Questions tagged [window-manager]
Window management refers to software that controls the placement, layout, and appearance of various windows on OS X.
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I completely erased the Mac OS partition, leaving Windows
I installed windows 11 on my old Macbook pro 2011 (samsung ssd 750 evo, 8 GB RAM)
At the same time, I completely erased the entire Mac OS partition, and merged it with the windows partition. Please ...
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How to prevent terminal windows from resizing after disconnecting external monitor?
My Terminal windows are 80x24. I usually use my MacBook in clamshell mode connected to my studio display. When I disconnect my Mac to work on the built-in display the windows get resized to 84x24. So ...
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How to Open Apps on the Active Monitor in a Dual Display Setup with MacBook?
I’m using a MacBook with a dual monitor setup. Whenever I activate the dock on my second screen (where the spotlight also appears), any applications I open default to the MacBook’s primary screen ...
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Resizing Windows Has Become Very Difficult
I'm not sure when it happened, but resizing windows has started requiring surgical precision with the mouse. Getting the resize cursor to appear at the edge of a window takes several attempts, as if ...
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Is anyone else experiencing wide problems with window layering/focus on Sonoma 14.4.1?
I'm not sure how exactly to describe this. Windows that obscure the actually active window. Focus not being where it should. Seems especially to hit Electron apps although I observe it regularly with ...
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Hide a non-active app by clicking on its window
Is it possible (natively or using a third-party app) to hide (zap) non-active apps by clicking on their windows?
When having many windows open, I'd like to hold a button combo and click on the windows ...
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Windows stretched and cut off, cannot resize
I accidentally pressed some buttons while Terminal was open and I was carrying my MacBook, and now all my applications seem to insist to use the top half of the screen, and also to cut off all four ...
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emacs-like key-bindings for window management within macOS
Is there a way to have macOS key-bindings that let me manipulate windows?
For example:
⌘ Command → to move the window to the right
⌘ Command + →
to grow the window to the right
I'm looking for tools ...
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Prevent grouping windows in nested app icon that are only accessible via right click?
in mac if I use the yellow "-" button on the left corner of a chrome window it puts it in the doc, but it groups it with the rest of the chrome app, then when I click the icon it doesn't ...
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Can't Tile Windows after macOS reinstall
I recently had to reinstall macOS (Sonoma) on my M3 MacBook Pro and I no longer have the option to Tile windows to either side of the screen. This option has been replaced by Move Window to X Side of ...
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How can I prevent macOS from rearranging windows?
macOS appears to rearrange windows, sometimes. I haven't figured out the exact circumstances, but it always seems to occur while the system is idle, usually long enough for the external monitor to ...
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Recover data from "stale" process
I had a windowserver crash recently, but my MuseScore 4 Development version was somehow not killed (possibly because it's launched from the command line) and stays in the process list in activity ...
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How can I replace the button in Mission Control that adds a new virtual desktop (+) when the dock is positioned on the right side?
I use MacBook Pro M3 with macOS Sonoma 14.4.
The button in Mission Control that adds a new virtual desktop (+) generally located аt right side, when the dock orientation down or left. That is more ...
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Can I somehow restrict command+tab to hide apps without document windows open from macOS?
On MacOS, closing the last window of an app does not close that app. (To speed up opening a new window later, I assume.)
Motivation
Let's look at 2 common activities:
A) opening a document/file that ...
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How can I reverse the loss of window manager pre-set sizes in macOS?
I used to have a feature on my mac hat when a window is dragged to the top, it gets fullscreen. Another tool loved on the menu bar that had a list of around 15 different preset window sizes.
Both of ...
