One of the things I’ve been looking for in OS X is a keyboard shortcut to maximize the current window. Found this tip today:
Most apps have either “Zoom” or “Zoom Window” menu item, so type the following in the Terminal app:
That sets the keyboard shortcut to Cmd-Ctrl-Z for almost all apps. Hitting that key combination repeatedly will toggle between the full-screen and fit-to-content states.
Note: You will have to restart any running apps before the setting will take effect for them.
Most apps have either “Zoom” or “Zoom Window” menu item, so type the following in the Terminal app:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSUserKeyEquivalents '{"Zoom" = "@^Z"; "Zoom Window" = "@^Z"; }'
That sets the keyboard shortcut to Cmd-Ctrl-Z for almost all apps. Hitting that key combination repeatedly will toggle between the full-screen and fit-to-content states.
Note: You will have to restart any running apps before the setting will take effect for them.
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