How to resize window and make it bigger than screen size?

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My OS screen resolution shown in Settings>Displays is 1600px in height

My Calendar app window is 1600px tall (full screen mode). I want to make that 3200px (or 3000px).

When I try to manually resize the window such that it should be bigger than 1600px in height, OS automatically shrinks it.

How can I do that?

I do believe, IMHO, that in macOS you can't have a window bigger than the screen size. I have seen it accidentally from time to time but never on purpose. Once you manage to get most of the (inadvertently too big) window back on screen it will resize, at least in my experience. — Steve Chambers, Commented Mar 31 at 22:30
How are you manually resizing it? My hunch is when your cursor hits screen edges, the system adjusts to make content visible. Also, I wonder if third party window manager moom would have that feature for you - manytricks.com/moom — bmike, Commented Mar 31 at 22:36
@bmike It also happens when cursor doesn't hit screen edges. I guess you don't use mac? I'm open to any and all ideas that can help — user3722246, Commented Apr 1 at 12:40
You can easily make a window wider by moving it partially off-screen to the left and then resizing it, the same does not work vertically though. But what is the goal here, what do you do with the window afterwards if only parts of the content are visible on the screen? — nohillside, Commented Apr 1 at 13:13
@nohillside I wish it was possible vertically. Default Calendar app. Is the goal relevant? I was hoping there's some terminal code or some kind of code I can use to bypass the restrictions — user3722246, Commented Apr 1 at 20:29

benwiggy · Accepted Answer · 2024-04-01 11:56:35Z

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Traditionally, all windows have to be inside the Desktop area, and the Desktop is as big as your display.

answered Apr 1 at 11:56

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