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Since making the jump to a 4K display, I've really felt my urge to have a second monitor drop off hard. UHD solves the problem and removes the display gap.

azhenley 9y ago
Since moving to a single 34 inch ultrawide monitor, my biggest complaint is the window management. Two displays make this easy: fullscreen each one (Windows has shortcuts for this builtin). But with one monitor I have to manage the windows myself (I've tried 3rd party apps, they never seem to work nicely). Did you not have this problem?
- merb 9y ago
  on mac/windows you can buy divvy. that app is just awesome for window management.
  - evanrelf 9y ago
    Divvy is good but these days I'd recommend Magnet (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12). They've had an 80% discount forever, so it's basically just the price ($0.99). It's pretty polished, and lets you assign keyboard shortcuts.
    - merb 9y ago
      well I use both divy and magnet. divy is better for more fine grained window management especially on 4k, whereas magnet is great for general placement a la windows
- jotaen 9y ago
  I use Spectacle on Mac and it works like a breeze. It’s free, but you can donate if you like it. https://www.spectacleapp.com/ https://www.spectacleapp.com/
- acejam 9y ago
  https://www.spectacleapp.com/ https://www.spectacleapp.com/
- mcintyre1994 9y ago
  Can't you just snap one window to the left and the other to the right of the screen? That's built in to Windows too and should give the same effect as two fullscreen monitors unless I'm missing something.
- sevensor 9y ago
  I have to recommend i3 on a 39" 4k TV. I can fit an awful lot of code on my screen.
- mschuster91 9y ago
  > I've tried 3rd party apps, they never seem to work nicely Switch off that Spaces crap Apple does, use Hyperswitch as a replacement for alt-tab, use SizeUp for the window management (ctrl+alt+cmd as base combo, +m fullscreen, +arrow key=left/right/top/bottom half), Karabiner to switch Ctrl/Cmd C/V and use Accessibility to map cmd+q (which, on German keyboards is the @ symbol) to "invert display colors" so a mistype doesn't quit your app. Voila, a Mac you can use for work ;) Edit: Tips on how to disable the Spotlight indexer due to excessive CPU and RAM load without disabling the Outlook search are highly welcome...
- stordoff 9y ago
  Using a single monitor, I tend to use WinKey+Left/Right to snap the program to one side of the screen. If you have one snapped to each side, you can adjust the size of both at the same time so you aren't forced to use a 50:50 split.
- FussyZeus 9y ago
  I don't like the Ultrawides, for that exact reason. I have a 16:9 4K that works wonderfully. For Window management, I just put windows where I want them...not really an issue for me.
- jermaustin1 9y ago
  I have had this issue with OSX/MacOS from the start. Maybe it is because I am accustomed to the way windows handles maximize, restore, and minimize, but I have always had trouble with those three on my Macs.

azhenley 9y ago

Since moving to a single 34 inch ultrawide monitor, my biggest complaint is the window management. Two displays make this easy: fullscreen each one (Windows has shortcuts for this builtin). But with one monitor I have to manage the windows myself (I've tried 3rd party apps, they never seem to work nicely). Did you not have this problem?

merb 9y ago
on mac/windows you can buy divvy. that app is just awesome for window management.
- evanrelf 9y ago
  Divvy is good but these days I'd recommend Magnet (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12). They've had an 80% discount forever, so it's basically just the price ($0.99). It's pretty polished, and lets you assign keyboard shortcuts.
  - merb 9y ago
    well I use both divy and magnet. divy is better for more fine grained window management especially on 4k, whereas magnet is great for general placement a la windows
jotaen 9y ago
I use Spectacle on Mac and it works like a breeze. It’s free, but you can donate if you like it. https://www.spectacleapp.com/ https://www.spectacleapp.com/
acejam 9y ago
https://www.spectacleapp.com/ https://www.spectacleapp.com/
mcintyre1994 9y ago
Can't you just snap one window to the left and the other to the right of the screen? That's built in to Windows too and should give the same effect as two fullscreen monitors unless I'm missing something.
sevensor 9y ago
I have to recommend i3 on a 39" 4k TV. I can fit an awful lot of code on my screen.
mschuster91 9y ago
> I've tried 3rd party apps, they never seem to work nicely Switch off that Spaces crap Apple does, use Hyperswitch as a replacement for alt-tab, use SizeUp for the window management (ctrl+alt+cmd as base combo, +m fullscreen, +arrow key=left/right/top/bottom half), Karabiner to switch Ctrl/Cmd C/V and use Accessibility to map cmd+q (which, on German keyboards is the @ symbol) to "invert display colors" so a mistype doesn't quit your app. Voila, a Mac you can use for work ;) Edit: Tips on how to disable the Spotlight indexer due to excessive CPU and RAM load without disabling the Outlook search are highly welcome...
stordoff 9y ago
Using a single monitor, I tend to use WinKey+Left/Right to snap the program to one side of the screen. If you have one snapped to each side, you can adjust the size of both at the same time so you aren't forced to use a 50:50 split.
FussyZeus 9y ago
I don't like the Ultrawides, for that exact reason. I have a 16:9 4K that works wonderfully. For Window management, I just put windows where I want them...not really an issue for me.
jermaustin1 9y ago
I have had this issue with OSX/MacOS from the start. Maybe it is because I am accustomed to the way windows handles maximize, restore, and minimize, but I have always had trouble with those three on my Macs.