Who thought putting gaps between snapped windows was a good idea?
from neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 2025 04:47
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/49240756

Does anyone genuinely like this? I was relieved to see it can be turned off.

One thing I noticed is that the inactive window gets a shadow on it. I wonder if that can also be turned off.

#apple_enthusiast

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2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de on 18 Jul 2025 05:13 next collapse

The gap acts as a divider to resize the side-by-side windows at once. Does that work if you turn it off?

Link@rentadrunk.org on 18 Jul 2025 05:33 next collapse

Yes every other OS allows you to resize windows just fine without the divider.

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Jul 2025 06:14 collapse

I’m not sure, I just tested it in an Apple Store. I’ll pickup a MacBook Air this October.

reddig33@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 2025 05:34 next collapse

Probably the same people who introduced the gap between the menu bar and the actual menus.

unmagical@lemmy.ml on 18 Jul 2025 05:48 collapse

i3-gaps has been available since at least 2018 (according to their repo) and has since been merged into mainline i3. So there’s clearly a market for that aesthetic. You not liking a design choice doesn’t mean no one does.

parody@lemmings.world on 18 Jul 2025 15:00 collapse

doesn’t mean no one does.

Think they’re here genuinely looking for those users so they can learn more.

I thought it was a bug or something and searched it up once but forget the rationale. (Gap at top of window between menu bar)