Window management refers to software that controls the placement, layout, and appearance of various windows on OS X.
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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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Is it possible to enable “Focus follows Scrolling”?
I tried out Focus follows mouse and found too many occasions when it really annoys me. Thinking about the cases when I would need focus follows mouse, I realized that it's only necessary when I'm ...
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Create a command to focus a specific window from anywhere in OS
While developing for the web I tend to jump back and forth between my text editor and the browser a lot. I'd like to set a keyboard shortcut at the OS level that allows me to jump to a specific, ...
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Edge resizing on Mac Finder windows?
One of the few ways I think Windows beats the Mac is in letting the user resize a window from any edge or corner, not just from the bottom-right corner.
I haven't found any software that enables ...
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How to a pull a window to my second monitor that's above the current one when the menu bar is in the way?
The menu bar is in the way so I can't pull one of my windows there. I had to move the bar up to that monitor as well so it wouldn't be in the way.
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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 I switch between application windows with keyboard shortcuts?
Say I have two windows of a browser running, how can I switch between those two windows? like Command + Tab?
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How do I resize all my windows when I switch displays?
Is there an app that will let me automatically resize all my open windows when I switch between working on my laptop screen and my external monitor?
I spend my time either working on an external ...
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Closing a window in Mission Control
Is it possible to close a window within the Mission Control interface?
E.g. by highlighting a window and perform a keyboard/mouse shortcut?
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Is there a native way to keep a window always on top in Snow Leopard?
How can you keep one window always on top? I saw that there are several third party solutions, but is there absolutely no way to do it natively?
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Resizing a window to a specific size, for screen recording?
I want to record an application window for a demo/tutorial, and I'd like the video to be a particular resolution.
Is there a trick/tool already installed in Lion that allows me to take a window and ...
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Window manipulation software [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do any window managers allow me to snap windows to the sides of the display?
I was wondering if there is software out there that will make OS X windows act like Windows ...
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Can Lion be configured to use the three finger drag gesture anywhere in the window?
With the proper gesture enabled, Lion allows using a three-finger drag to move a window. However, it only does this when the pointer is over the title bar; gesturing anywhere else in the window does a ...
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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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Special Characters window no longer resizable in OS X Lion
I upgraded my Mac Pro to OS X Lion (now 10.7.1) a few weeks ago, and am mostly very happy with it. The edge-resizing of Windows is especially nice.
Still, the Special Characters app, which used to ...
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Windows taskbar in Parallels VM
I'm running Windows 7 in Coherance mode in Parrellels desktop, and have the task bar visible at the bottom of the screen.
Is it possible to move the task bar down, behind the Mac Dock, without ...
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Why doesn't the red dot shut down the program?
If I use the red dot in the upper left of the last window of a program, why doesn't it shut the program down?
Except for rare programs that run without windows, what's the point of keeping programs ...
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How can I resize a Mac OS X app window after disconnecting from an external monitor?
I'm a MacBook user, and when I'm home I plug into a large external monitor to get additional screen space. When I'm on the go I disconnect and use my laptop's built-in display. For the most part this ...
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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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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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Set “Always on Top” for a window
How do I set a window to be "Always on Top" like in Linux (ie, even if you switch to another application the current window will not go to the background, but it will stay "on top")? I can't seem to ...
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Recall windows to the current space
Is there a way to recall an app to the current space?
This is possible by turning Spaces off, but that recalls all apps. I just want one.
Sometimes a Safari URL gets opened, and since there is 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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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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If I activate expose, then spaces, can I force the window arrangement to stay the same in both views?
This is on OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard).
Let's say I activated Expose (All Windows), and I see my windows in a certain arragement. Then I activate Spaces. The spaces I was in sometimes shows the windows in ...
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Are there apps that enable “sticky” / “magnetic” / “docking” windows?
I am looking for an app that makes windows stick to each other (if anybody used WinAmp back in the day you know what I mean).
This would be great when using apps that have several windows that I want ...
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How to change Cmd+Tab on OS X to make it behave like on Windows or Linux? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Best app to switch between all open windows (Witch alternatives)
I'm looking for a way of making the window switching behave more like on Windows, to switch to last open ...
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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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Keeping the dock visible without affecting window size?
Is there any way to keep the dock visible without it affecting the size of windows?
On my MBP 13" I have the dock hidden since it simply takes to much screen real estate, but working with a tablet I ...
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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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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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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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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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Browsing left (up) in column view with no horizontal scroll bar?
Sometimes in an "Open" or "Save" dialog you want to go one directory up. It is in column view, but there simply is no column to the left and no horizontal scroll bar. Is there a way to go up one ...
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What setting causes OS X to let you resize windows behind the dock?
I've set up my fair share of Macs over the years, but I've never been able to pinpoint what setting tells OS X that you're ok with being able to drag-resize a window vertically so that it goes behind ...
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Autotiling for Mac OS X
I love the big screen on the iMacs, but having to shape the applications so they don't overlap is not optimal. Is there a way to have an autotiling feature, so that with the touch of a (configurable ...
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Mac OS X Application to Float a Window in Front of Others
It would be nice if it was a button you could press on the top right that 'tacked' the currently selected window in front of all other windows permanently (until the button is pressed again).
Does ...
