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But I don't know what "zoom" means in the context of a window. And the inconsistencies of my experiences with various apps didn't make it clear either. (e.g. th
by Timothee 14y ago
But I don't know what "zoom" means in the context of a window. And the inconsistencies of my experiences with various apps didn't make it clear either. (e.g. the infamous mini-player for iTunes)
As for Shift-Click I tried it with Chrome and I thought you had made my day. However it didn't do anything different on Messages, nor Safari: it just stretched the window vertically. In my short survey of currently open apps, half were stretching vertically while the other was doing fullscreen. (be it Shift-click or plain click) Only Chrome acts differently.
- mkaltenecker 14y agoZoom tries to remove the scroll bars. It makes the window big enough so that the scroll bars disappear. If there are no scrollbars and the main content just automatically resizes with the window (e.g. in Aperture) it is equivalent to the maximize button. The biggest problem with that is that developers make it work inconsistently.
- steveh73 14y agoBrowse around iTunes until you find a track that doesn't quite fit horizontally. Click the "zoom" button, to make the window big enough. Oh wait, it doesn't. If by "developers" you mean "Apple" then yes. I never use the "zoom" button because it exhibits apparently random behaviour.
- Volpe 14y agoSo the issue is iTunes, not the green button? And admittedly itunes behaviour is very well known, it's hardly surprising.
- jpxxx 14y agoAgreed. It's one of those "we'll figure this out later" things from the late 90's without any real programmatic constraints that led to a mishmash of pointless and unexpected behavior. I personally can't come up with a good reason not to just remove the green ball entirely.
- mkaltenecker 14y agoI completely agree with you. Don’t be so aggressive, be nice! Apple should remove the zoom button. It’s not necessary, more confusing than anything.