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0 pointscharcircuit2mo ago0 comments

Window management on Windows is done by Explore which talks to DWM where the underlying windows live.

Window management on MacOS is done by Dock which talks to Quartz Compositor where the underlying windows live.

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You are conflating Window Manager with Task Switcher programs.

No, I'm not. Explore and Dock are responsible for more than just that.

Sorry but you’re just wrong. Explore.exe and Dock.app are nere user interfaces and are not involved in the render pipeline of other apps.

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0 pointscharcircuit2mo ago0 comments

Window management on Windows is done by Explore which talks to DWM where the underlying windows live.

Window management on MacOS is done by Dock which talks to Quartz Compositor where the underlying windows live.

You are conflating Window Manager with Task Switcher programs.

No, I'm not. Explore and Dock are responsible for more than just that.

Sorry but you’re just wrong. Explore.exe and Dock.app are nere user interfaces and are not involved in the render pipeline of other apps.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse