Mac display sleep causes DW workspace window to move

[buegelfrei]

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.

[Nancy OShea]

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.

[buegelfrei]

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

[Nancy OShea]

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.

[Ben M]

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

By @buegelfrei

Modifying your energy saver won't cripple your OS. However, I do agree that apps should work without changing default system settings. But as mentioned, DW is in minimal maintenance so it will only receive critical updates. From a Mac perspective there are other solutions like Nova you could consider depending on your development needs.

[buegelfrei · Accepted solution]

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.