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Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by _fzslm » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:24 PM UTC

natrik wrote: post #160

How do you run this after cloning?

You would have to build the project in Xcode. It might be easier to download the prebuilt binary on the website.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by sgt » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:24 PM UTC

sbr464 wrote: post #26

Late to the party, but I just randomly realized today that copy & paste syncs across iOS and my iMac. Was surprisingly convenient. Apparently it’s been around since Sierra, but my settings are now in sync enough to just work.

Handover is brilliant. Once you get used to it, you really can't go back to the old ways.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by natrik » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:25 PM UTC

_fzslm wrote: post #161

natrik wrote: post #160

How do you run this after cloning?

You would have to build the project in Xcode. It might be easier to download the prebuilt binary on the website.

I see the download button now, site wasn't loading fully earlier. Thanks!

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by canadaduane » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:27 PM UTC

monkeynotes wrote: post #150

IMO cmd+tab is far superior since it requires less movement from the rest position. I can navigate contexts extremely efficiently. I also use cmd+~ a lot for in-app window switching. I do like the idea of having the touch-bar as a notification center though, that would be pretty helpful. I have my Macbook on a stand with an external keyboard. Besides being ergonomically better like that, I also missed the physical es…

I find that cmd+tab switching beyond 2 or 3 applications is not "superior" as it requires more recall of state than should be necessary. I've started using Alfred more often to switch to specific apps so that it doesn't matter where I'm coming "from" to get where I want to go "to."

I also use Karibiner to switch the capslock key to "escape when pressed once" and "ctrl" when used in combination with any other key. Completely agree that a missing escape key was a stupid design decision.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by tazard » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:29 PM UTC

acupofnope wrote: post #102

enneff wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been using caps lock as my control key for too long to make this leap. :-(

Karabiner Elements has this template where caps lock can behave as an esc key if you tap it, and a ctrl key if you hold it down.

Thanks! That sounds exactly like what I need, and I'm already using Karabiner.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by bluedino » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:29 PM UTC

philliphaydon wrote: post #7

I used to love the mac keyboard. Of any non Apple laptop it was superior... until I tried out a ThinkPad just over a year ago. I honestly don’t think I could own anything other than a ThinkPad from now on for the keyboard alone.

Thinkpad keyboards are good. But they have the messed up arrow keys, but unlike apple where the keys are too big, they mixed them with pagup/pgdn

Keyboards are something you never notice unless they arebad. There's nothing amazung about the ThinkPad keyboard but there's nothing super special about it.

I'm typing this on a ThinkPad USB keyboard connected to a Dell computer. Any types are because Lynx doesn't always scroll over when typing in a textbox.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by erichurkman » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:29 PM UTC

monkeynotes wrote: post #150

IMO cmd+tab is far superior since it requires less movement from the rest position. I can navigate contexts extremely efficiently. I also use cmd+~ a lot for in-app window switching. I do like the idea of having the touch-bar as a notification center though, that would be pretty helpful. I have my Macbook on a stand with an external keyboard. Besides being ergonomically better like that, I also missed the physical es…

Coming from a rich context switcher from the Linux world, I've found Contexts [0] an absolute requirement for using Mac efficiently, especially in complex window arrangements or workflows that require many open applications or many windows of a specific application.

[0] https://contexts.co/

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by bluedino » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:32 PM UTC

canadaduane wrote: post #164

monkeynotes wrote: post #150

IMO cmd+tab is far superior since it requires less movement from the rest position. I can navigate contexts extremely efficiently. I also use cmd+~ a lot for in-app window switching. I do like the idea of having the touch-bar as a notification center though, that would be pretty helpful. I have my Macbook on a stand with an external keyboard. Besides being ergonomically better like that, I also missed the physical es…

I find that cmd+tab switching beyond 2 or 3 applications is not "superior" as it requires more recall of state than should be necessary. I've started using Alfred more often to switch to specific apps so that it doesn't matter where I'm coming "from" to get where I want to go "to." I also use Karibiner to switch the capslock key to "escape when pressed once" and "ctrl" when used in combination with any other key. Com…

Swipe up on the trackpad and just pick your window. Better than alt-tabbing all over the place.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by bluedino » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:35 PM UTC

This is neat. However, I use the dock for dragging/dropping so it doesn't help me.

I detest the TouchBar and think it's one of the worst ideas to come out of Apple in a long time. I'm waiting for them to end this joke.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by b3b0p » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 1:40 PM UTC

city41 wrote: post #56

philliphaydon wrote: post #7

I used to love the mac keyboard. Of any non Apple laptop it was superior... until I tried out a ThinkPad just over a year ago. I honestly don’t think I could own anything other than a ThinkPad from now on for the keyboard alone.

Unfortunately ThinkPad trackpads aren’t nearly as good as MacBook trackpads.

Thinkpad users don't use trackpads. The second biggest draw besides the keyboard might be the Trackpoint. It's glorious! It's nothing like the same little nipple you might have tried on HP or Dell laptops of past. The Thinkpad Trackpoint is far superior.