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Tiled window management comes to macOS Sequoia, but it's hidden
FileMakerFeller said:I'm starting to feel unsettled by how many Windows idioms are being translated to the Mac. First the ability to resize a window from any edge (which means you can no longer be confident that your intention to drag a window will be respected), and now this window-snapping feature - which, thankfully, requires a modifier key to activate.
The historical advantage of the Mac is that it has eschewed the gimmicky features that seem cool or useful in favour of the provably better process that makes it harder for a user to do something damaging (an old example: making sure that the target of a copy operation has enough space to hold the files before starting to write them). I don't think the same forethought and diligence is being practised these days.
Tiling windows existed long before Microsoft brought it to Windows. This has been a feature in Linux desktops for years before Microsoft. It can be very useful and I've never feared being able to move a window because I can drag them to the right or left and have them snap into place ... not on Linux, Windows or Mac (w/ Magnet). I'm not sure you understand this feature. It doesn't supersede putting windows where you want them.
Always remember, a gimmick is a gimmick until it becomes useful, and then it's a feature. ߤ覬t;br>
