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Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it
Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it (like on Linux).
Today I learned that since macOS High Sierra onwards you can move a window by starting to drag anywere on it.
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OvermindDL1
That’s actually quite uniformly consistent. I haven’t seem a system yet that doesn’t use Alt for that by default (and barely seen anyone ever change the binding key).
OvermindDL1
Wonder why that isn’t default enabled… The lack of that capability when I have to use windows from my usual linux desktops drives me bonkers… >.>
AstonJ
I’d guess it might be prone to erroneously being moved and lead to frustration? 
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