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> - You need an extra click on another window before you can interact with it I don't have this issue, I can interact with a window just by hovering over it wi

by jmkni 6y ago

> - You need an extra click on another window before you can interact with it I don't have this issue, I can interact with a window just by hovering over it with the mouse pointer > - If you're running multiple displays macos for some reason always picks the most awkward display to open new windows in You can set the default display in the settings (under arrangement, drag the white bar to the display you want to make the default) Agree about the other issues though.

ginko 6y ago
> I don't have this issue, I can interact with a window just by hovering over it with the mouse pointer Hm, maybe it's just Firefox that's a bad citizen here, like with the global shortcuts.
- bragh 6y ago
  Do not blame Firefox, this is actually how MacOS UI works by default: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/269622/macos-windows-requiring-an-explicit-click-to-make-active-before-ui-elements-ins/269662 https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/269622/macos-windo... I think the other poster has some addon installed and forgot about it.
  - jmkni 6y ago
    I don't think I do, I'm a fairly recent convert to macOS. I'm running Big Sur and I can interact with any window the mouse cursor is over. I can scroll any window I'm hovering over, and with a single click can perform an action.
    - matwood 6y ago
      Same. You have to click the window before typing something, but scroll does follow the mouse.
      - ginko 6y ago
        How about button clicks?
        matwood 6y ago
        No, but I understand the rationale. A button click is an input much like typing. Plus, when I want to give a window focus, I'd rather not look for a non-button to click. But, having clicks work on hover instead of after focus is fine, and simply has a different set of trade offs.
        droopyEyelids 6y ago
        you have to hold 'option' to click on a button in a window without focus
        chipotle_coyote 6y ago
        Not Option, but Command. If you hold down Option and click in another window, the current window hides. You can also hold down Command and drag a window that doesn't have focus. You can also switch focus to a window without raising it by holding down Control+Option and clicking the window. At any rate, a lot of these things can be chalked up to different philosophies, I think. Personally, I really don't like focus follows mouse; when I was using FreeBSD and Linux many years ago, I would try it and then end up disabling it after a short while. It is worth noting that Terminal has a hidden preference for focus-follows-mouse: defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -bool true You can also change that setting, along with those of some other quirky system things, in third-party apps like TinkerTool and Onyx.

by jmkni 6y ago

ginko 6y ago

> I don't have this issue, I can interact with a window just by hovering over it with the mouse pointer Hm, maybe it's just Firefox that's a bad citizen here, like with the global shortcuts.

bragh 6y ago
Do not blame Firefox, this is actually how MacOS UI works by default: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/269622/macos-windows-requiring-an-explicit-click-to-make-active-before-ui-elements-ins/269662 https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/269622/macos-windo... I think the other poster has some addon installed and forgot about it.
- jmkni 6y ago
  I don't think I do, I'm a fairly recent convert to macOS. I'm running Big Sur and I can interact with any window the mouse cursor is over. I can scroll any window I'm hovering over, and with a single click can perform an action.
  - matwood 6y ago
    Same. You have to click the window before typing something, but scroll does follow the mouse.
    - ginko 6y ago
      How about button clicks?
      - matwood 6y ago
        No, but I understand the rationale. A button click is an input much like typing. Plus, when I want to give a window focus, I'd rather not look for a non-button to click. But, having clicks work on hover instead of after focus is fine, and simply has a different set of trade offs.
      - droopyEyelids 6y ago
        you have to hold 'option' to click on a button in a window without focus
        chipotle_coyote 6y ago
        Not Option, but Command. If you hold down Option and click in another window, the current window hides. You can also hold down Command and drag a window that doesn't have focus. You can also switch focus to a window without raising it by holding down Control+Option and clicking the window. At any rate, a lot of these things can be chalked up to different philosophies, I think. Personally, I really don't like focus follows mouse; when I was using FreeBSD and Linux many years ago, I would try it and then end up disabling it after a short while. It is worth noting that Terminal has a hidden preference for focus-follows-mouse: defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -bool true You can also change that setting, along with those of some other quirky system things, in third-party apps like TinkerTool and Onyx.