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Move MacVim when the titlebar option is Hidden?
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Description
State: Currently impossible.
Problem: When titlebar option Hidden selected, no way to move the MacVim editor.
System: MacOSX Big Sur 11.2.3 (20D91)
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in MacVim on macOS Big Sur with the titlebar option set to Hidden, using the linked screenshot as context. Trace the window behavior from the titlebar setting and determine how the editor can be moved; done means a hidden-titlebar MacVim window remains movable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, vim
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100