i'm going to have to start using that little green button
green is my favorite color

 

[big_malk]

I quite like the Zoom button actually, even coming from a background of Windows and Linux. I use it frequently to make Finder windows fit. Working on the tiny MacBook screen though, it would be nice to make windows full-screen from time to time. Perhaps a shortcut like Option+Zoom?

Option+Zoom for full screen sounds like a great idea!!

 

[sfearheiley]

I don't like how it works in Yosemite. What really bugs me is that when I'm in the "Full Screen" mode I can't seem to consistently use the dock. It's hidden and sometimes, but not always, I can get it to appear if I hover at the bottom of the screen.

To me it's not very intuitive and doesn't really add any value. Why fix something that wasn't broken? I even when so far as to install 'BetterTouchTool' to override the button and make it behave like it used to. I just wish Apple would give people an option to change it back.

 

[MCSN]

i want more buttons please. more colors. more things to click.