Features lost across versions of macOS • Hacker News Board

spacedcowboy wrote: post #11

I would add: A useable System Preferences app. It's been renamed "Settings" and some idiot tried to make it look like iOS. It's the absolute worst part of modern MacOS IMHO. As a Mac user measured in decades, it's the thing most likely to drive me back to Linux. [edit: I am curious why this topic has been flagged]

New macOS Settings app is an insult to everything Mac.

Sadly, while many here on the Orange Website may miss this, the numbers would (probably) show an overwhelming number of iOS -> macOS users.

Re: Features lost across versions of macOS

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Post by akouri » Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 5:39 AM UTC

one annoying one that's notably missing: There's no way to get rid of the Music.app, and the play/pause hardware button on my M2 macbook is always mapped to that app.

I inadvertently press this button all the time and it launches Music.app, taking about 1/4th of the 8gb of shared memory

Re: Features lost across versions of macOS

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Post by nreilly » Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 5:40 AM UTC

mleonhard wrote: post #14

Apple's PMs removed a feature that was very useful on my MBP: system font size adjustment. Now I must wear my glasses all the time I use the computer. This is not comfortable or fun. I could increase the display pixel size, but then everything looks like garbage when I do wear my glasses. Apple has lost its user-focus. Its products will only get worse and worse. Fortunately, this creates opportunity for new companies…

It seems to still be there?

System Settings > Accessibility > Display > Text

Text Size and Menu Bar Size may allow you to do this adjustment?

Re: Features lost across versions of macOS

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Post by timeimp » Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 5:42 AM UTC

If you're running an older version of Mac OS X, then you should try reading the "user manual" or "help guide" from your Mac.

Amazing to see Microsoft can manage decades of tech knowledge (for the most part) but Apple breaks stuff because it's the future

Re: Features lost across versions of macOS

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Post by drewzero1 » Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 5:48 AM UTC

I probably would have started a bit earlier, though admittedly the features I remember and care(d) about are only of interest to retrocomputing enthusiasts anymore.

- 10.5 Leopard: Classic mode removed (can no longer run Mac OS 9 apps), won't run on G3 processors or install on systems under 867MHz (though not difficult to circumvent).

- 10.6 Snow Leopard: AppleTalk removed. Can no longer create HFS volumes. Removed support for all PowerPC processors.

Re: Features lost across versions of macOS

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Post by netghost » Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 5:52 AM UTC

ryandrake wrote: post #29

mb64 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also a Mac user for nearly 2 decades. I don't care too much about most of the things mentioned in the article but I absolutely agree with you about the new System Prefs.

Another thing terrible about the Settings app is you cannot navigate it with the keyboard only (at least I have not figured out how). So if your Bluetooth mouse fails (which happens at least once a week for me) you can’t use a keyboard alone to correct it. Nope you have to fish out a wired mouse, plug it in, and then reset Bluetooth or whatever it takes to get the BT mouse working again. Madness.

Isn't the only way to navigate it now by using the search bar to find the thing you're looking for?

I jest, but there was a time when I could find my settings in under a minute or two.

Re: Features lost across versions of macOS

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Post by fragmede » Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 5:56 AM UTC

akouri wrote: post #35

one annoying one that's notably missing: There's no way to get rid of the Music.app, and the play/pause hardware button on my M2 macbook is always mapped to that app. I inadvertently press this button all the time and it launches Music.app, taking about 1/4th of the 8gb of shared memory

That’s weird. On mine, I can’t delete that app but the buttons control my Spotify just fine.