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"Hold Option while double-clicking a window's corner to expand the window to fill the screen." - this is the most important tip for macOS, IMO. I still don't understand what's in their heads that they don't maximise Safari/Preview to the full width by default.

I have 32" display and I'm using all my windows maximized, I just don't ever want them side by side or something like that.



That is because the green button is a «zoom» button, which maximizes the window to display its contained document: https://blog.xoria.org/macos-tips/#window-management

I am not sure if I agree with the choice either, but that’s the explanation.


That’s how you work, though. Having Safari fullscreen is really not great for me. Nor Preview. Actually the only thing I have fullscreen (not in its Space) is Xcode.

EDIT: I meant window maximized to fill the screen, not fullscreen, which is what option-double-clicking a window corner does.


Full screen is not the same as maximized to fill the screen.




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