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I would use a different browser window for maps. Even with tabs, window maximization is usually one click away, so not that much of a hassle. But I agree that
by avian 9y ago
I would use a different browser window for maps. Even with tabs, window maximization is usually one click away, so not that much of a hassle.
But I agree that I commonly see people having their browser window maximized all the time (on huge monitors, to a great waste of on-screen space). I think the fact that they became accustomed to that is an unfortunate consequence of modern web design.
- WWLink 9y agoMicrosoft Windows enforced maximizing everything like that since the 3.x days. Every other OS tried to enforce not doing that - some taking it to an extreme! I recall when the "maximize" button in OS X was a "zoom" button that stretched the window vertically, but it'd only stretch a window as wide as the content demanded. Of course, the Windows users whined and whined and whined about that until Apple decided to make everything go fullscreen super easily. So anyway, I love seeing people use 34" ultrawides to browser websites with their browser window maximized. It's a ridiculous waste of space. XD
- baq 9y agoit's actually super easy to make a window take only half a screen in windows 8+ - move it to the edge of the screen. in windows 10, you can also move it to the corner to make it take 1/4th. shortcuts of win+left/right do similar things and also exist since win 8 at least. now whether these people are aware of that and whether they say that having 2800x1200 window is fine for them is a completely different thing...
- rocqua 9y agoThose same shortcuts are definitely in Win 7. I'd guess they came from Vista.