The functionality of menu extras hidden in /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras
Also, show files / packages on Logic Pro projects which are packed as a file.
Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
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Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#472Earlier quoted context omitted.
Shift + Command + 5… click "Options" in the bar down the bottom of the screen. (Also, try hitting space a couple of times in that mode.)
Wait ... you can RECORD !
Since Mojave https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#473⌘⇧/ — focuses current application help search field, this is gold
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#474The functionality of menu extras hidden in /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras Also, show files / packages on Logic Pro projects which are packed as a file.
How to use menu extras - I'd never heard of them before https://methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/osx-menuextras/inde...
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#475Hopefully I soon discover how to cut/paste files to move them... Surely there must be a way!
⌘C to Copy then ⌥⌘V to Move Item Here.
If you open menus on macOS and hold down various modifiers and combinations of modifiers you'll discover tons of hidden gems.
Try it with Finder > Edit then ⌥ Option, ⌃Control, and ⇧Shift.
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#476shift-ctrl-command-4 to crop a section of the screen to the clipboard. Then "File"->"New From Clipboard" in Preview to be able to save it as a file.
Cmd-shift-5 does this even better: it allows you to select a part of the screen with 4 drag handles, and gives you the option to capture to disk, clipboard, mail, with a timer, etc.
sounds great but doesn't work for me on 10.12.6
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#477That, in terminal you can move cursor to any position in command by holding Option-key & clicking wherever you want.
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#478Option + Click And Command + Option + Shift + Click Works on most default OS things you can click on. Reveals a whole new set of amazing functionality. Example: Doing so on the bluetooth icon on your menu bar, gives you the debug option for you to reset / restart bluetooth module.
Yes. My newest find is that you can option-click on the scaling options in Display prefs and sometimes get more choices.
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#479Some of these are amazing. I'm currently a Windows user mostly, I added the same thread but for windows here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24099633
Re: Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?
#480Three-finger drag is the one thing I just can't live without.[0] Finder: Cmd+Shift+G to navigate wherever I want (with autocomplete) Text input: Control+Command+Space for the emoji list and search Text input (switching keyboards for Japanese input): Control+Space for quick toggles Text input (accents in my native language): all the accents and letters of various European languages are usually made by using Option+[ke…
Three finger drag is nice, but I wish it worked on any part of the window not just the title bar. Also, there should be a warning that enabling 3 finger drag automatically increases the "Mission Control" gesture from 3 fingers to 4 fingers (swiping up).