This is exactly when I can't deal with a mac as a desktop. My 30 year old muscle memories created in the late 80s with TWM use alt (on a std kbd, would be cmd on mac) + mouse button 1..3 to move, resize and iconify windows. Kde supports this, ldxe supports this, etc. I tried and abandoned using a mac as a desktop ~15 years ago because I didn't have this feature, and I didn't have true focus-follows-mouse.
I don't want to use some app that could be abandoned and end up like the parent, this kind of configurability should be a core OS feature.
Oddly, on a latop its fine, I somehow have a different set of muscle memories for touchpads.
I acknowledge that I'm still young, but I feel like Apple is introducing changes at a good pace.
UI elements and layouts have stayed consistent. [^1]
Radical changes are usually confined to single apps, and if there is a f*up like Safari 15, they provide a fallback option and quickly revise their decision.
Providing endless backwards-compatibility only bloats the interface and makes it harder to learn for new users. The goal must be slow but steady progress, so that everyone can adapt.
I don't want to use some app that could be abandoned and end up like the parent, this kind of configurability should be a core OS feature.
Oddly, on a latop its fine, I somehow have a different set of muscle memories for touchpads.