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buegelfrei
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August 15, 2024
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Mac display sleep causes DW workspace window to move

  • August 15, 2024
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Whenever I return to Dreamweaver after waking my Mac (or just its display) from sleep, I find that DW's workspace window has been resized and now occupies only the lower 3/4 of my screen (instead of the full screen). 

 

This bug seems to have been documented and fixed in 2023 for apps like Illustrator (Window and panels moving when Mac goes to sleep) and InDesign (Window and panels moving when Mac goes to sleep) but persists in Dreamweaver, which hasn't been updated since 2021.

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    Correct answer buegelfrei

    Resizing the workspace takes a single click on the green dot. I'd much rather continue to click when needed than thwart my energy saver settings. I won't let the bug bug me anymore.

    Thanks for letting me know.

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    buegelfrei
    buegelfreiAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    August 29, 2024

    Resizing the workspace takes a single click on the green dot. I'd much rather continue to click when needed than thwart my energy saver settings. I won't let the bug bug me anymore.

    Thanks for letting me know.

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 15, 2024

    Dreamweaver is in minimal maintenance status.  No new features are planned for it.

     

    Solution:  Apple menu > System Settings > click Energy Saver in the sidebar.

    Turn on “Prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off."

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      buegelfrei
      buegelfreiAuthor
      Participant
      August 15, 2024

      Cheers, Nancy, however, crippling macOS Energy Saver for the sake of working around a DW bug is not for me. 

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 15, 2024

      It's not unique to Dreamweaver.  For as long as I can remember, 'Sleep Mode' has caused performance problems in various apps on Windows & Macs. I disabled 'Sleep Mode' on my workstation and never looked back.

       

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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