Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?

Post by K7PJP » Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 11:56 PM UTC

juancn wrote: post #441

pcr910303 wrote: post #66

While this isn't a generic feature, I want to say that everyone should try embracing the non-keyboard nature of macOS (as it always has been done), not just complaining that some of the elements are not reachable in the keyboard.[0] Try using the mouse, trackpad (which is top-quality), and the Touch Bar (which I guess will be the most controversial?). Especially drag-n-drop. I'm not sure if it's already mentioned, bu…

The touch bar is a no-go for me. I really use the F-keys a lot, so I have it on F-key all the time. My ideal setup would be to make the trackpad a tad smaller, add the physical function keys again and the touch bar above. I don't think it was a good tradeoff for many use cases.

Post by RdRocket16 » Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 1:47 PM UTC

awinder wrote: post #486

MikusR wrote: post #463

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Something is broken with you pc. What resolution have you set? In Windows you set display resolution to your monitors native resolution. And then in Scale and Layout you set the necessary scaling.

Native resolution (3440x1440), scaling is default. This was a clean install on new hardware.

Post by mattalbie » Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #246

jlturner wrote: post #187

This has been around for a long time but most people don’t know about it: Dragging and dropping files from the finder into an file selector window (ie. Open File in most programs) will navigate to that file and select it. As others mentioned this works in terminal as well to give you a path, but actually this generally works in any text box (unless it specifically handles paths being drag ‘n dropped). This also works…

Dragging and dropping files from the finder into an file selector window You can also drag a file or folder's icon from a Finder window title bar. When it doesn't work, that's a good indication of a program that's using Electron, Carbon, some old framework, or poorly maintained. Adobe and Audacity are both guilty of this.

Post by mattalbie » Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 7:00 PM UTC

ractive wrote: post #141

I recently discovered some nice helpers to resize windows: - Hold down the option key while resizing a windows (with the mouse) to also resize the opposite side. This also works when resizing the window on a corner to resize all edges at once. - Double click a window border to enlarge this side of the window up to the edge of the scereen. Hold down the option key to enlarge also the opposite site. - Double-click the…

Post by mattalbie » Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 7:14 PM UTC

samelawrence wrote: post #210

After searching for an item in Spotlight, hitting `Return` will open the file, but hitting `Cmd` + `Return` will open a Finder window to the directory where that file lives.