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Why don't apple give a full screen option

tuffluffjimmy said:
here are my thoughts on maximized windows. In windows it makes sense to have maximized windows as you have the task bar down at the bottom of the screen. The task bar works kind of like tabs and you can easily switch between windows using that. However for maximized windows to work properly you would need something more like the taskbar. The dock, in the way it currently works, wouldn't work for this as you cannot see each window displayed in it, simply the applications. So if all of your windows are full screen then you would have a very hard time switching between them, without having to minimize, maximize, command tab, ect.

So unless Apple makes Mac OS X work and look just like Windows there is no good way of implementing maximized windows.
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I use full screen all the time because:
1. my screen is only 13"
2. i use the dock
3. i use the expose <-awesomeness

heres what i hate, press the green button on itunes lol
 
This horse has beaen to death before. And buried. And dug up. And buried again. Many many many many many times.

I personally would love a little blue button that does that. I like using Windows every once in a while, just so I can press maximize. Ahhhhh.

But, Steve will never do it.
 
I have this Window fullscreen.

I see no point having blank space at the side of the window when I'm focusing on one task (i.e. using Safari).
 
tuffluffjimmy said:
What apps do you use? mine is only 13 inches as well and I can't think of the last time I used fullscreen mode
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things i use in max screen or at least 85% of the screen:
safari
vlc
excel - gotta see all the data!
dreamweaver
imovie
itunes (its either maxed or hidden) i use the keyboard but when its open, i look at all the tabs to delete songs or add songs or w/e

things i dunt use in max screen - mainly stuff that really don't need to be maxed
ichat
preview
word
textedit
dictionary
transmission

but really i don't see the point of bashing max screen for the sake of efficiency.. because expose is all you need to multitask
 
The only thing that annoys me about Apple's lack of maximized windows, is that when opening different sized windows on top of each other, it doesn't look very pretty seeing a pile of window borders beneath your top window.

I usually open different windows in different spaces, to solve that.

--Erwin
 
ok i must be missing something cos moving to click a button and dragging the bottom right corner of a window seems to take the same amount of time..

not exactly the same, the dragging is a bit slower but not enough to notice a big difference or drop in productivity.
I mean use spaces, expose and hot corners watch your multi windows working time fly....
 
hulugu said:
You're silly.

If you're on a mac next time try Cntrl-Cmd-D. Also, a meme is a noun.


Also, the story is more complicated than you think.
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Really, well then enlighten me then oh anointed one.

Sorry if I'm silly, and that I don't know what a meme is, but I do know what it was like to own a Fat Mac for the first time 1984. How many others here can make that same statement? Can you huylugu?

The same ignorance that ebbs through this thread, is a direct reflection of Apples' downturn in the 1990's. A false sense of superiority.

I make a damn good living off of MS, and I have done so for the past 20 years. Do I dislike them? Yes. Do I think they are intellectual thieves? Yes. Do I think that SQL Server 2000-08 is the best thing since slice bread? Well the butter on that bread says yes.

BUT

There are certain things, few they may be, that Windows does right. And the very basic control of said windows are examples.
 
We have literally been debating this for years... It annoyed me for like 10 minutes when I first made the switch... then I realized I could hit zoom if I had too.. and it's better to be able to customize what apps do what sized windows. But I do think Apple is being stubborn about not having the option to switch the attribute of the "+" button.
 
Oilbrnr said:
Really, well then enlighten me then oh anointed one.

Sorry if I'm silly, and that I don't know what a meme is, but I do know what it was like to own a Fat Mac for the first time 1984. How many others here can make that same statement? Can you huylugu?

The same ignorance that ebbs through this thread, is a direct reflection of Apples' downturn in the 1990's. A false sense of superiority.

I make a damn good living off of MS, and I have done so for the past 20 years. Do I dislike them? Yes. Do I think they are intellectual thieves? Yes. Do I think that SQL Server 2000-08 is the best thing since slice bread? Well the butter on that bread says yes.

BUT

There are certain things, few they may be, that Windows does right. And the very basic control of said windows are examples.
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Hey, you had a 'Fat Mac' in 1984. Congratulations, you earn a cookie. In fact, you own two cookies because while you're so busy tilting away at me, you didn't even bother to read my post, where I agreed with you. I just disagree with the implementation of a fourth "blue" button. This is why I agreed with IJ's concern about bloat. I think adding another button would be a mistake, but I would like to see the "green" button behave in a consistent fashion. I don't necessarily want a full-screen, but I would like to see an easy way for people to do so, especially with the Pro-Apps like Aperture.

So, why don't you downshift a little, maybe stop revving yourself up into a frenzy, and actually read people's comments. I'm simply tired of bullies thundered into these threads accusing everyone (and at this point, even if they deserve it) of fanaticism because they have the audacity to disagree.
Are there fanboys? Yes. Is everyone a fanboy? No.

Oh, yeah. And, yes I can say I had a Mac in 1984. I get a cookie too.
 
I am one of the dreaded switchers. I've been told that the an OS X window scales to fit the content.


Once I opened my mind and just rolled with it, the window scaling works pretty well. However, it does not work perfectly.

I just went into google maps. My safari or firefox goes about 1/2 page wide (on a 17" mbp)

I thought. Hmm what if I were to stretch the screen, would I get more map to view, or just useless margin.

Well, I got more map. With the edges of my browser pulled to the edges of my screen, the view was much more usefull than the windowed view of Google maps.

So this is an example where a true maximize would be truly useful.

So there . . its not perfect. A hell of a lot better than XP or Vista, but not perfect. ;- 0
 
donmei said:
I just went into google maps. My safari or firefox goes about 1/2 page wide (on a 17" mbp)
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opera for mac is the only one on mac having full screen display currently, I think firefox is working on it too.

BTW, take a look at this, maybe helpful
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/470791/
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TSE said:
Everyone that wants a full screen option, check out this.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/hotbox.html
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its not 10.5 only, is it?
 
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I wouldn't hate Steve for adding a full screen option.
 
tuffluffjimmy said:
here are my thoughts on maximized windows. In windows it makes sense to have maximized windows as you have the task bar down at the bottom of the screen. The task bar works kind of like tabs and you can easily switch between windows using that. However for maximized windows to work properly you would need something more like the taskbar. The dock, in the way it currently works, wouldn't work for this as you cannot see each window displayed in it, simply the applications. So if all of your windows are full screen then you would have a very hard time switching between them, without having to minimize, maximize, command tab, ect.

So unless Apple makes Mac OS X work and look just like Windows there is no good way of implementing maximized windows.
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Actually, depending on your screen size, if you run more than half a dozen documents at the same time, then you cannot see which window you have open. As shown by picture, windows taskbar is inferior than the dock.

If I have multiple documents open in windows or mac, I can find it faster on a mac.
 

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Consultant said:
Actually, depending on your screen size, if you run more than half a dozen documents at the same time, then you cannot see which window you have open. As shown by picture, windows taskbar is inferior than the dock.

If I have multiple documents open in windows or mac, I can find it faster on a mac.
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yes, but at least when you click on the application's pile you can see what it is. Don't make stuff up.
 
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