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    Just wondering if you noticed...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tennismaster, Aug 5, 2007.

  1. tennismaster

    tennismaster Notebook Consultant

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    I use both OS X and windows extensively...but for you mac people...ever noticed the only corner you can use to resize a window is the bottom right hand corner where it's possible to resize a window using ever edge/corner in windows...? It's so simple and you think the genius' over at apple would have thought of it...and yet no apple users notices it until i point it out to them...even though it's not that big of a deal, I hope apple changes it soon...! :D
     
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    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    I find the bottom right corner all I need to have. I just grab the window, move it to where I want it, then expand it using the bottom corner. I can't imagine moving it as low as I wanted it and moving it up.
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    still, there is plenty of room for at least the lower left and upper right for resizing, why not implement that?

    this might be a good time to mention that os x is NOT God Almighty of operating systems. its nice, functional, clean, generally looks good, generally consistent and creative in design. but its definitely not perfect.
     
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    It is one of the most annoying things yes. I have 2 problems with it.
    1. It ruins the optic of some windows because the corner does not match the design of some programs.

    2. Often i keep my chat windows and on the far right touching the right side of the desktop. To resize them I first need to move the window a bit to the left and then resize it by dragging the right corner to enlarge the window.
     
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    its not that serious, i'll live.
     
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    There's things Apple needs to fix, nothing is perfect and Steve Jobs certainly isn't an exception ;). But its not a big deal for me, I don't resize windows much (I just drag it full screen and leave it there) so I'm okay with it.
     
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    I noticed when I open windows such as Macintosh HD, the window does not stay resized after I have expanded it before I closed it. It gets annoying when I'm trying to view let's say all the Applications, but the window automatically compacts back to its original size and have to drag/resize again. Otherwise, everything else is good.
     
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