Why do OSX apps always open with a gap between their left side and the edge of the screen?

Is there anything I can do to always have them perfectly left aligned with the edge of the monitor? Something clever with terminal?

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Anton Peck says:

Can't you just move it to where you want it, quit and restart the app? Seems to work here (although I'm still in 10.4.1).
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Dunstan says:

I can't. it always appears with that gap :o(
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Pederick says:

Do you have your dock hidden on the left side of the screen? For some reason apps don't like to get close to a hidden dock.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Dunstan says:

Ah! Thank you chrispederick, you've solved it!

That has been bugging me for years...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Pederick says:

No problem. Unfortunately I don't know of a way to tell the app to just go to the edge even if the dock is there. Very annoying...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

treebjen says:

I don't think Windows Vista has this problem.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Christopher Hester says:

When the dock is open I find some apps go very slightly underneath it. Why don't they line up perfectly with the edge?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

raphco says:

Open Terminal and type sudo rm -rf /. That should solve everything.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Absolutely ridiculous workaround: You could write an Applescript that opens the app and then moves its frontmost window to [0, 0], replace the default app icon for the script with the icon for whatever app you're working with, and put that script in the Dock instead of the real application. If you're launching from the Dock, that is. If not, I guess you could make sure Quicksilver (or LaunchBar or Spotlight) finds your script before it finds anything else. Repeat as necessary.

Or move your dock to the bottom of the screen, where this gap still exists but isn't as noticeable. ;-)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

TUFTSMANIA says:

omgggg this bugs me to no end.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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Why do OSX apps always open with a gap between their left side and the edge of the screen?

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