I have a problem with the way the Mac menu is always at the top of the screen, detached from the app.
I can see the reasoning, it’s a good idea to make sure the menu is in a standard, predictable place for all apps. But, that all falls to pieces when you’ve got a massive screen (like an iMac, or a large monitor like I have), and you’re using floating windows.
In the screenshot below you can see I’ve got 2 PHPStorm project windows open. I’m using the VCS controls in the menu to update one of them. But which one?
See how this can be confusing? The top menu shows options for the project window in focus – but when you’re skipping between windows, are you definitely sure you’re editing the right menu?
In Windows this isn’t a problem because every app’s options is attached directly to the app itself. Which to me makes sense, you’re keeping things together (a bit like how I like to keep css classes together by usage).
This can all be avoided of course by only having one project open at a time. Although it’s a shame to waste such a large amount of screen real-estate on just one project. There’s plenty of space to have multiple apps open, side by side.