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Can I stop El Capitan hiding part of a window when dragging it between monitors?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1842401" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>No disrespect intended...but when you jump FIVE OS versions (Snow Leopard to El Capitan)...many many things can change...and an open minded attitude should be maintained while a user "gets up to speed" with the new OS version.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> What was mentioned in the quote above sounds like someone who thinks they know everything...and automatically assumes they are correct & Apple has made an error.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Fortunately if the older multi-display "system" with Snow Leopard is preferred by some users...this can be accomplished very easily. Or if the newer multi-display system is preferred by some users...good to go here as well.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><u>Let me explain the major differences:</u></p><p></p><p>1. With the older multi-display "system"...the macOS treated all of the displays attached to the same computer like they were one-single ginormous desktop. This setup can be very very useful for graphic designers who prefer to view an image or graphic as close to it's native resolution as possible (have that iimage/graphic span the multi-display real estate). Or maybe someone who's working with a really large Excel spreadsheet...and wants to have as many spreadsheet rows & columns visible as possible...and has a single spreadsheet window "stretched/enlarged" across the multiple displays.</p><p></p><p>2. With the newer multi-display "system"...which was introduced with macOS 10.7 "Lion" (just one OS version after Snow Leopard 10.6)...users have the choice to use the older system or a newer system. With the newer multi-display "system"...there are benefits. The main benefit regarding multi-displays with the newer system is...each display in a multi-display arrangement can be setup to act like it's own space (each display can act like a single display)...and in the process of doing this...each display gets it's own menu bar (in the older multi-display system only one of the displays had a menu bar). </p><p></p><p>"What is the advantage to this?"...someone may ask. The great advantage to this is...someone can have Safari open on Display A...and have Microsoft Excel open on Display B. Display A's menu bar will have all the drop down menu's appropriate for Safari...and Display B's menu bar will have all appropriate drop down menu's appropriate for Excel. </p><p></p><p>A 2nd smaller advantage of the newer system...a user doesn't always have to go back to Display A to use the menu bar if they are working on Display B (with the older system only Display A or Display B had a menu bar).</p><p></p><p><u>How does someone switch between the "older & newer" multi-display system?:</u></p><p><u></u></p><p>- Apple Drop Down Menu</p><p>- System Preferences</p><p>- Mission Control</p><p>- Select or deselect the "Displays have separate Spaces" option.</p><p>- Then need to log out & log back in to make the changes.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]31082[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is...both multi-display systems (older & newer) have their advantages...and the "system" chosen by the user is most likely dependent on what they're doing.</p><p></p><p>HTH,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p><p></p><p>p.s. I completely understand the frustration when moving from an older OS to a newer OS. This change (and possibly some frustration) can be greatly enhanced when the jump is 5 OS versions!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1842401, member: 56379"] No disrespect intended...but when you jump FIVE OS versions (Snow Leopard to El Capitan)...many many things can change...and an open minded attitude should be maintained while a user "gets up to speed" with the new OS version.:) What was mentioned in the quote above sounds like someone who thinks they know everything...and automatically assumes they are correct & Apple has made an error.;) Fortunately if the older multi-display "system" with Snow Leopard is preferred by some users...this can be accomplished very easily. Or if the newer multi-display system is preferred by some users...good to go here as well.:) [U]Let me explain the major differences:[/U] 1. With the older multi-display "system"...the macOS treated all of the displays attached to the same computer like they were one-single ginormous desktop. This setup can be very very useful for graphic designers who prefer to view an image or graphic as close to it's native resolution as possible (have that iimage/graphic span the multi-display real estate). Or maybe someone who's working with a really large Excel spreadsheet...and wants to have as many spreadsheet rows & columns visible as possible...and has a single spreadsheet window "stretched/enlarged" across the multiple displays. 2. With the newer multi-display "system"...which was introduced with macOS 10.7 "Lion" (just one OS version after Snow Leopard 10.6)...users have the choice to use the older system or a newer system. With the newer multi-display "system"...there are benefits. The main benefit regarding multi-displays with the newer system is...each display in a multi-display arrangement can be setup to act like it's own space (each display can act like a single display)...and in the process of doing this...each display gets it's own menu bar (in the older multi-display system only one of the displays had a menu bar). "What is the advantage to this?"...someone may ask. The great advantage to this is...someone can have Safari open on Display A...and have Microsoft Excel open on Display B. Display A's menu bar will have all the drop down menu's appropriate for Safari...and Display B's menu bar will have all appropriate drop down menu's appropriate for Excel. A 2nd smaller advantage of the newer system...a user doesn't always have to go back to Display A to use the menu bar if they are working on Display B (with the older system only Display A or Display B had a menu bar). [U]How does someone switch between the "older & newer" multi-display system?: [/U] - Apple Drop Down Menu - System Preferences - Mission Control - Select or deselect the "Displays have separate Spaces" option. - Then need to log out & log back in to make the changes. [ATTACH=FULL]31082[/ATTACH] The bottom line is...both multi-display systems (older & newer) have their advantages...and the "system" chosen by the user is most likely dependent on what they're doing. HTH,:) - Nick p.s. I completely understand the frustration when moving from an older OS to a newer OS. This change (and possibly some frustration) can be greatly enhanced when the jump is 5 OS versions!;) [/QUOTE]
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