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On macOS, you can enable window dragging by holding down the Control+Command keys with this command:

    defaults write -g NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture -bool true
I use this with "three finger drag", and resizing at the window border hasn't been much of an issue for me.
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Wish it worked on all windows. For some reason Settings is exempt from this, for example.
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i use this. it’s not maintained so you need to manually enable its access to assistive control in Settings but besides that still works great:

https://github.com/jmgao/metamove

it does exactly what you want coming from Fluxbox-style window managers

here’s how i configure it (it has a settings ui, this just automates setting it up) https://github.com/justjake/Dotfiles/blob/3d359f961b009478ef...

i didn’t notice the hideous corner grab areas for a few weeks after updating to 26 because i never tried to use the corner

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Yeah, it was one of those things I noticed when I first started using Linux and wondered why every other OS didn't just copy it.
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Probably just simple resistance to use of modifier keys in non-technical users, at least on the Windows side. A lot of users never touch a modifier except for Ctrl for copy/paste and maybe Windows for start menu search.

On the Mac side where key combos and modifier use is more widespread among users, it’s probably because there’s no intuitive visual that can be associated with the interaction.

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Oh, I get having a visual way of doing it with just a mouse for sure. But for power users or even just-a-little-bit-of-knowledge users it's super quick and convenient. When I had to use Windows for work it drove me nuts that the option wasn't there (ended up finding AltDrag thankfully).
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On Windows, I use AltDrag.
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windows does support [win] + [arrow key] though
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Mac supports the win (Cmd) + arrow key thing too; figured I'd mention since the story is about macOS window management.
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Recently getting a new Mac for work, coming from Hyprland has been tough, but I feel like I’m getting there. Aerospace and Karabiner-Elements have gotten me most of the way there. Have had to write a few scripts to get the workspaces working the way I’m used to, but overall I got a significant part of my workflow to mirror my Linux setup, but would still love to get the super+right click to resize working somehow (there is a native way to move windows with ctrl+cmd+left click which was nice).
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Same here. I use both!

> get the super+right click to resize working somehow (there is a native way to move windows with ctrl+cmd+left click which was nice).

I've tried this with Hamerspoon to no avail and ultimately gave up... if you find a workaround, I'm all ears!

I really miss AHK...

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For window move I think it's a reaction to the popularization of putting UI in the window titlebar so there's nothing to grab onto. I don't mind it but I wish there was a dedicated "grab" button on the mouse because I find it clunky to have to use both hands to manage windows.
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I can tell you the feature of Meta/Super¹+L/R click to move/resize windows has existed on Linux long before UI in the window titlebar became a thing.

¹ aka Windows key

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