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How do I make a window move to the left half of my screen and another window move to the right half? [duplicate]
On Windows 8, I type win + left and the current window becomes full-height and half the screen width and moves to the left. If I type win + right, the current window does the same except moves to the ...
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OS X Mountain Lion: keyboard shortcut to move current window to another space
In OS X Mountain Lion, is there a way I can assign a keyboard shortcut to move the active window to a specified space (or even the adjacent space if an arbitrary space can't be specified).
Ideally, ...
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Is there a way to disable minimising windows with the yellow button in OS X?
Coming from the Windows world, I am used to minimising windows in OS X, then using Cmd-Tab to get back to the app to re-open them. However, this doesn't work on OS X, and the approach for re-opening ...
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How to show blinking browser window
Guys, help, please. I don't know what to do.
I'm using a web application for my job. This is interactive web chat. It opens in new window and uses tab header blinking to notify when new messages are ...
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Cmd + Tab showing different windows from a single app?
Is there a way for Cmd+Tab to display all of the instances/windows of an app?
An excellent example is here:
Notice how it shows the available instances of that application? That's what I'm looking ...
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Why can't I move a window below the dock?
I'm trying to move a window so that I can see part of the title at the top of the dock, basically the text in between where the individual icons on the dock stick up. I am fine with this as basically ...
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How I can unminimize windows from an application using a key combination?
Coming from the Windows world, I was initially used to using Cmd-Tab to switch between open windows. On OS X this switches between applications, so I had to learn to use Ctrl-` to switch between ...
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Which App saves and restores window size/position on relaunch of an app?
Is there an app that saves (when I quit the application) and restores the window size and position of an application the next time I start it?
I found apps like Optimal-Layout, Breeze and Simple ...
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Customizing new-window placement
Is there any way for a user to customize how OSX chooses where to place new windows? It would be great if I could create rules for how that's done, especially if I could do it per-application.
To be ...
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1answer
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Minimize other windows of an application
Is it possible to do the equivalent of "Hide other Applications" for Windows of the same application?
Say i have around 4 main windows open for Chrome and each has 10 tabs. I would like to switch to ...
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What software is available changing the default maximize button behavior in this video?
The still from this video (see image below) shows non-standard window maximization control options. Upon mouse hover on the + in the normal close, minimize, maximize controls (top-left of each ...
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Switching from Ubuntu to OS X and I'm lost
Situation
I got tired of some bugs/annoyments in Ubuntu(=some programs coming along with it). For example after using compiz for a few days I found bugs that were
distracting my work flow pretty bad ...
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What's the dot in the centre of the red window close button for?
When I'm working with certain applications / windows in Mac OS X (I'm using 10.8, although I'm not sure that's relevant), I sometimes see a black dot in the centre of the red window close button. What ...
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Can RedQuits be made to work with Chrome and OS X?
I am used to RedQuits as I like Chrome to behave the same way under different OSes (i.e. closing last window quits application), but I can't make it work on a new iMac with Lion. Others have similar ...
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Can a keyboard shortcut force TextEdit windows to close and discard all changes?
Is there any way I could configure TextEdit to close the window (through keyboard shortcut) without asking me if I want to save an unsaved file?
Can be another script/program configure globally when ...
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Is there a way to stick a window?
Is it possible to choose a window and force it to be sticky (stay in front) if I switch to another application?
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How to expand windows fully?
When I click the green plus icon in any window, I would like it to expand to the full size of my monitor, instead of having to drag the corner of the screen.
I have seen paid ($10+) tools that do ...
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How to arrange two windows easily to left and right side?
In Windows 7, we can easily arrange two windows with these shortcuts: Option (Alt) ⌥ + ← maximizes the window to the left side of the screen, and Option (Alt) ⌥ + → maximizes the window to the right ...
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How can I disable rounded window corners in OS X
Is there any way that the rounded window corners can be disabled in OS X Lion (10.7.3) ?
Update: It's the bottom two corners that I have problem with as they show up even in full screen mode.
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Some windows in OS X Lion do not move to foreground when taking focus
I have two windows open (so far I think this has only happened when at least one of the windows is a Finder window, though I'm not sure if that fact is essential to the problem), and I click the one ...
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How do I move a window to my secondary monitor above the menu bar?
I just bought a second monitor which I've placed on a stand above my macbook. It seems to be working great but I can't move any application windows on to it because it's also above the menu bar. Is ...
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Snap/Maximize function has stopped working. What could be wrong and how can I fix it?
Forgive the poor title. I don't know what this feature is called. I'm using OS X Lion, and there is a feature that I use all the time with my Thunderbolt display.
Specifically, if I grab the title ...
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How can I navigate to individual windows?
I have many many apps running in the background some are infact two or three windows of same program, i.e. Firefox 3-4 windows and Xcode 3-4 windows etc...
I know that I can switch using ...
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How do I prevent my Mac from opening so many windows every time I restart?
I have to restart my Mac all the time because I'm using Boot Camp and switching in between Windows 8 and OS X. Every time I restart and come back to OS X, my screen gets flooded with open windows, ...
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stopping the expansion of the safari window after opening a new tab
When opening a new tab in safari while not browsing in full-screen mode, the safari window expands, in order to preserve the content of the webpage shown. I think this is quite annoying, is there a ...
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How can I prevent java processes from stealing focus?
Has anyone else noticed that command line java applications in OS X create GUI processes that steal focus (ie, groovy, maven sub processes)? I'm finding it extremely annoying; probably because I've ...
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What happened to Exposé?
Before Lion I used Exposé daily. Now with Lion it's gone and Mission Control is in its place. Now when I use MC it groups all my open pages instead of showing each page. This is kind of a pain when ...
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Window out of visible workspace range / unreachable
I'm running OS X Lion on a MacBook Air 11", and when I unplug my secondary display, some windows (e.g., Finder) are overflowing at the edge of the screen.
This usually happens on the right-hand side ...
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Enable click-through, preferrably for all applications
I would like to enable click-through on all windows. Is this possible on Lion?
To be more specific, "click-through" as defined by Apple in the Mac OS X Human Interface Guidelines means "that the user ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to move a window from one monitor to another?
Is there a free app that I can use to move a window from one monitor to the other monitor (assuming only two monitors) via the keyboard? I shouldn't have to use the mouse at all (e.g., for selecting ...
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Move windows around a desktop — and to different desktops — using only the keyboard?
Here's what I'm trying to accomplish using only a keyboard:
Move a window to different areas/corners of a desktop
Move a window to different desktops
Set/unset a window as shown/sticky on all ...
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How to navigate between screens on the Mac
Cmd+tab is like the task switcher in Windows, except it only pulls the menu bar up for the application, and not the application itself.
Q: How do I switch between applications such that the ...
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Window saver for Mac OS X
Does anybody know of any software for Mac OS X which will save your program windows, so when you boot up again you can return to the same windows? This would be a huge help since as a developer I ...
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How do you disable the zoom effect / window animations in the new OS X Lion?
I'd like to disable the Zoom effect that the windows produce when they are being opened. Does anyone know a way to disable them?
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Can I disable window resizing from the top edge of the window in Lion?
I often move windows around on the desktop by clicking and dragging them by the title bar. As of Lion, you can resize the window from the top, so if you put the cursor in the top portion of the title ...
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Window management app on mac os x?
I currently use "Stay," and have tried other tools (haven't really loved any of them), but I am looking for a window management tool that does the following:
Store my window locations
Have a ...
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Resizing/moving windows with keypress and mouse in Mac OS X
A few years ago I remember a friend using an application in Ubuntu that made window management extremely easy. If you wanted to move the active window, you would press a key and drag the window by ...
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how to switch windows faster…?
I used to switch windows using win+1..9 on windows 7. Now switching to mac, i wonder if is there any equivalent feature in snow leopard? Or maybe there exist some third-party application support that? ...
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What is the button in the upper right of windows?
Some Mac applications have this button in the upper right. What is it called? Is there a keyboard shortcut for it?
In the case of MacVim, the button toggles the toolbar of colorful icons you see on ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for minimizing Mac OS X windows?
Is there a (hidden) keyboard shortcut for minimizing the frontmost window (that works in most apps)?
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Snap feature for Mac?
Coming from Windows I have gotten extremely used to the Windows Snap feature, which resizes a window when it's dragged to the screen edges.
However, it's not built into OS X. Are there any 3rd party ...
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Count the number of open windows
Is there a tool to count the number of windows I have open, including on all Spaces?
I am curious and too lazy to do it manually. :)
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Fake rectangle/window visible under some windows
tricky question here.
I don't know how long this has been going on, but I noticed it only recently. My semi-transparent windows have a “fake” square/window beneath them, which is visible (it also ...
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OS X Dock+ Window/App management
I'm working on my Mac for video editing from time to time and normaly use Windows and Linux. Thinking about to switch completely but there is one thing I'm so darn used to which held me back for years ...
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How to make terminals open side-by-side?
I use terminals a lot, and I frequently open and close them. The problem is that whenever I open a new terminal using ⌘+n it overlaps the current one, and I have to move it out of the way first. ...
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How to run Wireshark in the background without the GUI?
I am trying to run Wireshark on Mac OS X in the background. I installed the command line utilities, and so I am able to start Wireshark and capture packets using the command line.
The only thing I ...
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Switching between applications in OS X
It is very easy to switch applications in OS X using ⌘-tab. But what if an application is hidden?
Let me describe some problems I am facing and what I want to accomplish.
⌘-tab switches between all ...
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Is there a good replacement for the Dock?
What are the best dock replacements?
It's frustrating to keep track of
windows in the dock unless they're
minimized. For instance, I often have
10-15 separate PDF documents open.
It's ...
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How can I set up an alternative X11 window manager in Mac OS X 10.6?
I've tried to install an X11 window manager in Mac OS X 10.6.5 such as ratpoison via fink, but I can't get it to start.
I am also thinking about getting xmonad to work in 10.6.5, does anyone know how ...
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How do you maximize windows?
Unlike Windows, you cannot maximize a window in Mac with a click of the button. The little green (+) button next to the red and yellow buttons at the left of the windows does some strange stuff ...
