macOS 26 windows are hard to resize because they aren't really rounded
9to5Mac • • technology
Key Points:
- Users upgrading to macOS 26 Tahoe have experienced difficulties resizing windows due to a design flaw related to window corner shapes.
- Although window corners appear rounded, the active clickable area for resizing is coded as a square, causing many resize attempts to fail when clicking near the rounded edges.
- Developer Norbert Heger explains that the large corner radius means about 75% of the expected resize area lies outside the actual window, reducing responsiveness.
- This discrepancy between the visual rounded corners and the logical square clickable area also creates inconsistencies in UI elements like scrollbars, as noted by John Gruber.
- The design issue has sparked ongoing controversy among users and commentators, highlighting challenges in macOS 26’s window management interface.
