Vratislav Holub In the macOS operating system, we have several practical ways for the best possible multitasking. Thanks to this, each apple grower can choose which variant suits him best, or with which setting he will work best. After all, this is something that is incredibly missing in iPadOS, for example. To make matters worse, with the arrival of the expected macOS 13 Ventura operating system, we will even see another way, which looks promising for the time being and is receiving quite positive reactions.
It could be interest you
One of the available ways is to use the so-called full-screen mode. In that case, we take the window we're currently working with and stretch it across the entire screen so that nothing else gets in the way. In this way, we can open several applications and then switch between them in an instant, for example with the help of gestures on the Trackpad, similar to if we wanted to switch from one desktop to another. Alternatively, this method can be combined with Split View. In this case, we don't have just one window stretched across the entire screen, but two, when each app occupies half of the display (the ratio can be changed if necessary). But the truth is that many apple growers do not use this option and rather avoid it. Why is that?
Full screen mode and its shortcomings
Unfortunately, the full-screen mode has one rather major drawback, due to which this method of multitasking may not suit everyone. As soon as we open a window in this mode, it is quite frankly much more difficult to use the drag-and-drop function, which is quite well adapted and easy to work with in the macOS operating system. This is the main reason why most apple growers tend to avoid this regime and rely on other alternatives. It is therefore not surprising that, for example, Mission Control prevails with them, or the use of multiple surfaces in combination with this method.
On the other hand, the full screen mode can be fully used in combination with drag-and-drop, you just need to prepare for it. Some apple owners managed to get around this shortcoming by using the Active Corners function, where they set up Mission Control. But what is probably the most popular among users is the use of the application yoink. It is available from the Mac App Store for 229 crowns and its goal is to make using the drag-and-drop function as easy as possible. With its help, we can drag all kinds of images, files, links and others into the "stack" and then go anywhere, where we only need to pull specific items from that stack for a change.
A popular alternative
However, most macOS users who switched to the Apple platform from the Windows operating system rely on a completely different approach in terms of multitasking. For these people, applications such as Magnet or Rectangle, which allow working with windows in the same way as in Windows, are the clear winners. In this case, it is possible to attach the windows to the sides, for example, to divide the screen into halves, thirds or quarters, and in this way to adapt the desktop to your own image.
It could be interest you
I've been using full screen mode quite routinely for years. In addition, of course, I also use Yoink and Magnet, but definitely not because the full-screen mode is bad or unusable at the moment. Simply, every activity has its tools. We don't eat soup with a fork either. Judging from this that users don't use full-screen mode a lot is wrong and short-sighted. It's probably just your own experience from the editorial office, which you superficially consider a fact, which is a common practice of Jablíčkára. Since you don't cite any sources, that's probably how it will be.
Full-screen mode has one major drawback: the moment I find myself halfway through work that I need to open a window of another application on top of a full-screen application (for example, Finder for drag-and-drop, but also anything else), it just doesn't work. I have to quit full screen mode.
On the other hand, if the application is maximized to the entire desktop, it works. You don't even need to use Rectangle/Magnet, just Option-click the green button. Although, of course, a power-user would rather use Ctrl-Opt-Enter from Rectangle/Magnet.