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Rounded Corners in macOS Tahoe Shrink Resize Hit Area

Tests show Tahoe’s larger corner radius pushes most of the resize target outside the visible window.

Overview

  • The system still uses a 19×19-pixel corner hotspot, with roughly 75% now lying outside the window edge.
  • Users report frequent misses and say the most reliable method is grabbing just outside the corner, which feels unintuitive.
  • Coverage outlines workarounds such as approaching from outside the curve, slowing cursor movement on a trackpad, or keeping windows larger to resize less often.
  • Technical illustrations and community reports across outlets highlight consistent failures of a basic window interaction.
  • Apple has not publicly acknowledged the problem, and commentators tie it to past removals of visible resize cues while arguing a targeted tweak could fix it.