Robby BarnesFeb 19, 2023
Christopher Phin

Little reminder for the neat freaks: if you move the Spotlight window in macOS and get anxious every time you subsequently trigger it that it’s not dead centre any more, click-and-hold the icon in the menu bar. (I have that hidden as I always use ⌘+Space, but I show then rehide for this. 🤓)

ETA: @kristofferjohansson (and others) tell me you can also drag the Spotlight window and it will snap to the centre, which I didn’t know!

Feb 17, 2023 at 10:59amWeb
Show threadMarc PalmerFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin TIL, thank you! Am not a neat freak, but alignments… argh
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023

@marcpalmer I don’t think you can claim not to be a neat freak and be delighted to have learned a tip to get alignments back in order. 😉😘

Do you know about ⌥ and ⌥+⇧-dragging the edges of windows? With that, you can maximise a window to full screen, then shrink it from the centre so it’s perfectly centred on screen. 😇

Show threadMarc PalmerFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin no I did not! Have to say I have switched to Stage Manager as I prefer less visual clutter
Show threadThomas BlätteFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin 🤯🎉😎 mind blown! Thanks!
Show threadUli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)Feb 17, 2023
@chrisphin OH THANK YOU! <3
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023
@uliwitness I gotchu, man. 😉
Show threadKristoffer JohanssonFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin great tip! You can also drag it to the center and it ”sticks" to the right place.
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023
@kristofferjohansson I did not know this! Thanks, Kristoffer.
Show threadDan SugalskiFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin Wait wait wait, I can *move the search box*? What sorcery is this and why did I not know this before?
Show threadjoshhuntFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin I think you also get haptics as you drag it back to the center
Show threadSimon HarperFeb 17, 2023
@joshhunt @chrisphin Indeed - it ‘pops’ into the centre point.
Show threadMike BeasleyFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin @ChanceHMiller oh my gosh thank you
Show threadMichael KatzFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin @siracusa this is gold.
Show threadDavid LevineFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin Yes! Thank you! 🥳
Show threadDrew FitzpatrickFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin @bigzaphod literally life-changing omg
Show threadlucas Feb 17, 2023
@chrisphin you should look at how Raycast handles this… it’s bloody brilliant!
Show threadSlothdudeFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin Then there are freaks like me who hate it being in the centre, and wish they could permanently stick it in the top right corner where it belongs… ;)
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023
@slothdude Ah, oldskool; I respect it.
Show threadbenostranderFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin This was so helpful. Thank you! I have no clue how I moved the Spotlight window and it was a minor annoyance every day that I never sought out an answer for. Thank you!
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023
@benostrander Happy to help! One of those things that falls below the threshold to fix, but makes your day 0.0003% worse each time you see it.
Show threadbenostranderFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin That’s a great way to put it.
Show threadJens Comiotto-MayerFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin I’m in tears. Thank you! ❤️
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023
@jens Goodness! I’m happy I could help!
Show threadKenFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin My dude…Thank you!
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 17, 2023
@kenhaynes My pleasure!
Show threadConorFeb 17, 2023
@chrisphin @bigzaphod excellent 😍🙏
Show threadABHFeb 17, 2023

@chrisphin @kristofferjohansson @siracusa

Thanks for this quick and easy tip!

Show threaddxzdbFeb 17, 2023
@abhsc @chrisphin @kristofferjohansson @siracusa I was going to say @siracusa should see this!
Show threadScott Small 🇨🇦Feb 18, 2023
@chrisphin OMG. This is life-changing. Thank you for sharing!
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 18, 2023
@smallsco 😄 My pleasure!
Show threadShawn PlatkusFeb 18, 2023
@chrisphin @kristofferjohansson @bigzaphod Thank you for this tip! It’s very timely. I am a “neat freak” and thus I would never move the Spotlight window to begin with. But there is a bug in Ventura right now that causes Spotlight to come up off center the first time I use it after logging in. This is helpful!
Show threadTorsteinFeb 18, 2023
@chrisphin @kristofferjohansson @siracusa thank you for this! 🙏🏻
Show threadTerranceFeb 19, 2023
@chrisphin @kristofferjohansson Thanks! I love these sort of tips for MacOS. Does Apple have any sort of article / list of all these hidden shortcuts and tricks?
Show threadJason Ramsland 🏃🏻‍♂️🥾🔨🪚Feb 24, 2023
@chrisphin .... you can move the spotlight window?!
Show threadJason Ramsland 🏃🏻‍♂️🥾🔨🪚Feb 24, 2023
@chrisphin 🤯
Show threadChristopher PhinFeb 24, 2023
@Jason 😄