Questions tagged [window-manager]
Window management refers to software that controls the placement, layout, and appearance of various windows on OS X.
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Mac window tiling icons & keyboard shortcuts
Window tiling is now available in macOS Sequoia 15. I was happily using rectangle, and wished to give a try to this native solution (sorry, rectangle developers!).
Apple's website gives the window ...
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Can apps on macOS work independent of Spaces that Mission Control assigns?
I tend to use Spaces a lot to organise my apps (e.g. work apps, communication apps etc.). And I use them in conjunction with an app switcher (Raycast).
Typically when I go to an app, the OS will ...
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ITerm2 - Profile for opening the terminal window at a specific screen location?
I'm using the latest ITerm2 under MacOS 11.17.10.
I'd like to create an ITerm2 profile that will cause the terminal window to always open at a specific screen location. I know how to set the number of ...
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How to brew install rectangle-pro if rectangle is already installed?
I'd like to try out rectangle-pro as I've been a very happy user of rectangle (a window management app).
I tried installing with homebrew, per the tool's brew webpage, but it doesn't work, I get a ...
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Can I specify certain windows to remain open (not minimized) when using Stage Manager?
I recently enabled Stage ManagerIt does help a lot for organizing the desktop.
Subsequently I was in a Zoom meeting and wanted to share my IDE contents . Due to this setting being active it was not ...
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I completely erased the Mac OS partition, leaving Windows
I installed windows 11 on my old Macbook pro 2011 (samsung ssd 750 evo, 8 GB RAM)
At the same time, I completely erased the entire Mac OS partition, and merged it with the windows partition. Please ...
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How to prevent terminal windows from resizing after disconnecting external monitor?
My Terminal windows are 80x24. I usually use my MacBook in clamshell mode connected to my studio display. When I disconnect my Mac to work on the built-in display the windows get resized to 84x24. So ...
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How to Open Apps on the Active Monitor in a Dual Display Setup with MacBook?
I’m using a MacBook with a dual monitor setup. Whenever I activate the dock on my second screen (where the spotlight also appears), any applications I open default to the MacBook’s primary screen ...
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What is Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+←/→ bound to on a fresh Sonoma 14.4?
I just got a new MacBook Pro and want to bind ^ Control+⌥ Option+⌘ Command+← / → to snapping windows to the left/right half of the screen (with Rectangle Pro). But I only hear an error ding when ...
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Resizing Windows Has Become Very Difficult
I'm not sure when it happened, but resizing windows has started requiring surgical precision with the mouse. Getting the resize cursor to appear at the edge of a window takes several attempts, as if ...
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Is anyone else experiencing wide problems with window layering/focus on Sonoma 14.4.1?
I'm not sure how exactly to describe this. Windows that obscure the actually active window. Focus not being where it should. Seems especially to hit Electron apps although I observe it regularly with ...
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Hide a non-active app by clicking on its window
Is it possible (natively or using a third-party app) to hide (zap) non-active apps by clicking on their windows?
When having many windows open, I'd like to hold a button combo and click on the windows ...
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Windows stretched and cut off, cannot resize
I accidentally pressed some buttons while Terminal was open and I was carrying my MacBook, and now all my applications seem to insist to use the top half of the screen, and also to cut off all four ...
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emacs-like key-bindings for window management within macOS
Is there a way to have macOS key-bindings that let me manipulate windows?
For example:
⌘ Command → to move the window to the right
⌘ Command + →
to grow the window to the right
I'm looking for tools ...
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Prevent grouping windows in nested app icon that are only accessible via right click?
in mac if I use the yellow "-" button on the left corner of a chrome window it puts it in the doc, but it groups it with the rest of the chrome app, then when I click the icon it doesn't ...
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Can't Tile Windows after macOS reinstall
I recently had to reinstall macOS (Sonoma) on my M3 MacBook Pro and I no longer have the option to Tile windows to either side of the screen. This option has been replaced by Move Window to X Side of ...
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How can I prevent macOS from rearranging windows?
macOS appears to rearrange windows, sometimes. I haven't figured out the exact circumstances, but it always seems to occur while the system is idle, usually long enough for the external monitor to ...
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Recover data from "stale" process
I had a windowserver crash recently, but my MuseScore 4 Development version was somehow not killed (possibly because it's launched from the command line) and stays in the process list in activity ...
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How can I replace the button in Mission Control that adds a new virtual desktop (+) when the dock is positioned on the right side?
I use MacBook Pro M3 with macOS Sonoma 14.4.
The button in Mission Control that adds a new virtual desktop (+) generally located аt right side, when the dock orientation down or left. That is more ...
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Can I somehow restrict command+tab to hide apps without document windows open from macOS?
On MacOS, closing the last window of an app does not close that app. (To speed up opening a new window later, I assume.)
Motivation
Let's look at 2 common activities:
A) opening a document/file that ...
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How can I reverse the loss of window manager pre-set sizes in macOS?
I used to have a feature on my mac hat when a window is dragged to the top, it gets fullscreen. Another tool loved on the menu bar that had a list of around 15 different preset window sizes.
Both of ...
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How to Prevent Title Bar from Auto-Showing When Switching Between Full Screen Spaces on macOS?
On macOS Sonoma (version 14.2.1), I encounter an issue where the application's title bar automatically shows up each time I switch between full screen apps across different spaces. This behavior is ...
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All windows minimized after login
I have a weird problem. Sometimes, directly after login, all windows are minimized.
The windows were not minimized when logging out. Most of the time they are restored to their previous position after ...
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spawn two apps in split view from terminal
I often use a local code editor and latexmk to get a UX similar to the Overleaf web-based LaTeX editor. To do this, I:
navigate to the project directory in terminal.
spawn a text editor in a GUI ...
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When would you intentionally minimize a window? [closed]
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Several times a week, I accidentally minimize a window by mistake. This is often by hitting ⌘ M when aiming for another keyboard shortcut such as ⌘ N (New Window). Each time, I would spend 5-...
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iTerm2 Cannot open more than 6 windows
It seems there is some sort of arbitrary limit in place for the number of iTerm2 windows I can have open on my Mac at one time. I can open up to 6 instances normally, but the 7th instance always ...
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Faster method to tile windows without admin access
Note: I should just ask IT support to grant access, but they wouldn't allow the installation of an unreviewed app.
I don't have access to sudo or an administrator account on my macOS 13 machine.
I ...
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Windows Minimising to the Left Rather than the Dock
When I minimise a window, instead of appearing in the dock, it is now appearing on the left. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to turn the behaviour back the way it was?
I'm using Sonoma 14.1.2.
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Bi-directional window cycling on Mac with `⌘ + ~` and without `shift`?
Is it possible on Mac when I cycle between same app's windows with command + tilde (⌘ + ~), stop/release, and then cycle again -- make it go in opposite direction on the second cycle?
Such that I ...
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Can I enlarge the system scrollbar size?
I would like to enlarge/widen the default system scrollbar size - it annoys me how the width has shrunk over the years. I have found how to do this for certain individual applications (e.g. Firefox), ...
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Toggling Preview sidebar changes the size of the window
In Preview, if the sidebar is opened (e.g. by toggling thumbnails on) when the window is below a certain width, then the window expands to accommodate the sidebar. I think this happens because Preview ...
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MacBook move focus to recent window instead of next window
In MacBook, Cmd+` cycles through the windows of the same application. However, if I have multiple windows open, then to toggle between two windows, I have to cycle through all the windows. Is there a ...
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Focus problem with multiple window apps on 3 displays
When using 2 external monitors (for a total of 3 displays), I have Chrome (or any other multi-window app) with two windows open on different displays (say display-1 and display-2). When I change focus ...
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Dragging an app window to edge doesn't go to next desktop
MacBook Pro. The built-in display has two desktops and I also have connected to an external monitor with one desktop.
Dragging between monitors works as expected. The external monitor is "above&...
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How to "maximze" window size but still within dock and menu bar?
Let's say I'm running an app. If the green button is clicked, the app will be set into fullscreen mode. I don't want that.
Instead I want it to be "semi maximized" like this, that is not ...
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When drag window between MacOS (Monterey) monitors, window is underneath
I am new to MacOS and this maybe standard behaviour when moving windows between monitors.
I cannot drag maximised windows between monitors by left-clicking and dragging the window menu bar. I have to ...
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Script to move programs to predefined window/desktop configurations [duplicate]
I want to have a specific window/desktop configuration to remain (or switch to).
In detail, I want certain programs to be fullscreen at all times and some in fullsplitscreen (which are respectively on ...
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Why does Safari steal focus and come to the foreground when next.js dev server shows an error?
I just started developing my first web application using next.js and VisualStudioCode. VisualStudioCode saves any edits by default after a very short pause of inactivity, so whenever I type slowly, it ...
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How can you switch between windows in a stage manager group?
I want to organize my open windows into Stage Manager groups based on my tasks. So, for instance, in one group I might have a browser window and a dev tools window, in a second group I might have a ...
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Bring Finder window to front by id?
Is it possible to bring a Finder window to the front by id? I've tried both of the following, but neither seems to work.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Finder" ...
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How do I increase an app’s width using a keyboard shortcut?
While we're using an application that is not in full-size mode, we can double click the right edge of its window to maximize its width along the right side. This also works similarly when we double ...
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How to change new window coordinates?
I would like to reset new window coordinates: now when I open new Opera window - it is placed just below the main opera window while I'd like it to hide the main window completely at least at the top. ...
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Assigning application to All Desktops causes unfocused windows to be moved to the back on some of my displays
I have a multiple display setup with multiple Desktops/Workspaces on each display. I have 'Displays have separate Spaces' and 'Group windows by application' enabled. 'Stage Manager' and the other ...
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Floating window strange behaviour on two vertically stacked monitors with M2 Mac Mini running Ventura [duplicate]
I have just installed a dual stacked monitor setup and running Ventura 13.2.1 MacOS on an M2 Pro Mac Mini, and am experiencing some very strange behaviour.
If I have a window open - e.g. Safari, and ...
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Window assigned to no desktop moves across desktops when focused on Ventura
When a window is not assigned to any desktop (Dock icon -> Options -> Assign To: None), when switching desktops using the trackpad, it may sometimes move the window to the newly selected desktop....
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Windows Assigned to All Desktops Flash When Switching Between Desktops on macOS Ventura
On macOS Ventura, when switching between desktops using either the trackpad or the control+arrow shortcut, there is a delay of approximately 1 second before the window on the new desktop takes focus.
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How can I switch among apps with Cmd/whatever + number keys, as on Unix desktop environments?
How can I switch among application windows using Cmd/Opt + 1/2/3... etc, like on Unity or KDE?
Why? This is especially handy if you often switch among the same few apps, e.g. a browser, a file manager ...
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What happened? Why can't I dock the window on the side to switch the desktop?
In the past months, I can hold a app window on the left or right side of screen for some seconds to switch to nearby desktop. However, it started not to work these days. What is the reason?
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Disabling MacOS Ventura Shortcut to Move Window to the Bottom or Top
Since updating to MacOS Ventura, I cannot find any way to disable some keyboard shortcuts. The 'move window' shortcuts appear to work now but I cannot find where to modify or disable these in the ...
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macOS Catalina : Dock automatically getting selected instead of other opened windows
I am new to Mac. I have both Safari and Xcode window open. Problem is, whenever I am quiting my Xcode, currently open Safari window isn't automatically getting selected. Instead Dock getting selected. ...
