There was an option in macOS to show one app at a time with the user default like this:
defaults write com.apple.dock single-app -bool true; killall Dock
and it was very handy. But now it doesn't work.
Is it deprecated or is this a bug?
I know there is a Stage Manager and it has similar functionality, but it has some problems for me:
- It minimizes the previous app on opening another, and there is no way to show one app on top of the other, which was possible and handy with the Tab key with the
single-appuser default. This is handy when I run the Simulator on top of Xcode, but in general I want to minimize other apps when I click on an app in the Dock. - There is no option to disable animations on the opening of the app.
- It leaves a small padding on the left side which is distracting (I like to use apps in full width).
I have been using Stage Manager since the beta came out and still can't get used to it. And I actually turn it off when I start using Xcode.