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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by shripadk on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:32AM (#13923083)
Can't agree with you more! The other issue I have with macOS is the maximize button which defaults to "fullscreen". I have become used to pressing the Option/Alt button before clicking the green maximize button. It's so obvious that it is a very bad design decision. Even more surprising is that this "feature" has been kept around for 3 versions of macOS. Am I the only one who finds this UX so counter-intuitive? Else why would it stick around for 3 versions of macOS?
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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by waibelp on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:54PM (#13923983)
Full ack! To fix those issues and many more I started to use Spectacle [1] some months ago which steady improved my workflows. I could not even think about working with macOS without it.

[1] https://www.spectacleapp.com

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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by jrowley on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:24PM (#13924283)
Spectacle is an essential app for me. I feel completely lost whenever I use a mac that doesn't have it installed.
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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by nimeshneema on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @03:29PM (#13925393)
Give Divvy a try (http://mizage.com/divvy/).

I find it to be quite configurable, easy to use and quite better than the available alternatives.

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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by shripadk on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:56PM (#13924008)
Thanks for the link! I'll take a look at it!
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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by wangweij on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:48AM (#13923276)
After so many years, I've learned to not click on the maximize button at all. Just double click the title bar and it will fill the screen.
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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by FreakyT on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:52AM (#13923318)
I personally have a utility installed that adds a Windows-esque "snap" functions, including maximization. That green button's behavior is a usability nightmare.
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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by ductionist on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:32PM (#13924349)
Definitely - I use Moom for this purpose and can recommend it, https://manytricks.com/moom/
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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by makeset on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:06PM (#13924104)
RightZoom (free): http://www.blazingtools.com/right_zoom_mac.html

Though I also tend to have ShiftIt or SizeUp installed and always use the keyboard shortcut instead.

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Re:Show HN: Marta – A fast and minimalistic file manager for... by sealjam on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:53AM (#13923326)
I think alt clicking on the maximise button "maximises"
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