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The weird thing is the behavior doesn't seem to be predictable. I just maximized my screen with Magnet (cause window to stretch out both horizontally and verti
by ghshephard 10y ago
The weird thing is the behavior doesn't seem to be predictable. I just maximized my screen with Magnet (cause window to stretch out both horizontally and vertically), then I option-clicked on the Green Streetlight - Nothing happened. Then I made the window a bit narrower. Clicked again. Nothing happened. Then I made it a bit shorter. Clicked Again - Window stretched up to top, but didn't change width. Made it narrower. Clicked again. Window returned to previous width. Clicked again, this time returned to the same narrower size as one step previous.
It seems like the Option+Click on the streetlight is kind of like a toggle of the last two previous sizes, but not always - sometimes it stretches to the top, sometimes it doesn't do anything.
I've been a dedicated OS X user since 10.3 - and, despite spending 15-20 minutes at a stretch every year or so (such as tonight) - I've never really understood what the green button is supposed to do. I kind of find it amazing that such a horribly inconsistent user interface control has persisted for 15+ years.
But yet - Magnet (much like Spectacle before it) does exactly what I want. Ctrl+Option+Enter = Maximize window (which is exactly what I bet 99% of people want the Green Button to do)