Maximize window with mac?

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My dad retired today, so i bought him an imac as a retirement present.

He has fallen in love with it (as have i, seriously tempted after having a fiddle :) )

Can you do a full screen maximize for viewing windows on safari? When you click the max button it dosent fill the screen.

Any good websites for people converting to mac that i can show him?
 
If you drag it to full screen it will remember the size and stay there next time.

But if you drag it to full screen, you a) waste a HUGE amount of screen space displaying the blank sides of the page and b) reduce functionality. So don't.
 
I think when everyone trys a mac it is one of the first things that annoys them. However now i understand why they do it. It annoys me now that windows always seems to maximise windows and i can see more than two things at once and flick easily between windows, wheras it is much easier on a mac.

Short answer, you will get used to it.
 
I don't really buy into the Apple way even if i do like the macbook, would still prefer the option of full screen maximising when i need it (editing work). More power to the user to get what we want, not what someone is giving us.
 
Neoni said:
Once you go mac, you never go back.
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Actually, having recently bought a Macbook, I am not sure I would agree with that. I gave away my PC to my dad, and bought a macbook, but after about a month I have found that I really actually do miss windows....so I built a desktop PC also (I missed gaming far more than I thought I would) and am really enjoying Vista too. I probably will keep the macbook for portability and it is nice at certain things but not everything, and certainly not a case of 'you'll never go back'.

Having said that, maybe I just need to learn how macs operate...I hate not knowing the Mac-way of how to do things as I was/am a relatively competent windows user.
 
Prime said:
I don't really buy into the Apple way even if i do like the macbook, would still prefer the option of full screen maximising when i need it (editing work). More power to the user to get what we want, not what someone is giving us.
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Which programs are you talking about? All the editing programs I use are full-screenable, even if it's by dragging the window bigger as opposed to a maximise button.
 
Mohinder said:
Which programs are you talking about? All the editing programs I use are full-screenable, even if it's by dragging the window bigger as opposed to a maximise button.
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The topic drifted to maximising with a button which is what i'm referring to. It would be a major design flaw if you couldn't maximise by dragging the window bigger.... unless it was the Apple way:p
 
Application windows are not meant to maximise to full screen as it is a waste of space most of the time. When you maximise a window it will go to the size needed to display the content.

I suggest you (and your dad) try to get used to it as it is the way it works in OS X. Best not to hang on to old Windows habits is possible.

I hate it at work when I click maximise and whoosh every inch of my 27" 1920x1600 screen is full - what a waste!

Blackout said:
Actually, having recently bought a Macbook, I am not sure I would agree with that...and am really enjoying Vista too.
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Either you haven't been with your Mac long enough to lose the attachment to the Windows way or you have a mental problem! :p Given the fact that you said you enjoy Vista I'll go for the latter. ;) :D
 
For many people working with multiple applications or even the desktop in the background is distracting, which is kinda understandable. There's this app called windowshade x which i read about and has good reviews that may be helpful in this situation. Can't say i ever used it though, i love having lots of stuff open and visible at the same time.
 
Thats one of the flaws I find, especially with Photoshop on the Mac.
With the Windows version, all palettes and images are in one container window, on the mac, they all float on the desktop, so you can see stuff underneath and its quite distracting
 
LordSplodge said:
Application windows are not meant to maximise to full screen as it is a waste of space most of the time. When you maximise a window it will go to the size needed to display the content.

I suggest you (and your dad) try to get used to it as it is the way it works in OS X. Best not to hang on to old Windows habits is possible.
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OS X doesn't know what it wants to do. Trying pressing it in Mail, iTunes, TextEdit, Address Book, ..
 
wush said:
OS X doesn't know what it wants to do. Trying pressing it in Mail, iTunes, TextEdit, Address Book, ..
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How os x handles the restore button depends on the application and isn't just random behaviour.

Restoring ical will result in full screen, because many people add a lot of events to ical and need the room. Safari on the other hand doesn't need to use the full screen due to the fact that web pages are usually designed for smaller monitors.
 
Obviously, but a fundamental part of the UI shouldn't be so inconsistent. It's got a darn + sign when you hover over it to put iTunes in to mini-player mode.

p.s. I generally don't like full screen maximising of windows.
 
wush said:
Obviously, but a fundamental part of the UI shouldn't be so inconsistent. It's got a darn + sign when you hover over it to put iTunes in to mini-player mode.
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that gets me the most. Why not just have an extra button then and the only bit of learning is the extra "best fit" button.
 
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