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Well, theoretically yes. On a Mac, no.
Why would I want to do that? Why does double-clicking suddenly remove that need?
No you can't. It just minimizes them. Just like the yellow button.
Like I said, sometimes you can, sometimes you can't. Apple does not give any fucks about consistency or intuitive design.
Yes, even on a Mac. Necessarily so since it strictly places windows on one monitor. You're always switching to a window on another monitor.
Can you give an example of what you're talking about?
So you can activate a window without first having to find a free space in the UI to click on (especially if it partially overlaps). It much increases the surface to click on to focus a window and therefore makes it faster since you can be more inaccurate in where you move the mouse.
What need?
It does not.
Can you give an example of a window that gets minimized by clicking the red button?
No, drag and drop tile actions always work, even if it doesn't entirely make sense (e.g. windows that can't be resized).
Can you give an example of a window that it does not work with?
That would make sense if they were overlapping. They aren't. There's no need to "focus" the window.
The need to focus on the window before clicking?
I don't understand the question. All of them.
No. It doesn't. I'm beginning to think you've never used a Mac.
I can't. Because it's completely inconsistent and I have no idea why or how.