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Re: New MacBook Setup

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Post by thefz »

wyclif wrote: post #11
whatever1 wrote: post #6

I find hilarious the fact that we need to buy & install a windowing tool because the native OS window system has been broken for the past 40 years. Can't they just copy what windows and linux are doing?

I tend to agree that the functionality you see in Rectangle or Magnet should be native. Window placement shouldn't be a third party app. But whenever I've asked people at Apple about this, the response has been "Well, Apple is historically just very opinionated about window placement and settings." The overall vibe was "Apple knows best."

You are using it wrong. See, in the intended setup, windows simply don't open. You don't even need a computer, just wire Apple some thousands regularly.

Re: New MacBook Setup

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Post by JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B »

throwaway4good wrote: post #20

Am I the only one who prefers macports over homework? And Safari over Chrome? And the default terminal.

I’ve been told that MacPorts was better for some reason. It feels more polished than Homebrew but I don’t know why. Anyway, it has all the applications I need so there is that.

Re: New MacBook Setup

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Post by 0x2a »

whatever1 wrote: post #21
simula67 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a Mac app to copy Windows' windowing behavior? I want different virtual desktops to behave like they are different computers with a shared clipboard, i.e., I don't want to see apps from other virtual desktops showing up on 'Alt-Tab', dock bar to show all open apps, etc.

A fellow HN member recommended this https://contexts.co/ . It is amazing feature-wise, but it has some annoying bugs and it seems abandonware (last update Aug 2022).

One alternative for window switching is Alfred:

https://alfred.app/workflows/alfredapp/window-switcher/

Workflows for browser tabs aren't as up-to-date though:

https://alfred.app/workflows/epilande/browser-tabs/

https://github.com/deanishe/alfred-firefox

Re: New MacBook Setup

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Post by benterix »

phantomathkg wrote: post #51
lawgimenez wrote: post #28

Don’t download Xcode using the App Store.

curious. why?

I don't know about the reasons of the parent but in my case after some time I was unable to upgrade Xcode on a new MBP 2019 with 128 GB even though it was the only app installed! It was about disk space management when installing via the App Store (not to mention growing space requirements). Downloading it manually solved the problem.

Re: New MacBook Setup

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Post by benterix »

pebblesun wrote: post #56

Open Safari -> Install Chrome -> Open Chrome. Lol

You probably meant install Firefox. I'm not sure why anyone here would voluntarily participate in building Google's empire other than work-related requirements.

Re: New MacBook Setup

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Post by librasteve »

whatever1 wrote: post #6

I find hilarious the fact that we need to buy & install a windowing tool because the native OS window system has been broken for the past 40 years. Can't they just copy what windows and linux are doing?

i suspect that microsoft has patented window snapping
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