Splitting screens
Macs R We <[email protected]> Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:36:08 -0700
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I run a two-display system on my bench, with one display (wall mount) =
positioned over the other (laptop).
When I was running Windows recently in Parallels (which picks up that =
there are two screens and uses them), I noticed that if I dragged a =
screen halfway between the two displays, it stayed there just fine, =
split between displays. Or, I could grow a screen to encompass both =
displays, giving me stuff like extra-long browser windows or galley =
copies.
It triggered a long-ago memory of being able to do exactly this on the =
Mac, in the classic OS. But I can't do it today.=20
If I try to drag a window halfway between two monitors, it will show a =
"ghost" copy of the bottom of the window on the lower screen until I =
release the window, then only the upper half of the window will show, on =
the upper screen. (If the displays are arranged side-by-side, a similar =
thing happens, with the partial window available only on the leftmost =
screen.)
This has resulted numerous times in a "lost window" syndrome, where I =
move a window slightly to the left or right, but inadvertently manage to =
fat-finger it upwards as well. Suddenly the whole window vanishes, save =
for a sliver on the upper screen that is near invisible, hidden by the =
Dock, or whatever. Where did my window go? Mission Control shows it as =
still existing, but it disappears again when I click on it. Maddening.
Anyway, my question is, is there a setting I am overlooking somewhere on =
the Mac that would allow the old split-display rendering? Obviously, =
there is no technical reason it can't be done under OS X, because =
WIndows does it running under Parallels under OS X.
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Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support
in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas.
http://macsrwe.com
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run a two-display system on my bench, with one display (wall mount) =
positioned over the other (laptop).<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">When I was running Windows recently in =
Parallels (which picks up that there are two screens and uses them), I =
noticed that if I dragged a screen halfway between the two displays, it =
stayed there just fine, split between displays. Or, I could grow a =
screen to encompass both displays, giving me stuff like extra-long =
browser windows or galley copies.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">It triggered a long-ago memory of being =
able to do exactly this on the Mac, in the classic OS. But I can't do it =
today. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">If =
I try to drag a window halfway between two monitors, it will show a =
"ghost" copy of the bottom of the window on the lower screen until I =
release the window, then only the upper half of the window will show, on =
the upper screen. (If the displays are arranged side-by-side, a similar =
thing happens, with the partial window available only on the leftmost =
screen.)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">This =
has resulted numerous times in a "lost window" syndrome, where I move a =
window slightly to the left or right, but inadvertently manage to =
fat-finger it upwards as well. Suddenly the whole window vanishes, save =
for a sliver on the upper screen that is near invisible, hidden by the =
Dock, or whatever. Where did my window go? Mission Control shows it as =
still existing, but it disappears again when I click on it. =
Maddening.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Anyway, my question is, is there a setting I am overlooking =
somewhere on the Mac that would allow the old split-display rendering? =
Obviously, there is no technical reason it can't be done under OS X, =
because WIndows does it running under Parallels under OS X.</div><br =
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in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas.<br =
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