But then OS X was already a windowed operating system. Within the context of Mail being a full screen application the windowing changes make a ton of sense, allowing Mail to be far more usable in full screen mode. I’m curious how many of our readers regularly use Mail in full screen mode, as this is a rather application-specific change. To be honest the full screen changes caught me off-guard at first, if only because it seems to be such an odd place to focus. Mail composition gains the same abilities and more, as not only can mail be composed in a tethered window, but mail composition can be tabbed as well, allowing for several messages to be composed at once all within the full-screen environment.įull Screen Mail: Tethered Windows, Tabbed Mail, Minimized Windows Full screen mode is now a windowed environment onto itself mail can be opened up into its own tethered window, and minimized to a bar on the bottom of the screen. This swipe functionality operates a bit differently than on iOS, owing to the fact that the trackpad is an indirect device as opposed to a direct device, so certain actions require larger gestures and/or come with confirmations that the direct-contact iPhone and iPad can more safely avoid.Ĭontextual Awareness: Find Events In EmailsĪpple has also done quite a bit on the interface side, giving Mail a bunch of new functionality in full screen mode. Similar to iOS, you can now swipe on the trackpad to manage a message, trashing it, flagging it, etc. On the input side, Mail for OS X is learning some touch inputs from iOS Mail. Mail’s suite of enhancements walk the line between new functionality just for OS X, and some functionality being brought over from its sibling over on iOS. ![]() Moving on, we have Notes’ parent application, Mail.
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