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

[Angelo Machils]

Hello,

If you want to do this with the keyboard, you could try Keyboard 
Maestro. I’m sure there are other applications as well with this 
functionality.

With regards,

Angelo Machils

On 5 Feb 2020, at 5:31, TJ Luoma wrote:

> Well, shuck my corn.
>
> I've never used full-screen and split screen in macOS before, and
> totally forgot about the latter. Wish there was a way to do it with
> just the keyboard… it's awkward for me to do it with the touchpad… 
> but
> it's better than nothing. (There's a "Tile Window to Left Side of
> Screen" or Right Side which is not for full-screen/split screen, but
> they _could_ do something similar. Maybe someday.)
>
> Thanks Bill and Guillaume!
>
> Tj
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 9:40 PM Bill Cole
> <mmlist-20120120 at billmail.scconsult.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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>>
>> --
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