zoom- vs windowed-fullscreen

[vvatikiotis]

Can someone describe the difference?

I have implemented a single window is centered and of reduced size (via padding) script.

Now I need to be able to toggle fullscreen for that single, centered window and I've sortof made it (in a clunky way probably), with gaps and zoom-fullscreen.

It works, sort of. for more than 1 window, it works, however when having a single, centered and smaller size window it doesn't.

And reading the docs about it I feel that this information (zoom vs windowed fullscreen) is kinda lacking.

Thanks

[Bellavene]

windowed-fullscreen maximizes the window whatever
zoom-fullscreen maximizes the window, but within paddings and external_bar options.

For me, they work as expected.

[vvatikiotis]

The following "I have added a command that ignores all configured padding (both padding and external_bar padding).", from #2221 (comment) suggests the exact opposite., windowed-fullscreen ignores padding and external_bar....

Which one is it?

@koekeishiya sorry to drag you in, can we please have a definitive answer? Thanks!

[Bellavene]

Ah yeah, sorry for misleading. Corrected it.

[aspauldingcode]

I was the one to make this feature request.

Yabai Zoom
follows your padding rules, as well as external bar padding. If you have gaps, zoom maximizes the window (covering other windows in the space) like normal. It's always been there.

Windowed fullscreen is another option meant to replace the native-fullscreen.

Instead of an annoying zoom and workspace switching animation that macos imposes, we just instead ignore padding limits to the window, and maximize the application window to the screen size.

This way, it's basically an instant fullscreen toggle.

[vvatikiotis]

That clears things up, thanks!