Newest, favorite Mac widget: Afloat!
So, ever since I made the move to the Mac operating system, there have been a few functionality features that I’ve really missed about Linux. The first - windowshading - is the ability to “minimize” a given program window to just it’s title bar (and back again) with a double click or so. I use Unsanity’s Windowshade haxie to gain this ability in Mac OS X (now that they’ve released a Mac OS X Leopard compatible version). But as great as Windowshade X is, it doesn’t have everything that I want.
The other major (related) functionality that I’ve missed was the ability to click-drag anywhere on a program window to move it around on the screen. For instance, being able to click in the middle of a browser window and drag it to a new location. Linux has had that ability for ages - but with Mac OS X, for whatever reason, I’ve been reduced to using the titlebar to move windows around (which works fine - but is a hassle).
Enter Afloat 2. While this little app duplicates some of the functionality of Windowshade X, it ALSO gives you the ability to click-drag windows just like I want!
It’s even OSS / free, so hey - why not give it a shot?
Haiku for the day: The Tao that is seen Is not the true Tao-until You bring fresh toner.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
That’s funny, Apple started the window shade thing, I had no idea they’d removed it.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
aw, sweet, Nato has come over to the dark side
young padawan if only you were still here in Missouri, i would teach you well in the ways of the dark side of the force 
yeah i agree with Topher, Apple created the Window Shade feature… it is the PCs that follow suit because they appreciate good design… but that is weird that it is gone… it used to be in system 9 alot… i guess when they moved to OS X they dropped it… but Unsanity is a cool company… they have a lot of cool tools
that is cool you are Mac person now… how many computers do you have now???
later,
thomas