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Having to Option-Shift clicking to maximize/restore a window is idiotic. Apple is known for consistency in UI but this a glaring exception, it’s like they know zoom is kinda junk so instead of fixing it, they changed it to the full-screen.

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(reminds me of the Windows 8 disaster) the zoom button really ought to behave consistently across applications. I’ve got no idea why Apple chose to go this route with the green button, full-screen is something that’s *sometimes* nice but if I wanted a tablet, I’d be using a tablet. The way to get to this is under actions do “Mouse Click Actions” > More Mouse Buttons and Modifiers. (Windows handles Maximize far better than Apple by the way. This will fill your screen with the Chrome window the way maximize works on Windows. Do the steps above under the OTHER tab in Global *then* make and additional Chrome rule so that clicking the green button does an Option+Shift Left-click. There’s an additional step to “fix” Google Chrome’s strange zoom behavior. If you know of a solution that doesn’t involve using a third party app, do let us know in the comments. I’ve dug around and scoured for defaults write commands to change the green button behavior back to the old default in prior versions of OS X, but have yet to find anything other than this aforementioned approach offered in StackExchange forums that uses BetterTouchTool. This is a little confusing and BetterTouchTool has a sort of weird interface until you get used to it, so if the above walkthrough isn’t clear then watch the complete process in the brief video tutorial below: Here are the BetterTouchTool setup steps detailed in an image, click this to view larger: Quit BetterTouchTool, the changes will stay in effect as long as you have BetterTouchTool configured this way, and as long as BetterTouchTool has access to control the computer through Security > Privacy > Accessibility.

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Flip back to the OS X Finder (or another open app) and click the green button, it should now simply maximize the window rather than send it into Full Screen Mode.

Your app will arrive with Setapp, a suite of apps for solving everyday tasks on Mac and iPhone.

In the “Predefined Action” menu, choose “Zoom Window Below Cursor” BetterTouchTool via Setapp Save time with custom actions Download Setapp This app + 230 others in one suite.

In the “Trigger” pulldown menu, choose “Leftclick Green Window Button”.

Near the bottom, click on “Configure New Trigger”.

Select “Global” from the left side options.

Back in BetterTouchTool, click on the “Other” tab in the upper right of the app.

Open BetterTouchTool and grant access to “Accessibility” when requested (this will open System Preferences).

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Here’s how to get the old green button action back by default, this means you just have to click the green button in a window to maximize it rather than having to option+click or double-click the titlebars: Please use the built-in feedback reporter to submit any bug, feature request or idea you have.To change the green button maximize behavior you will need to use BetterTouchTool, a free application for OS X that performs many other functions and neat tricks with the Mac trackpad and mouse, but for the purposes here we’re just using it to adjust window maximizing universally throughout OS X Yosemite.

The iPhone version is designed to allow full control with only one hand.

Ability to increase cursor size and zoom the screen for convenient control while e.g.

Navigate between different applications.

Transfer files (up to 6 MB) from your Mac to your iPhone and view them or share them there.

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to start a movie or application while lying in bed) If you want to see what is possible please checkout BetterTouchTool first. With those actions you can control almost anything on your Mac. Configure arbitrary app specific actions for any application you want.Assign custom icons to each action you configure.Configure global actions that work in every application.Remotely access and use any app's menubar.Remotely access media keys from your Mac's keyboard (play/pause, change the volume, change the brightness for internal and external displays, etc.Remotely type or dictate text to your Mac.The trackpad also supports basic multitouch gestures Includes a nice trackpad to control your Mac's mouse cursor.Note: BTT Remote will not work with Microsoft Windows

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It allows you to take almost full control over your Mac and all the apps installed on it.īTT Remote is free, however it requires BetterTouchTool running on your Mac (you can download a 45 day trial from Your iPhone must be in the same WiFi network as your Mac, enterprise networks may not work. BTT Remote (BTT stands for BetterTouchTool) is a great remote control for your Mac.