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by nrr 984 days ago
Why are windows hard to manage under macOS?
2 comments
nick_ 984 days ago
You need to install a 3rd party tool to switch between windows in macOS, like alt+tab provides in Windows and most linux desktops.

macOS of course has cmd+tab, but that switches apps not windows.

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dihrbtk 984 days ago
you can switch between windows of a single app with cmd+`...
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throwaway10507 984 days ago
Cmd+backtick
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jorts 984 days ago
It just requires an app on Mac versus windows key + arrow to move windows around. It's a non-issue.
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deprecative 983 days ago
Requiring an app is a blocking issue.
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nrr 982 days ago
I usually get away just fine with Control+Command+f to fullscreen the window, and Control+Up will open up Mission Control so that I can get two fullscreened windows side-by-side. It's all built into macOS.

Windows 11 adds snap layouts, for which there is currently no analog, but this will let you do the side-by-side thing from earlier versions of Windows as long as you can tolerate the fullscreened windows becoming their own Space. (I actually find this preferable myself, but YMMV.)

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deprecative 982 days ago
The insistence that window be the only thing I need to be looking at on MacOS is also a frustrating one. No, Steve, I really do want to manage my windows.
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