[MlMt] Full-Screen mode when Composing Email (either new or reply)

[Bill Cole]

OR, if you are already in  full-screen (so the reply opens as a new 
tab,) you can drag the tab to the top of the display and drop it on the 
MailMate screen, which will split.

On 4 Feb 2020, at 21:14, Guillaume Barrette wrote:

> Dear Tj,
>
>    Actually, macOS has a split view on full screen (if you are on 
> El Capitan or above). To do what you want, I would do:
>
> 1. Open the message that you want to reply in a new window: File > 
> Open Message [CMD+O]
>
> 2. Reply to this message: Message > Reply… (or Forward, Redirect…)
>
> 3. Now, using your cursor, click on the green circle without releasing 
> (hold click) for about a second. Then you will see a blue rectangle 
> appearing behind that divides the screen in 2. Move your window to the 
> side of the screen that you want it to appear. This would push your 
> window in full screen but taking half of the screen space.
>
> 4. Then, on the other side, you will see multiple windows. Select the 
> window that corresponds to your open message. This will push it in 
> full screen to this side, so you will have both side by side.
>
> You can see [here](https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204948) for an 
> overview of the feature from Apple.
>
> I'm on Mojave, I think on Catalina a little popup will appear instead 
> of the blue rectangle to place the window, but they do basically the 
> same thing.
>
> Hope this help!
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Guillaume
>
> On 4 Feb 2020, at 19:13, TJ Luoma wrote:
>
>> I have been using full-screen mode more lately on my MacBook Air,
>> which led me to wonder if it is possible do something in Mailmate
>> which I would very much like, but I'm not sure if it can be done (in
>> any practical sense of the word).
>>
>> When I am replying to an email, I like to have the compose window on
>> the right half of the screen, and the original message on the left
>> half of the screen. That way I can easily refer to things as needed.
>>
>> Of course in full-screen mode, I get the compose window in
>> full-screen, and I'm not sure there's any practical way around that.
>> As far as I know, macOS does not have the same kind of "split screen"
>> that iPads have.
>>
>> But I thought I'd mention it, just in case there _is_ a way to do 
>> that
>> which I had not discovered.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Tj
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