Timeline for How to change the default behaviour of the fullscreen/maximize button?
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| Dec 17, 2020 at 18:12 | comment | added | TechRemarker | He now has a dedicated app just for this exact functionality. It's BetterSnapTool on the Mac App Store. | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 15:20 | history | edited | Wladimir Palant | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added note that this is no longer free software
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| Oct 7, 2015 at 15:09 | comment | added | Brie | I did have to "save" this option a couple times before it "stuck" - not sure why that was the case. I also created a rule to option-click which will maximize the window (basically, reverse the option- key functionality). The option-click rule apparently needs to appear first in the list for this scheme to work. | |
| Sep 25, 2015 at 14:35 | comment | added | Srneczek | @Grocety what do you mean? How can you tie it that way? | |
| Sep 25, 2015 at 14:34 | comment | added | Srneczek | Exactly "Maximize Window" is much better since it behaves in same way for all windows not like "Zoom Window...", which is different for different aps. Still you cant restore window size back with second click once you maximize it. | |
| Sep 18, 2015 at 9:34 | comment | added | Srneczek | Well this would be nice if it worked for every window. It sadly doesn't. For example for Word app, zoom does nothing. THere are many others. This is totaly MAC feature but should be reconsidered as bug since from UX and usability point of view having same button acting in 3-4 ways is totaly wrong. | |
| Aug 26, 2015 at 5:44 | comment | added | Jasper Blues | Ah! That's better. | |
| Feb 5, 2015 at 18:35 | comment | added | Wladimir Palant | @Grocery: Sure, if you use both functions - that's not what was asked in this question however ;) | |
| Feb 5, 2015 at 18:10 | comment | added | Grocery | It's better to tie it to "Option+Click" instead. | |
| Jan 23, 2015 at 7:26 | comment | added | userM1433372 | Thanks very much. This helped me a lot. However if you want to maximize the screen, the action "Maximize Window" instead of "Zoom Window Below Cursor" might be a better choice. | |
| Nov 29, 2014 at 11:18 | comment | added | Arjan | I'm sure I would not have found this setting without your help. And indeed this perfectly restores the pre-Yosemite behavior. (So: for sane applications not boldly maximizing both height and width, but zooming to the best fit. Like for Chrome, often: maximum height and some optimal width that does not use my full screen). Nice find. Annoying full screen be gone! :-) | |
| Nov 19, 2014 at 21:17 | history | answered | Wladimir Palant | CC BY-SA 3.0 |