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I've used a mac for 10 years now, and TIL The Windows snapping UI is much more intuitive, though.

anonymouskimmer 3y ago
But also annoying when you're trying to tile some (of a bunch) of windows at full height. Yes, there are ways to do it without unintentionally maximizing, but it takes more attention to detail.
- ethbr0 3y ago
  Is there any way to static tile in Windows without an external application? I.e. pre-configure a tiling layout of application windows, that will be restored as specified (or at least on boot)
  - anonymouskimmer 3y ago
    Revert back to Vista or whatever version of Windows had an active desktop and embed applications in the HTML file used as the active desktop? Beats the heck out of me.
  - anonymouskimmer 3y ago
    Windows PowerToys are technically external applications, but they are made by Microsoft. Perhaps a startup script in conjunction with the FancyZones utility could do what you want. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/fancyzones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/fancyzon...
- kitsunesoba 3y ago
  Windows-style snapping can also be extremely irritating with how easily accidental snap-proposals are triggered when moving around windows that you don't want snapped or maximized. I would say that when using Windows (or Linux DE with similar snap proposal UX) the bulk of proposals triggered are unintentional. In aggregate it's a surprising amount of unnecessary noise. This is why on macOS I prefer utilities like Moom, which tucks snap options behind a little popup that replaces the native macOS zoom button hover popup. It gives me snapping on the odd occasion it's actually useful without the spammy accidentally triggered border zoom animations that come with Windows snapping.
  - SpikeMeister 3y ago
    I don’t have the same experience. Is your mouse sensitivity turned up very high?
dbbk 3y ago
This is totally undiscoverable, I also only just realised.

But also annoying when you're trying to tile some (of a bunch) of windows at full height. Yes, there are ways to do it without unintentionally maximizing, but it takes more attention to detail.

ethbr0 3y ago
Is there any way to static tile in Windows without an external application? I.e. pre-configure a tiling layout of application windows, that will be restored as specified (or at least on boot)
- anonymouskimmer 3y ago
  Revert back to Vista or whatever version of Windows had an active desktop and embed applications in the HTML file used as the active desktop? Beats the heck out of me.
- anonymouskimmer 3y ago
  Windows PowerToys are technically external applications, but they are made by Microsoft. Perhaps a startup script in conjunction with the FancyZones utility could do what you want. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/fancyzones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/fancyzon...
kitsunesoba 3y ago
Windows-style snapping can also be extremely irritating with how easily accidental snap-proposals are triggered when moving around windows that you don't want snapped or maximized. I would say that when using Windows (or Linux DE with similar snap proposal UX) the bulk of proposals triggered are unintentional. In aggregate it's a surprising amount of unnecessary noise. This is why on macOS I prefer utilities like Moom, which tucks snap options behind a little popup that replaces the native macOS zoom button hover popup. It gives me snapping on the odd occasion it's actually useful without the spammy accidentally triggered border zoom animations that come with Windows snapping.
- SpikeMeister 3y ago
  I don’t have the same experience. Is your mouse sensitivity turned up very high?

dbbk 3y ago

This is totally undiscoverable, I also only just realised.