stage manager

Stage Manager does not come up when I hover over the left edge of the screen on my MacBook Pro (Intel). So I have to leave a small sliver of desktop visible, and clicking on it brings it up. (If I turn on Desktop Items for Stage Manager, this stops working.)

I've run through all settings looking for anything that has a "hot spot" of the left edge of the screen and can't find anything. I've turned off Default Folder and other similar extensions and nothing.

I REALLY want this to work with the left hover so I can use full-screen-width windows.

jdigriz01 wrote:

Just upgraded to Ventura and was trying out Stage Manager. My problem is I have a lot of full screen windows, and the Stage Manager shelf disappears. I thought if you move the pointer to the left side of the screen the Shelf is supposed to pop up but it doesn't. I thought Hot Corners might be interfering so I turned it off but still no luck. Am I missing a setting somewhere?

Thanks in advance.

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Use Stage Manager to organize apps and windows on Mac

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https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/25/stage-manager-on-mac/

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Hey there, same here.

My mac model: 2020 M1 Macbook Pro.

It works normally on desktop num. 1 - after turning the computer ON and OFF. But the problem persists on desktop num. 2, 3...

My current fix is - making the stage manager visible at all times in the settings. (Stage manager>Customise...>toggle the redent apps ON)

However I like the simplistic view of having the black screen and I would like to hover to the side to show my stage manager.

Hopefully apple will fix this issue soon.

Best regards,

N.

+1

I have this same issue and I adopted the same solution, although I would prefer to keep the Stage Manager dock hidden and only display it at mouseover, which is currently only possible on screen 1.

Hi Gang,

I think Stage Manager isn't a bad idea but I have other screens connected to the left. This means that when I have applications open full screen, I can't just slam my mouse into the left edge to open the hidden Stage Manager because the pointer just keeps on going into the next screen. A keyboard shortcut would be helpful to open Stage Manager, otherwise it's not really helpful when running multiple monitors and it's better just to go back to command-tab switching or the traditional dock (which can be configured with a keyboard shortcut). Otherwise all my windows have to be re-sized to allow for the Stage Manager and in that case, a function that re-sizes all windows at once to allow for the space required by Stage Manager needs to be considered. But I think my preference is for a command to show the hidden Stage Manager when windows are full screen.

Ross.

I have a similar issue. It works well on the first space but not on any other space. I thought this was a feature initially but it does not feel right.

For me, it doesn't work even on the first desktop. No stage menu on edge hover at all. The only way to use it right now is with always visible recent applications.

MacBook Pro 2019 (Intel).