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how do I disable automatic window resizing in Sequoia

Since updating this morning when I move windows around on my cinematic display they JUMP to full screen if I even get close to the top of the screen. How do I make this STOP!

MacBook Pro (M3 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Sep 19, 2024 12:05 PM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2024 12:12 PM

Disable the Tiling options in System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Windows.

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Oct 25, 2024 4:12 PM in response to PatriceW999

I have a similar problem!


I recently upgraded to Sequoia.

Yes, I could not resist, though the advice was to not bother - most options do not work here in NL. I am an 'ancient' Mac user ☀️, started in 1991, my first Macs were a plus and a Macintosh II with macOS 4, and back in the days, a new os was quite a thing and you couldn't wait to find out what all the new features were.


I first noticed the problem in Pages.

What I do when I open a template from Pages is change the appearance.

Somehow pages needs to open standard with the info-sidebar on the right (very annoying! 😡 - wish I could change that too).

The first thing I do, for lack of an alternative, is press option-command-"I" which makes the sidebar go away. Next thing I do (or did) is click on the green button with the optionkey pressed. I still changes to a "+", but now does something completely different (even more annoying! 😡 😡 😡)

Before (Sonoma and previous) the window of the file would then fit the size of the document. Now it does not do that, even though I have all options in settings switched off (who needs it anyway??? 😕 👎).



Million dollar Question:

Is there a way, maybe through terminal, to 'kill' it all together?

This thing actually would be a reason for me to downgrade, if that were possible!, since this interrupts my workflow badly!


Before Sequoia I had the latest version of Sonoma which did not have this problem.

My Mac:


thank you for your patience and help!!

Nov 1, 2024 10:42 AM in response to d.s.cobb

all very well, but that does not address the fact that a function of the green blob on the left topcorner has changed, and cannot be reverted, even not with the functions of tiling etc in the system settings switched of.


Before Sequoia (Sonoma and earlier) pressing the option-key changed the green ting to a +, meaning it would size the window (fe a pages document) nicely to its size, and no more. This function has disappeared. there is still a ≠ appearing, but I still get these tiling-options: there is no difference!

so either I am being annoying, or there is something wrong here!


(my system is Dutch, but the functions are the same.




Sep 28, 2024 4:04 PM in response to CesareMedici

CesareMedici wrote:

@dialabrain It's a Sequoia issue in any case. Why would Dell's DDPM software start behaving differently from how it did for more than a year?

Because macOS Sequoia changed and Dell's software didn't.

I'm not blaming Apple for this, but any major change can have inadvertent consequences.

Apple does not write macOS and add features to stay compatible with third-party software. It's up to third-party software vendors to remain compatible with the latest versions. It's very simple.


Oct 17, 2024 5:03 AM in response to cgapperi

cgapperi wrote:

Wouldn’t that be nice if it was true. I am not the only one here reporting the issue. I rarely get the marquee. It just resizes. The whole 48”. I have tried always moving down first just to be sure it isn’t resizing as a result of hitting the top. Nope. Doesn’t help.

I’ve also seen reported here where people with Dell monitors have some sort of software installed. That does automatically resize the window when you move it.There is a momentary delay before the marquee appears and if you only delay that long and it is essentially popping up, but you don’t see it Then it would do that to you and appear to be instantaneous, but it’s not

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