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Post by bbor »

lorddumpy wrote: post #119
AndrewSwift wrote: post #13

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Note that you can option double click the corner of a window to make it fill the screen. I realize that this isn't what you're asking, but it might help.

Had to make an account just to say thanks! You literally solved one of my biggest gripes with macOS. This site honestly feels like the internet of the late aughts' last bastion. I think I'll stick around.

Welcome :) there’s a neat guidelines page if you haven’t seen it: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and endless compilations of old posts, such as https://github.com/cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade

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Post by jwells89 »

JoBrad wrote: post #144
agys wrote: post #126

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Genuine q: is cmd–backspace too much? I’m in general pretty satisfied with the Finder keyboard navigation/editing. Especially with “enter” for rename, copy/paste/cut/move and deletion too…

I never understood the enter for rename shortcut. People open (or "execute", which is the general understanding of the action for the "enter" key) files far more than they rename them.

It makes sense if one considers the angle of how single-key shortcuts are much more disaster-prone.

For example, if the user has a large number of files selected and accidentally triggers the open shortcut by hitting enter, their computer is going to be stuck spinning its wheels for a while (the more files involved and the heavier the applications they open in, the worse it'll be) unless they force restart. Involving a modifier key filters for intention pretty well, and so while this scenario is possible with ⌘O, it's far less likely.

Most Mac shortcuts seem to follow this, with those that are single-key by default doing relatively harmless and easily reversible things.

Re: macOS Sequoia is available today

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Post by pohl »

kccqzy wrote: post #152
dbbk wrote: post #149

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> How do I do multi-touch gestures with a single cursor? The same way you do them on Mac. With a trackpad.

But with a trackpad you cannot see what you are touching. You see a single cursor on the screen. If you touch two things on your iPhone you know exactly which two things you are manipulating. With a single cursor on the Mac, no matter how many fingers you use you only manipulate one thing. This seems to me a difficult challenge in mashing up the wildly different interaction paradigms. I'd love to see how Apple solves…

I'll give you an example, having used it: if you want to zoom something, it will take effect where the mouse pointer on the screen is.

Re: macOS Sequoia is available today

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Post by _0xdd »

whalesalad wrote: post #98
jmward01 wrote: post #14

A long time ago I started dreading major updates from corporate providers. They push features they want, not features I want. It got so bad with Microsoft that I fled. Apple's updates have been aggressive in resetting my preferences and pushing things like iCloud and their login to the point that they are on the Microsoft path. I am forced to use mac for work but only because of work.

I always take a full disk snapshot before full upgrades like this (boot into recovery and this is straightforward with a usb disk, or use carbon copy cloner) but yep updates in the Apple eco system are (knock on wood) very painless. Back in the day before things like homebrew it was far worse... the days of macports and mod_python to run your Django app are fortunately behind us.

MacPorts has a pretty slick migration feature now. Not sure about Django, but this is the smoothest migration I've experienced with MacPorts in over 15+ years.

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Post by switch007 »

Cyberdog wrote: post #123
lwhi wrote: post #71

Literally nothing I care about. As a web developer I'd be happy if Safari usage fell off a cliff.

As a web developer, specifically one who started my professional career when Internet Explorer 6 had something like 85% marketshare, I'm horrified at the idea of a single browser engine dominating the space again. It will lead to stagnation just as it did back then. Keep WebKit alive. Open source Presto. Support Ladybird. Hell, I believe that Microsoft should never have abandoned Trident…

Chromium is at 75.1% (Chrome + Edge + Opera + Samsung), per StatCounter

Re: macOS Sequoia is available today

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Post by shinycode »

freeone3000 wrote: post #83
bredren wrote: post #44

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A commonly cited analyst described lower than expected sales of iPhone 16 Pro due to AI features not rolling out until October. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/15/iphone-16-pro-demand-es... I find that a little hard to believe. I would suppose the vast majority of customers don't think a lot about the timing of software features in a purchase decision.

It’s not as if the hardware features on the 16 Pro are groundbreaking — a slightly nicer camera, a slightly nicer display, a slightly nicer battery life, and a $600 upgrade fee. No, thank you, the software features are what make-or-break the upgrade.

Phones nowadays are made to last years, even 6+ years easily. So the update this year is not for the people who bought it last year but for people with an iPhone X or 11. They will see major improvements. But it’s silly to update (any) flagship phone every year.

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Post by tristanb »

mrtksn wrote: post #68

For the first time Apple responded to my bug report through the Feedback Assistant and requested more information, so kind of feel involved in this :) So the bug was about the screen recording permission needed for some apps, Shottr specifically. Despite me allowing screen recording previously macOS Sequoia kept asking me to go into the settings and give the permission. According to Apple, that should have had happen…

That looks a little frustrating. I wonder if there is a way around it?

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Post by jmward01 »

queuebert wrote: post #153
jmward01 wrote: post #14

A long time ago I started dreading major updates from corporate providers. They push features they want, not features I want. It got so bad with Microsoft that I fled. Apple's updates have been aggressive in resetting my preferences and pushing things like iCloud and their login to the point that they are on the Microsoft path. I am forced to use mac for work but only because of work.

When I hear "updates" instead of "upgrades", it sounds like no guarantee of improvement is being made.

That is exactly why I used 'update' in my first comment. I stopped calling these things 'upgrades' at least 10 years ago.

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Post by detourdog »

DaiPlusPlus wrote: post #175
philistine wrote: post #131

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Back in 1991, there was an uproar, an uproar I tells you, because System 7 required nearly a megabyte of memory instead of the 600K System 6 could run with. Sure, most users barely had more than a megabyte of memory, but it paints a pattern for sure.

Yes, but System 7 wasn't installed on your computer overnight without you realising it.

At my office it did. We used system when we networked the office. I kinda think it didn’t really come out until 92 but release windows lasted years.
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