CamberleyDaz
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Q: Mavericks resizes application windows and moves them around

This problem has started since I installed Mavericks. Typically I have Firefox and Outlook loaded most of the time, occasionally other applications such as Spotify. My wife also has an account on the iMac, so she logs in, leaving me logged in. When I switch back to my account, the applications have resized themselves to odd small sizes, and Outlook is sometimes half-way off-screen and can't be moved (if I drag it back on-screen it just snaps back to the off-screen position).

 

I have found a way to prevent this, and this is to ensure my wife minimises the applications first. Strangely none of her applications (Firefox, Thunderbird, iTunes) move or resize.

 

Certainly a bug that's arrived with Mavericks, so Apple if you're reading this please fix it.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Nov 2, 2013 3:25 AM

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  • by Mike Molloy,

    Mike Molloy Mike Molloy Dec 14, 2013 6:08 PM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 14, 2013 6:08 PM in response to CamberleyDaz

    I have the same problem here on a new iMac.

     

    Since I moved my Dock from Bottom to Left, I don't think I've seen this issue return. Annoying, but not a horrible workaround...

  • by contact.martin.wood,

    contact.martin.wood contact.martin.wood Dec 16, 2013 10:33 AM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 16, 2013 10:33 AM in response to CamberleyDaz

    Still having the problem with the dock on the left...

  • by Argasa,

    Argasa Argasa Dec 16, 2013 11:57 AM in response to Mike Molloy
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    Dec 16, 2013 11:57 AM in response to Mike Molloy

    My dock's always been on the left, but that hasn't prevented the problem. I think the workaround of command+option+D has been working pretty well though.

  • by contact.martin.wood,

    contact.martin.wood contact.martin.wood Dec 17, 2013 12:37 AM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 17, 2013 12:37 AM in response to CamberleyDaz

    I just applied the Mavericks 10.9.1 update and when I logged back in again all my windows had re-sized Wasn't expecting this update to have this problem fixed anyway.

  • by UtterChaos,

    UtterChaos UtterChaos Dec 17, 2013 12:44 AM in response to contact.martin.wood
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    Dec 17, 2013 12:44 AM in response to contact.martin.wood

    Yeah, it wasn't in the change log but that didn't stop me having my hopes up. ****. Come on Apple,pull your finger out!

  • by jnbworks,

    jnbworks jnbworks Dec 18, 2013 3:50 PM in response to UtterChaos
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    Dec 18, 2013 3:50 PM in response to UtterChaos

    I have the same problem - windows resized and moved. Interestingly something very strange happens with some apps - when you go to move the window back up, it moves down and the more you try to drag it back up it continues to slide down the screen till it gets to the bottom and goes off the edge!

     

    Machine spec:

     

    Mac mini 2013.

    Latest mavericks. Was upgraded from mountain lion.

    Hdmi output to monitor.

    1920x1080 resolution.

    Happens upon resume from screensaver 3 out of 10 times.

    Doesnt seem to be just particular apps - but typically vmware fusion is the one that most commonly slides down and wont come back.

     

    I ran a disk permissions repair - no help. I ran a disk verify and there was no errors found. Logfiles show no errors at or anywhere near the time the problem occurs.

     

    Reluctant to create a new user profile. Closing the apps and re-opening them is my solution for now.

     

    But it is bad - and sadly this is the sort of bug I would expect from a Windows operating system. Windows does stuff like this all the time and you take it that its just how windows is. But my expectations of a mac are much greater as the mac is light years ahead in so many ways IMHO. Macintosh is still the best personal computer money can buy IMHO but bugs like this are so very annoying.

  • by mbrandon,

    mbrandon mbrandon Dec 19, 2013 3:55 AM in response to ghostmac
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    Dec 19, 2013 3:55 AM in response to ghostmac

    That describes my problem exactly.  Most all windows are affected, but particularly Chrome.  I'm using a Mini with HDMI.

  • by Mark Antonaccio,

    Mark Antonaccio Mark Antonaccio Dec 19, 2013 3:17 PM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 19, 2013 3:17 PM in response to CamberleyDaz

    I am having this problem as well. Hoping Apple has a fix soon. Thx.

  • by RobkeBe,

    RobkeBe RobkeBe Dec 19, 2013 8:38 PM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 19, 2013 8:38 PM in response to CamberleyDaz

    Same issue here on  imac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), Processor  2,9 GHz Intel Core i5 Maverick10.9.1 Build 13B42. It is happening to a lot of resizing different programs windows,  and with the windows of Finder more than any other.

    Really annoying, would be nice hearing something from Apple, Like : Here is how it can be Fix It!

  • by ednet92,

    ednet92 ednet92 Dec 21, 2013 3:52 PM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 21, 2013 3:52 PM in response to CamberleyDaz

    Same issue on a new imac 27", french release of Maverick

    Apple ????

    come up with a fix please!

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Dec 21, 2013 3:56 PM in response to RobkeBe
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    Dec 21, 2013 3:56 PM in response to RobkeBe

    RobkeBe wrote:

     

     

    Really annoying, would be nice hearing something from Apple, Like : Here is how it can be Fix It!

    You will hear nothing from Apple here. It is a user to user forum. Apple have simply provided the site and the rules.

     

    You can give feedback to Apple here 

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

     

    Again you will most likely not hear back, but they do take all feedback into account.

     

    Pete

  • by City_Hunter,

    City_Hunter City_Hunter Dec 22, 2013 9:14 PM in response to CamberleyDaz
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    Dec 22, 2013 9:14 PM in response to CamberleyDaz

    Same issue on my Mac Mini 2012, after update to Maverick ~~!!

     

    Will there be a fix ???

     

    I really need a fix it because this bug drive me crazy ~~~!!

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Dec 22, 2013 9:18 PM in response to City_Hunter
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    Dec 22, 2013 9:18 PM in response to City_Hunter

    City_Hunter wrote:

     

    Same issue on my Mac Mini 2012, after update to Maverick ~~!!

     

    Will there be a fix ???

     

    I really need a fix it because this bug drive me crazy ~~~!!

    Sorry, but nobody can tell you what will be addressed by Apple in any future upgrades.

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by shanec26,

    shanec26 shanec26 Dec 25, 2013 2:16 PM in response to petermac87
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    Dec 25, 2013 2:16 PM in response to petermac87

    Has anyone tried the new OS X 10.9.1 update? Does this problem still exist there?

  • by mbrandon,

    mbrandon mbrandon Dec 25, 2013 2:28 PM in response to shanec26
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    Dec 25, 2013 2:28 PM in response to shanec26

    I have it installed.  It doesn't seem to affect the problem.

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