If Apple decides to release a public API for it, I'll add it in. Other apps that move windows between spaces use unsupported or undesirable ways to achieve this. This can be disabled.Ĭommon Known Issues Rectangle doesn't have the ability to move to other desktops/spacesĪpple never released a public API for Spaces. Windows will snap when dragged to edges/corners of the screen.There's an option to have windows traverse across displays on subsequent left or right executions.So, if you repeatedly execute first third, it will cycle through thirds (first, center, last) and vice-versa with the last third. You can however emulate Spectacle's third cycling using first and last third actions.Screen orientation is taken into account, as in first third will be left third on landscape and top third on portrait. Next/prev screen thirds is replaced with explicitly first third, first two thirds, center third, last two thirds, and last third.
Rectangle has additional window actions: move windows to each edge without resizing, maximize only the height of a window, almost maximizing a window.Spectacle used its own shortcut recorder. Rectangle uses MASShortcut for keyboard shortcut recording.See TerminalCommands.md Differences with Spectacle Open the Rectangle menu and select "Ignore app".Focus the app that you want to ignore (make a window from that app frontmost).Left or right edge, just above or below a cornerīottom left or right third, then drag to bottom center
When the mouse cursor reaches the edge of the screen, you'll see a footprint that Rectangle will attempt to resize and move the window to when the click is released. The keyboard shortcuts are self explanatory, but the snap areas can use some explanation if you've never used them on Windows or other window management apps.ĭrag a window to the edge of the screen.
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