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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)

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Post by mmis1000 »

wingerlang wrote: post #560
mmis1000 wrote: post #515

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's why people always use fullscreen in mac. Because window just don't really work well. The only time I ever use window is dragging file from finder to vscode. Because mac is dumb enough that don't allow drag happen between different desktop. (Or I would just drag file from finder to vscode on different screen)

Who are these people? I absolutely hate fullscreen in macOS and literally only use it for fullscreen videos and the like. What part of the window doesn't work well?

Snapping/alignment, gesture.

The alignment, it don't even support snapping, place two windows side by side properly is just like impossible, and the + on window go fullscreen unless you hold opt.

You can't just swipe to switch between window. You can only swipe between desktop.

I'd wonder which part in mac's window manager actually works well (compares to other desktop manager)?

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by ryukafalz »

ryandrake wrote: post #521
dahfizz wrote: post #487

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The mouse acceleration curve on Mac drives me insane. There is a way to set it to "0" with some command line incantation, but it still does not set it to 0. Also, the fact that I can't independently control the scroll direction of mice and trackpads is insane to me. The whole selling point of Apple is that "it just works" , but I can't even get my mouse working properly! That's like the lowest bar for an OS.

How do you "zero mouse acceleration" people survive? I have three monitors side by side. If I went with zero mouse acceleration, I'd need a 3 meter wide mouse pad in order to be able to move the mouse cursor edge to edge! Or do you do that mouse bicycle move where you constantly pick the mouse up, bring it back to its original position, move it some more, pick it back up, and so on? Such a weird subculture :)

If you use a trackball you have actual momentum to help keep the cursor moving (and no mouse surface to worry about). I usually use pointer acceleration anyway because I find it’s more comfortable for me now to make smaller movements, but in the past I’ve used a flat profile and just flicked the trackball when I wanted my cursor on the other side of the screen.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by fsflover »

dwighttk wrote: post #620
fsflover wrote: post #597

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Probably because it's hard to come to a store and buy one.

Linux is “selling” a billion “jars of jam”, a different one for each person… Apple is “selling” like 6.

Why is this relevant? You probably know that Ubuntu is the most popular one. It should be enough to only offer this one.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by lawl »

nottorp wrote: post #211
SXX wrote: post #88

I'll add some to the list: - Control external monitor sound volume. There are buggy paid and open source solutions, but they all trigger all kind of bugs with sound and macOS itself. - Capture game audio with OBS together with microphone input. - Being able to wait for files to copy and work Finder at the same time. Yeah I could find replacement for Finder, but why the hell? - Use Valve Proton. Yeah, Linux is great t…

> And yeah PulseAudio is just so much better than everything macOS can offer. The PulseAudio that is one of the factors that drove me off desktop linux in 2013? :)

> The PulseAudio that is one of the factors that drove me off desktop linux in 2013? :)

Yes that one :)

It still sucks if you have to get too close to it and work around some of it's uh... things. But during normal usage, "it just works" these days and has been for a long time.

I'd still easily pick it over audio on windows. Also it's on the way out, and pipewire, which is replacing it is way more powerful again, while being drop-in. Let's see how long it takes for pipewire to be really stable though. But imo windows and OSX cannot compete with pulse, and certainly not with pipewire.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by stouset »

divan wrote: post #543

I switched from Linux to MacOS around 14 years ago. With Linux it's not only that I could change everything (system font, acceleration of the mouse pointer etc), but I literally HAD to do it. First days after buying new laptop and installing Linux I had to spend of configuring everything – from mouse pointers to Google calendar integration, often with obscure command line or config setups. That was fun. Until I bough…

> but I literally HAD to do it.

So much this. I realized I want to use my computer as a tool to perform work and consume entertainment, and not as a hobby in and of itself.

I used Debian sid for about a decade and later switched to Ubuntu for a few years before biting the bullet and buying a Mac around OS X 10.5 (Leopard). I'm extremely thankful for my Linux years, as I gained now-invaluable information about low-level system issues that I use nearly every day at my job. But I don't think I'll ever use it as a desktop operating system again.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by SXX »

robertoandred wrote: post #566
SXX wrote: post #88

I'll add some to the list: - Control external monitor sound volume. There are buggy paid and open source solutions, but they all trigger all kind of bugs with sound and macOS itself. - Capture game audio with OBS together with microphone input. - Being able to wait for files to copy and work Finder at the same time. Yeah I could find replacement for Finder, but why the hell? - Use Valve Proton. Yeah, Linux is great t…

> Being able to wait for files to copy and work Finder at the same time. What?

Exactly what I posted. I have no idea why, but while I wait to copy somethign to USB stick Finder show that copy popup and dont let me do anything else.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by SXX »

bloopernova wrote: post #180
SXX wrote: post #88

I'll add some to the list: - Control external monitor sound volume. There are buggy paid and open source solutions, but they all trigger all kind of bugs with sound and macOS itself. - Capture game audio with OBS together with microphone input. - Being able to wait for files to copy and work Finder at the same time. Yeah I could find replacement for Finder, but why the hell? - Use Valve Proton. Yeah, Linux is great t…

Have you tried Pipewire? It's pretty wonderful.

Not yet. I switched to use macOS as my daily driver and I still used Ubuntu 20.04 on my desktop. In any case Pulse worked well enough for me.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by cpleppert »

haneul wrote: post #472
larrik wrote: post #467

I switched from Linux Mint desktop to an M1 Air last year. Performance-wise, the M1 is very impressive, probably feels about 80% as fast as my 6 year old desktop (that sounds like snark, but it isn't). Meanwhile, the battery life is insane (I've never brought the charger anywhere but my desk, and will often use it for a week out and about). I opted for the Magic Keyboard and Magic Touchpad, because I had a lot of tro…

defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling -1 Works on my M1 Max well enough to be satisfied with my mouse in SC2.

This doesn't work. Mouse acceleration isn't exposed using a defaults key anymore. You need to use a tool like linear mouse to modify the scaling value.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by dwighttk »

fsflover wrote: post #623
dwighttk wrote: post #620

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Linux is “selling” a billion “jars of jam”, a different one for each person… Apple is “selling” like 6.

Why is this relevant? You probably know that Ubuntu is the most popular one. It should be enough to only offer this one.

Ubuntu’s customizability (valued by the article’s author) is Linux offering a billion jars of jam.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by fsflover »

dwighttk wrote: post #629
fsflover wrote: post #623

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is this relevant? You probably know that Ubuntu is the most popular one. It should be enough to only offer this one.

Ubuntu’s customizability (valued by the article’s author) is Linux offering a billion jars of jam.

Default settings still exist and can be delivered just fine.
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