What is Digg?97 Comments
- Odweaver, on 10/12/2007, -9/+35"Make any Application Fullscreen (Mac Only)"
"Sorry, I forgot to mention that this is not a true fullscreen, just a way to hide other applications and make the application appear to be in fullscreen by focusing your attention on one window and making all the others black."
So the main function of this program slipped your mind?
Buried for intentional inaccuracy - Technopope, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Or one could simply use the "Hide Others" menu item already built into the OS.
- myfanwy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+19@smauelcotterall
"Mac apps don't really need the full screen."
what? aren't mac apps pretty much the same apps that run on windows? and with very similar equivalents on linux? why does word not need fullscreen on mac, but does on windows (or oo.org/abiword on linux). photoshop? firefox?
there's a reason i bought a 23" LCD, and it' not so i can have apple decide i "don't need" all of it. there is zero benefit in not using the full screen when someone is only using one app for a job. i'm a draughtsman, and the thought of not maximising Revit to full screen is absolute lunacy - atomic16, on 10/12/2007, -10/+21Sorry, I forgot to mention that this is not a true fullscreen, just a way to hide other applications and make the application appear to be in fullscreen by focusing your attention on one window and making all the others black.
- drewskyjones, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12@EIBob, when you say "Best app EVER. I may not use it" I have to say WTF? I stand amused ;-)
- brainded, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I always run my apps in full screen, i feel like it makes me pay attention, i dont know how mac people focus on anything with their desktops...
- egrefen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11@naio21
Given that it's a free app, the answer is probably "nothing".
Of course, you probably knew that, and were just being a dipsh*t, right? - simplenation, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13i am really hoping for this feature built into Leopard. Just a simple Maximize screen that maximizes the whole window.
- diggalltopics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I tried this app and found it to be clunky. I couldn't click to other windows without using Think.
A true full-screen program for Mac users would be megazoomer. It doesn't work for all applications, such as Firefox, but it's closer to the title of this Digg. It's located at http://www.ianhenderson.org/megazoomer.html
The shortcut to toggle full-screen mode is command+return (or Apple key + return) - radiantm3, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10@myfanwy
Full screen was great in the day of 15" monitors. 80% of applications these days do not need to fill 1600x1200 (and more) pixels unless you are 70 years old and have the fonts blown 400%. I run a 30" display and running my browser or microsoft word full screen would be ridiculous. On the other hand, applications like Aperture (or lightroom) or even google earth benefit from having full screen. And what do you know? They do have full screen support on the mac.
As a web designer, I like to have all my working apps visible on the screen at the same time. That's why I bought a large display. And with the age of multitasking, even when you are working in one application, some people like to have other smaller utility-type apps or widgets running and visible. - Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@rasterbator:
"I wonder how much energy Digg could save by switching to a black background like Revision 3?"
LCD screens are backlit at a constant level regardless of what color is being displayed.
And the backlight is by far the major energy drain from LCD displays.
Also, Active matrix LCD cells are generally polarized to let light through at zero voltage, so white is using less electricity than black for most displays.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCD#Active_matrix_technologies - boomboxer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I would rather just use the already built-in windows-management functionality. between exposé and alt+tabbing (I always quit and hide my apps by alt-tabbing), I am completely satisfied. I've always been surprised that apple doesn't promote those features more.
- johngardiner, on 10/12/2007, -39/+45OMGGG AWESOMEEEEE ... guess what? i can click one button in windows to do this.. time for the mac (kevin rose) lovers to bury this comment
- samuelcotterall, on 10/12/2007, -25/+30Mac apps don't really need the full screen.
- darksheer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8View the site, not the (wildly inaccurate) description...
I thought this was a mimic for the windows maximize button too--but its not.
Not that it really is anything spectacular (and certainly not worthy of front page news imo)...but I guess its kinda a cool idea. - rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Best ADD application ever. Now I can be more productive and not get distracted by music, podcasts, blogs, etc. Now if it could only help my short term memory which sucks.
This also makes working very easy on the eyes. I hate when most of the screen (and I use dual screens) are lit up.
I wonder how much energy Digg could save by switching to a black background like Revision 3? - digggggggggg, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10Ugh, what is with all this Mac bashing that's been going on lately?
We all have reasons for choosing whatever platform that we like to use. If you don't, then that's your problem. You won't find me bashing Vista or XP anytime soon. - Ossuary, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Are you kidding me? This seems like a step backwards to me. Windows switchers may like it, but otherwise seems lame.
- adc89, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Command-Option-Click on a dock icon. Much less obtrusive than this app and included with the OS.
You just need to keep a clean desktop, but you should anyway. - Quix, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"i am really hoping for this feature built into Leopard." - simplenation
I agree. I prefer OS X to Windows in almost every aspect, but I've always personally preferred the "full screen" methodology of Windows. I understand why the Mac OS was designed the way it was, but I prefer not to have to juggle windows around as I work. Fortunately a lot of Apple apps currently follow the Windows line of thinking (iPhoto, iTunes, GarageBand, etc.) but it would be nice to have an easy way to make these apps fill the screen (both vertically AND horizontally, Hickeroar). - gregdigg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I can't stop laughing.
- gregdigg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@slowercase
"Say, can anyone tell me, if I were to obtain a copy of 10.4 by torrent or something...how hard is it to switch from 10.3 to 10.4? Should I just pay for the upgrade? I'd prefer not to."
Well, I'd like for everything to be free, and also to have a harem of beautiful women who were willing to do anything I ask. Unfortunately, that's not the way things go here in reality. - thruandthru, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I still think it's faster and cleaner to apple+tab to bring up apps being used and apple+h to hide them when you're done. This can all be done without having the "illumination" bar up all the time. I downloaded the app though so I will give a try for a while.
- chembro303, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I cannot see why a mac user would need this application.
For anyone saying "I need XYZ application fullscreen because I am a designer/clown/video editor etc"...who's stopping you? I am a designer, and fully capable of using my screen from edge to edge if needed. And I understand entirely the need to eliminate clutter and keep the desktop distraction free. I (and many designers) use a flat medium gray desktop background; and I hide or quit any apps I really don't need open. As far as having multiple windows open on one screen at once, not only is it necessary to have more than one application/window open at once but I keep my itunes controller in the corner of my screen at all times.
Between Command-tab, expose, hot corners, and the dock...what in the world else could be done to make it easier to be productive? Oh, I know...get some freaking self-discipline and get back to work. Don't waste time on digg (no offense, I mean--I'm at work now too!) just so you can waste time downloading and installing this app, just so you can waste time clicking around from one app to this middleman to another app. Pointless and lame. As someone said above: this would be a step backward.
It would be like being 30, grown up and on your own, and finding that you aren't always responsible with your time & money. So someone (this program) suggests you start always asking your parents for permission before you do anything: "You'll save money! You'll use your time better! It'll be awesome!" Personally, I'd prefer taking a long look in the mirror, figuring out the most responsible and productive thing to do, and then exercising the discipline to do it. Why involve a middleman? It's a step backward. Your computer does what you ask it to...it doesn't just open 30 windows, put on a movie, open up digg, and start trying to distract you. If you think you need this app, grow up. And get back to work. - chowderdick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2bgbs to the pointless rescue
- zetsurin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Try being a coder and needing to switch between XCode and Interface Builder on a very frequent basis (every 30 seconds/minute when you are doing a lot of work with them). The window clutter is absurd and reaching for the hide all other option is a pain in the bollocks). Apple need to integrate that nonsense into one intuitive app though.
I am a happy OSX user but I am also man enough to admit and smart enough to realise that Windows does some things better. - wphj, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Wow, a ton of mac haters in this thread.
Good thing though, cause when they poke their heads out I can block them all at once.
I'm utterly convinced that the "fanboy" community is by far outnumbered by the hater community. - nasalspray, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Agreed absolutely. I just tried it and here's what I have to say:
I've been a mac user for years and years. I don't have a problem in the world with apps "fighting for my attention" because, if I'm working, I close them.
In fact, usually, when I work, I have multiple apps open at one time in order to actually do my work. This app requires me to click on a little translucent window then click on a needed app in order to get to a second. Repeat the process to get back to the first or go to a third etc. etc.. Cut out the "middle man".
Seems to me that the old CMD (Apple) - Tab is much faster. That, paired with the little bit of discipline involved in calming my ass down enough to work, makes this app completely pointless. - Halodude1489, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4By the way, press f11 in windows xp to do the same exact thing.
- djdole, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Um, I'd think it would be a no-brainer, but if not...
If you're having problems concentrating, why not just eliminate the distractions?
Go to a quiet distraction-free work area and close the distracting applications.
(BONUS! Closing them will also free up the CPU cycles and RAM used for said apps! No WAY!)
If all of that dosen't work... http://hcgtv.org/news/ritalin-os_sm.jpg - qwertyguy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5You could always wait for OS 10.5....
- d3dm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4FTA: Let's rediscover how to focus, and get back to thinking.
Hrm. So is one to infer that "Think Different" means to not think at all? - ilgaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2imho it is way better than fullscreen.
- halik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Are there any hacks to make the maximize button work? Some apps support it already (firefox), but most of the apple made stuff does weird things. Sometimes it's nice to have a full screen window to hide all the crap underneath.
- GMEnthusiast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It doesn't work very well with multiple monitors. If I bring up an app on my right screen, then show the 'illumination panel' then click back to the app on the right screen, the left screen is no longer dark.
- saralk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2isn't that what on of the AppADay applications does? I think it was called Concentrate.
- Radan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Sorry for hijacking this post but if you want to use fullscreen windows in Mac Os you can always use Super Zoomer (it only works with Coocoa windows though)
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21275 - Heiliger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21999 called... it wants its definition of a "large download" back.
- meatmcguffin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4That's weird, i was just about to type your username
- meatmcguffin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That's handy! It's even easier than selecting an app and then command-option-h. Cheers!
Does anyone remember the purple button from the OS X beta? Whatever happened to that? - Heiliger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I owe Freeverse noodles.
- boomboxer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1well I haven;t used vista yet, but none of the old Windows had anything like exposé. as for alt+tab, well my piece of ***** work computer running windows 2000 can alt+tab, but only to switch between apps. you can't quit or minimize from there. but it is true, and I don't know why, that you can't maximize a window with a single click in OS X. must be for the same reason they used a single-button mouse for so long.
- whiteyMcBrown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I downloaded this app yesterday. It's not nearly as useful as I thought it would be. I just want to fullscreen my apps...ARGGGHHHHH... On a sidenote, the lists in Adobe apps on the mac are *****, too. I just want to use the up and down arrows to choose between fonts and layer blending modes... but NO.. I've got to click the list and click on each one to see how it looks, one at a time. There are so many awesome things about the mac, but these little things are making me want to install Vista on my Macbook pro and just run that, full time.
- zetsurin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My kingdom for a FocusLayer type application (darkens everything but the current window) which works correctly under Tiger on my intel mac...
- glitch47, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1
I know this isn't about the Think app per se, but I'm new to OS X and there seems to be tons of knowlegeable OS X guys here:
how can I force an application to have a certain window background color and text color? I don't need to theme the whole OS, I just want my writing program (Movie Magic Screenwriter) to have a black background with green text (I grew up with monochrome monitors). The PC version had this option but the OS X version doesn't have it. Shapeshifter? Some other skinning app?
please help! - Leech, on 11/20/2008, -0/+1thanks, very useful.
- fallenone05, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1wow, your making digg a very boring place for yourself if you are really doing that.
- vashmyvindows, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Get SIMBL and install the Megazoomer plugin (google em). CMD + return will now fullscreen any [cocoa] app.
- T-Maaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ ramaz
I agree -- while I personally find it conter-intuitive and less productive for me to have a single window take up every inch of my monitor, some people require this functionality.
Some app's (both Apple and 3rd party) enlarge to full-screen when the 'maximize' button is clicked, while some apps merely revert to the last known window size (WWxHH) and/or window proximity (XXxYY) settings that differ from the current one. I have even seen a few apps where an active (non-greyed) 'maximize' button seems to do nothing at all, no matter how many times you change the shape of or move the window.
From what I understand, the windows on a Mac are set up with a built-in "best necessary WWxHH" feature, determined by the dimensions of whatever is in the window, embedded into the coding of the button - so "maximize' to my Safari browser on digg.com will mean something entirely different than 'maximize' to Preview when looking at a PDF at 100 percent.
I can easily see how this would become a major source of frustration for those that want the monitor taken over by the app -- I would be completely up-in-arms if the 'maximize' button didn't revert the window down to a usable size for me, and if my Mac consistently opened all my application windows at full-screen (like Adobe apps annoying habit of doing so with new documents) every single time -- It's something that Apple needs to address at the code-level of the OS, and it seems like it would be a fairly easy thing to take care of... Maybe make the _true_ "maximize" the normal default function of the button, and make the "best necessary width" feature still accessible, by a user performing an Option-click or Apple-click on the 'maximize' button. - Radan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Erm... I mean "Mega Zoomer" :)
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