Earlier quoted context omitted.
While not wrong, certainly not the fault of Apple. This is a docker shortcoming.
What’s the docker equivalent in Apple world to run something in a container?
bhyve/xhyve
Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
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Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#112The only one that sounds painful to me is being unable to access files on an Android device. I know some will disagree...
This is really the only issue from that post that I would really like on macOS. SSH mounting as well, potentially. The rest are annoyances that while I believe are very important to the author, they feel rather irrelevant to me. Right now, Android File Transfer of macOS is so bad I basically just use adb for everything.
what about sshfs?
brew install sshfs
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#113My biggest bug bears with macOS: - No way to fullscreen a window without moving it into a separate workspace. All a new workspace achieves is making it difficult for me to switch between this app and my other apps! (individual apps can implement this, and some like VLC do, but most apps don't) - No native support for containerisation. Containers/Docker are a great technology, but even on my M1 mac where literally eve…
Interesting. I recently started using an M1 Mac and found the fullscreen workspaces a bit weird (coming from i3), but kinda grew to like it? I got the external trackpad and use gestures a lot (before it was Control + arrows) to navigate the workspaces.
My main issue is that all the different "Terminals" have subsets I like on them, but none have all the features I like lol. It's not a big deal though. FWIW I'm trying out the Warp term now (used wezterm on linux) and it's been mostly enjoyable so far.
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#114I had to use a Mac at work some time ago. Here's my list: * Cannot drag to copy, middle-click to paste. * No way to disable sticky keys lock. * No way to set ESC as Caps Lock. * No way to set a keyboard shortcut for each specific language. (I use five) * Alt-tab to an _Application_, not a _Window_. How many times will I Alt-Tab to.... nothing! * Return from sleep will rearrange the order of the connected monitors, ev…
Ah that last point really struck a nerve.
- Open lid
- Lock screen shows
- Screen fades to black as it realises there's an external monitor
- Finally unlock, windows are all bunched up on the internal display
- Everything becomes unresponsive, maybe even another fade to black
- A minute after initially opening the lid, suddenly all the windows pop back into place
I have no idea if this is improved on M1 machines, but it's frustrating enough on my Intel 16" that I've just pushed all the auto-lock timeouts to excessively large durations.
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#115Valid points in the article.
Slightly related: I feel it's worth spreading the word about yabai [1], a tiling window manager for MacOs. I've been using it for >1 year, to get an i3 like experience, and find that it makes using MacOs very pleasant.
Issues in the article are somewhat addressed:
> Focus Follow Mouse
Can do this with yabai
> Always on top windows
Can do this with yabai
> Window snapping
Can do this with yabai
The way I use it: I have 9 desktops, and can switch between them via the keyboard (ctrl+). Can move apps from one desktop to another via keyboard commands. Apps are automatically resized to fit. Can move apps around on screen via keyboard commands.
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#116Try the other way around. Much longer list, I guarantee you.
Go on then, you start
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
While I like windows, I don't think it has native "always on top" support.
There is a specific per-window style bit for it, that you can set with the Always On Top Power Toy: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/always-on...
I didn't know the power toys, thank you for the info.
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
I understand, and even appreciate, that they don't let too much customization on their default programs. But why can't you run a different program? It makes no sense.
The window manager is definitely a "default program" that is probably tightly integrated in various points of the OS. AFAIK, you can't even use the OS without having Finder running (not the actual window "Finder" but the process) as it's also involved in lots of things, like the desktop and such.
I believe Finder is not technically necessary, as seen on Apple's installers and restore mode (which are a smaller version of macOS). You can kill it with Force Quit, for example. It is indeed also the provider of the Desktop, but everything else works: Dock, Menubar, Command+Tab.
It is launched via /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Finder.plist
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
> "No way to set ESC as Caps Lock." Huh? System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock Key
If it's about making the physical Esc key function as a Caps Lock, that's not an option in the modifier keys. If it's about making the physical Caps Lock key work as an Esc, then that's possible.
Oh, yes you're correct. Strange that they let you do it one way but not the other.
Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
#120I have to agree on San Francisco, it's not a great font. It looks good on "retina" screens but it appears like it was designed to be less than optimal on non-retina displays. I've always assumed they just introduced it to get people to buy new machines.
But I really hated the lack of customisation, and also the way that they change stuff around all the time, screwing with my muscle memory. macOS in the Tiger days was pretty perfect for me, but since then things have gone downhill. Now virtual desktops are no longer possible in a grid but only a line, expose has been replaced with Mission Control that doesn't work as well. The overall design is worse and every release they lock more configuration files down. Try to change sshd_config so you can only authenticate with private keys, not passwords - a very sane configuration that is widely recommended. macOS will revert it with every update.
Anyway in the end I just decided I was done with it. I still use it for work but at home I moved to FreeBSD with KDE.. I love its customisation options <3