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> to add Window snapping for a dollar You have to pay extra for basic window manager features on macos? How is that even caring about the experience of users l
by grawprog 5y ago
> to add Window snapping for a dollar
You have to pay extra for basic window manager features on macos? How is that even caring about the experience of users let alone devs?
- gjsman-1000 5y agoApple clearly has evaluated Window Snapping and decided not to add it for whatever reason. Rumor has it Microsoft patented it.
- smoldesu 5y agoThat's untrue though, because Linux DEs have been doing 4-way snapping for decades now.
- grawprog 5y agoIt reminds me of how my old Nokia phone could do such basic things as use custom ringtones, whereas iPhones of the time did not have this functionality. Apple seems to have this thing where they treat basic functionality as a premium or an upgrade. Things like window snapping, or being able to compile and distribute software...
- smoldesu 5y agoIt's especially heartbreaking when they take that same functionality and lock it behind APIs that most developers can't use.
- zepto 5y ago> That's untrue though, because Linux DEs have been doing 4-way snapping for decades now. That doesn’t mean it’s not patented. It just means there’s nobody worth Microsoft suing.
- kergonath 5y agoIt is not built in. They won’t sell it, though. There are tools to add this sort of features, some are free software, some are gratis but proprietary, and some cost money.