Extend Window Beyond Bottom of Screen on MacOS
I would like to extend one of my application windows below the bottom of the screen. I can easily extend it beyond the left/right sides (simply drag it to one side, then resize, and repeat), however I haven't been able to achieve a vertical resize of the window.
Is there a modification to the OS I can do to enable this behavior? I've also looked at simulating an external display, as I believe a higher resolution external display does enable resizing below the bottom of the screen; however I haven't seen anyway to make this work, and I don't have access to a real external display currently.
If you're wondering why I need to do this, it's for a screen capture software—I need to fit a large amount of content into the window at once.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
macos multiple-monitors external-display screen-capture macos-highsierra
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
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I would like to extend one of my application windows below the bottom of the screen. I can easily extend it beyond the left/right sides (simply drag it to one side, then resize, and repeat), however I haven't been able to achieve a vertical resize of the window.
Is there a modification to the OS I can do to enable this behavior? I've also looked at simulating an external display, as I believe a higher resolution external display does enable resizing below the bottom of the screen; however I haven't seen anyway to make this work, and I don't have access to a real external display currently.
If you're wondering why I need to do this, it's for a screen capture software—I need to fit a large amount of content into the window at once.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
macos multiple-monitors external-display screen-capture macos-highsierra
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
1012
add a comment |
I would like to extend one of my application windows below the bottom of the screen. I can easily extend it beyond the left/right sides (simply drag it to one side, then resize, and repeat), however I haven't been able to achieve a vertical resize of the window.
Is there a modification to the OS I can do to enable this behavior? I've also looked at simulating an external display, as I believe a higher resolution external display does enable resizing below the bottom of the screen; however I haven't seen anyway to make this work, and I don't have access to a real external display currently.
If you're wondering why I need to do this, it's for a screen capture software—I need to fit a large amount of content into the window at once.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
macos multiple-monitors external-display screen-capture macos-highsierra
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
1012
I would like to extend one of my application windows below the bottom of the screen. I can easily extend it beyond the left/right sides (simply drag it to one side, then resize, and repeat), however I haven't been able to achieve a vertical resize of the window.
Is there a modification to the OS I can do to enable this behavior? I've also looked at simulating an external display, as I believe a higher resolution external display does enable resizing below the bottom of the screen; however I haven't seen anyway to make this work, and I don't have access to a real external display currently.
If you're wondering why I need to do this, it's for a screen capture software—I need to fit a large amount of content into the window at once.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
macos multiple-monitors external-display screen-capture macos-highsierra
macos multiple-monitors external-display screen-capture macos-highsierra
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
1012
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
1012
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
1012
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
1012
asked Jan 3 at 2:57
Leopold JoyLeopold Joy
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Not sure how to unlock expending a window vertically beyond the screen.
1/ You may try to run an apple script like this:
tell application "XXX"
set bounds of front window to {x, y, width, height}
end tell
with setting a high value for height. Like {30, 30, 1200, 4000}
2/ If it's to capture a web page, there are plugins for that.
3/ Or Snagit allows capturing with scrolling feature. But it won't be free after the trial expires.
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.
– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems likeGoogle Earth Procannot be controlled by Apple Script
– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
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Not sure how to unlock expending a window vertically beyond the screen.
1/ You may try to run an apple script like this:
tell application "XXX"
set bounds of front window to {x, y, width, height}
end tell
with setting a high value for height. Like {30, 30, 1200, 4000}
2/ If it's to capture a web page, there are plugins for that.
3/ Or Snagit allows capturing with scrolling feature. But it won't be free after the trial expires.
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.
– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems likeGoogle Earth Procannot be controlled by Apple Script
– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
add a comment |
Not sure how to unlock expending a window vertically beyond the screen.
1/ You may try to run an apple script like this:
tell application "XXX"
set bounds of front window to {x, y, width, height}
end tell
with setting a high value for height. Like {30, 30, 1200, 4000}
2/ If it's to capture a web page, there are plugins for that.
3/ Or Snagit allows capturing with scrolling feature. But it won't be free after the trial expires.
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.
– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems likeGoogle Earth Procannot be controlled by Apple Script
– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
add a comment |
Not sure how to unlock expending a window vertically beyond the screen.
1/ You may try to run an apple script like this:
tell application "XXX"
set bounds of front window to {x, y, width, height}
end tell
with setting a high value for height. Like {30, 30, 1200, 4000}
2/ If it's to capture a web page, there are plugins for that.
3/ Or Snagit allows capturing with scrolling feature. But it won't be free after the trial expires.
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
Not sure how to unlock expending a window vertically beyond the screen.
1/ You may try to run an apple script like this:
tell application "XXX"
set bounds of front window to {x, y, width, height}
end tell
with setting a high value for height. Like {30, 30, 1200, 4000}
2/ If it's to capture a web page, there are plugins for that.
3/ Or Snagit allows capturing with scrolling feature. But it won't be free after the trial expires.
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
answered Jan 3 at 3:28
YoricYoric
3196
3196
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.
– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems likeGoogle Earth Procannot be controlled by Apple Script
– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
add a comment |
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting:error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.
– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems likeGoogle Earth Procannot be controlled by Apple Script
– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:
error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting: error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
Thanks for the response @yoric. Due to the nature of the application (Google Earth), #1 is the only option that would work for me. I tried it, however I'm getting this:
error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t set window 1 to {30, 30, 1200, 4000}." number -10006 from window 1. I also tried this approach, however I'm getting: error "Google Earth Pro got an error: Can’t make position of window 1 into type specifier." number -1700 from position of window 1 to specifier.– Leopold Joy
Jan 6 at 19:53
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems like
Google Earth Pro cannot be controlled by Apple Script– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
@LeopoldJoy I get the same error with you. It seems like
Google Earth Pro cannot be controlled by Apple Script– Yoric
Jan 7 at 11:13
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