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macOS still has window shadows and they are still the same size (by eyeballing them). The only difference is that in dark mode the shadows are of course less vi
by yoz-y 5y ago
macOS still has window shadows and they are still the same size (by eyeballing them). The only difference is that in dark mode the shadows are of course less visible because the contents of windows are darker.
- kitsunesoba 5y agoAt some point, window shadows became much more diffused. I think the release that implemented this change was mountain lion. I keep a Snow Leopard VM around to occasionally run old software in and the difference in shadow size is always striking. I personally like the more focused look of pre-10.7 shadows.
- yoz-y 5y agoAh yes. When looking at it it does indeed look darker towards the window in the screenshots.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoI just took a look, and I really can't see any difference between the window shadows on my Mavericks machine and my Snow Leopard VM. The Mavericks shadows may be ever-so-slightly stronger. You may be thinking of Yosemite, which definitely toned down the shadows a bit as part of flattening everything.
- xanathar 5y agoWindows 11 also has shadows again, fwiw.