Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it

Re:Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it by drewg123 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @01:44PM (#31276408)

This is exactly when I can't deal with a mac as a desktop. My 30 year old muscle memories created in the late 80s with TWM use alt (on a std kbd, would be cmd on mac) + mouse button 1..3 to move, resize and iconify windows. Kde supports this, ldxe supports this, etc. I tried and abandoned using a mac as a desktop ~15 years ago because I didn't have this feature, and I didn't have true focus-follows-mouse.

I don't want to use some app that could be abandoned and end up like the parent, this kind of configurability should be a core OS feature.

Oddly, on a latop its fine, I somehow have a different set of muscle memories for touchpads.

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Re:Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it by Tepix on Thursday May 05, 2022 @02:17PM (#31276765)

It sucks when you're unable to overcome old habits...

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Re:Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it by drewg123 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @03:27PM (#31277465)

It sucks when UI designers don't provide ways to configure software..

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Re:Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it by SebastianKra on Friday May 06, 2022 @12:16PM (#31286916)

Reminds me of https://xkcd.com/1172/

I acknowledge that I'm still young, but I feel like Apple is introducing changes at a good pace. UI elements and layouts have stayed consistent. [^1] Radical changes are usually confined to single apps, and if there is a f*up like Safari 15, they provide a fallback option and quickly revise their decision.

Providing endless backwards-compatibility only bloats the interface and makes it harder to learn for new users. The goal must be slow but steady progress, so that everyone can adapt.

[^1]: The best example is probably System Preferences: https://www.versionmuseum.com/history-of/mac-os-x

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