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Comment by LevkaDev

1 month ago

I've spent months building a proper window manager for macOS, and the fundamental problem isn't the UI — it's that macOS has no proper window management API.

Third-party apps have to use the Accessibility API, which was designed for screen readers, not window manipulation. Some windows simply refuse to be resized below certain thresholds, and there's no way to query the minimum size in advance. You request 500px width, get 800px back, no error.

The real question is: will Apple ever provide a proper public API, or will this remain a cat-and-mouse game with Accessibility permissions?