Re: [amugtalk] Splitting screens
Macs R We <[email protected]> Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:53:41 -0700
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--===============3313198495069819884== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_347F5558-BC8A-4378-B1C9-49AD48B5E931" --Apple-Mail=_347F5558-BC8A-4378-B1C9-49AD48B5E931 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Well that was insightful. The behavior seems to be connected with the option, "Displays have = separate Spaces." I guess it makes sense that OS X might have some = indigestion figuring out how to split half a page onto "Desktop 2" and = the other half onto "Desktop 7." When I turned it off, I was able to split a window between two displays, = mostly (if I dragged more than about half of it onto the lower display, = it snapped entirely to that display, but I could drag it back upwards = and get it to stick). But I couldn't grow it to encompass more than one = display, no matter what I did, which I can achieve trivially under = Windows (on the Mac). But in that mode, the machine was operationally lobotomized. When you = flip to a different desktop on one display to double-check a piece of = data, the data you needed to compare it to on the lower display flips = away from you. Maybe I'm just too used to working in the "independent = displays" mode, but that was a non-starter for me, so I won't be using = it. But thanks for clearing up my question. > On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:58 PM, Robert Zusman <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > I suspect that may have something to do with it. > My Mojave system splits windows just fine (the left monitor stops just = after the =E2=80=9Csend mail=E2=80=9D button): >=20 > -RZ >=20 >> On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Macs R We <[email protected] = <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>=20 >> Well, I'm using "multiple Desktops" in Mission Control, which = superseded the original Spaces. >>=20 >>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Robert Zusman <[email protected] = <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>=20 >>> Are you using =E2=80=9CSpaces?=E2=80=9D >>>=20 >>> -RZ >>>=20 >>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:36 PM, Macs R We <[email protected] = <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> I run a two-display system on my bench, with one display (wall = mount) positioned over the other (laptop). >>>>=20 >>>> 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. >>>>=20 >>>> 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 >>>>=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.) >>>>=20 >>>> 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. >>>>=20 >>>> 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. >>>>=20 >>>> -- --Apple-Mail=_347F5558-BC8A-4378-B1C9-49AD48B5E931 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Well = that was insightful.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">The behavior seems to be connected with the option, "Displays = have separate Spaces." I guess it makes sense that OS X might have some = indigestion figuring out how to split half a page onto "Desktop 2" and = the other half onto "Desktop 7."</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">When I turned it off, I was able to = split a window between two displays, mostly (if I dragged more than = about half of it onto the lower display, it snapped entirely to that = display, but I could drag it back upwards and get it to stick). But I = couldn't grow it to encompass more than one display, no matter what I = did, which I can achieve trivially under Windows (on the Mac).</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">But in that mode, the = machine was operationally lobotomized. When you flip to a different = desktop on one display to double-check a piece of data, the data you = needed to compare it to on the lower display flips away from you. Maybe = I'm just too used to working in the "independent displays" mode, but = that was a non-starter for me, so I won't be using it.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">But thanks for clearing = up my question.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" = class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:58 PM, Robert Zusman = <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta = http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I suspect that may = have something to do with it.<div class=3D"">My Mojave system splits = windows just fine (the left monitor stops just after the =E2=80=9Csend = mail=E2=80=9D button):</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"">-RZ</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct = 31, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Macs R We <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"= class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta = http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Well, I'm using = "multiple Desktops" in Mission Control, which superseded the original = Spaces.<br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote = type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:43 PM, = Robert Zusman <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta = http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=3Dutf-8" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Are you using = =E2=80=9CSpaces?=E2=80=9D<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">-RZ</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div = class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct = 31, 2021, at 2:36 PM, Macs R We <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"= class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta = http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I 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 = class=3D""><div class=3D""> <div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: = normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;" = class=3D"">--</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div>= </blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></bloc= kquote></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_347F5558-BC8A-4378-B1C9-49AD48B5E931-- --===============3313198495069819884== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk --===============3313198495069819884==--