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Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

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Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

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Post by patrickk »

"Mission Control removes the confusing grid that previously plagued Spaces. Where a user with four spaces could previously end up on any of the other three with a single keystroke, he or she is now presented with a much less confusing choice between one or two."

I liked the ability to traverse a 2x2 grid of Spaces with a single keyboard stroke. Now, if I set up four screens with the new Mission Control in Lion, I have to press the right arrow four times to move from screen one --> four. The result is I only use two screens at most, meaning they get quite cluttered.

Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

#42

Post by snprbob86 »

patrickk wrote: post #41

"Mission Control removes the confusing grid that previously plagued Spaces. Where a user with four spaces could previously end up on any of the other three with a single keystroke, he or she is now presented with a much less confusing choice between one or two." I liked the ability to traverse a 2x2 grid of Spaces with a single keyboard stroke. Now, if I set up four screens with the new Mission Control in Lion, I hav…

You can still jump directly to a numbered space by pressing "control" and any number key. This is default behavior as far as I know, but I might have switched a setting for it.

For consistent behavior, disable "Automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use" in the mission control system preferences.

Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

#43

Post by rahoulb »

mickdarling wrote: post #6

I am guessing this is a nice little joke, BUT... If the sensitivity was just right, and it only measured a shake like smacking the monitor on the side, it might actually make a nice UX. Think of typing away at this message and then deciding, "never-mind", and reaching up with your right hand and smacking the screen on the edge. Could be a very natural feeling undo.

Or a carriage-return gesture, typewriter style?

[EDIT: someone beat me to it]

Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

#44

Post by hopeless »

Does anyone know if this will work with my 27" iMac? ;-)

Joking aside, the shake-to-undo gesture in iOS is one of the worst things about the platform. It's either not sensitive enough or too sensitive, and either way makes you look a bit odd

Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

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Post by moe »

hopeless wrote: post #44

Does anyone know if this will work with my 27" iMac? ;-) Joking aside, the shake-to-undo gesture in iOS is one of the worst things about the platform. It's either not sensitive enough or too sensitive, and either way makes you look a bit odd

It's either not sensitive enough or too sensitive, and either way makes you look a bit odd

Plus it makes you lose eye- and finger-contact with the screen.

Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

#46

Post by atomicdog »

Didn't the old iMacs have a "shake to shutdown" feature? Or was that just some weird configuration I had at the place I worked?

I can't recall the number of times I adjusted the position of the monitor only to find the computer shutting down...

Re: Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

#50

Post by tommorris »

Is it just me or is Shake to Undo one of the worst features of iOS on the iPad? You are happily typing an email on the train and then you screw up and delete a bunch of text. To undo it, you have to pick the iPad up off your lap or off the table and shake it pretty damn hard.

You end up looking like an absolute maniac.

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