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Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by jamesvandyne »

mastazi wrote: post #469

I think this is a pretty fair article. I'll add one more: in MacOS there is no unified way to get to the beginning or end of a line. In Linux and Windows this is done with the Home and End keys. In Mac, there are some shortcuts but they are not universal, what works in terminal may not work in a browser textarea and so on. Some programs interpret the same shortcut as "go to the very end of the text (as in a PgDown ke…

Cmd-a and Cmd-e work in most/all native controls, no? Really ergonomic once you've remapped caps to cmd as well.

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by _skel »

mastazi wrote: post #469

I think this is a pretty fair article. I'll add one more: in MacOS there is no unified way to get to the beginning or end of a line. In Linux and Windows this is done with the Home and End keys. In Mac, there are some shortcuts but they are not universal, what works in terminal may not work in a browser textarea and so on. Some programs interpret the same shortcut as "go to the very end of the text (as in a PgDown ke…

Emacs movement keys generally work. Ctrl-A for the start of the line, Ctrl-E for the end, Ctrl-K to kill a line...

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by desttro »

below43 wrote: post #454
scns wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry for the snark in advance: Are you for real? I do want IDE and documentation in browser next to each other on my 31.5" 1440 screen, thank you very much.

In your said use case, full screen mode with split windows would be a much better solution than snapping.

Maybe I'm the only one that finds being locked into full screen mode a horrific experience.

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by ghostpepper »

mattnewton wrote: post #15
ghostpepper wrote: post #12

The window management grips are fair, although I don't find Cmd + ` to be particularly burdensome - it's right above tab on the keyboard, and my KDE Plasma desktop behaves the exact same way.

I don't know any Mac users who don't primarily use expose (or is it mission control now? The thing where it tiles all your windows open and you click the right one). Agree that windows should snap even when not fullscreened but I think expose solves this one better if you hand is already on the trackpad / mouse

I do leave my hand on the trackpad on Mac a lot more than I do with Linux - partly because the trackpad on Mac is better than any other trackpad - but also because I think a trackpad is inherently slower and sometimes when I use a mouse/keyboard on Mac I notice the system isn't quite as responsive as it feels when I use gestures

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by andrei_says_ »

_aavaa_ wrote: post #167
ysleepy wrote: post #87

My recommendations for Mac Users: * Put the Dock left or right, vertical space is precious (trust me, do it for a week and then decide) * Setup Hot-Corners (Settings -> Mission Control -> Hot Corners) - Upper-Right Corner as Mission Control (Must be upper right so spaces are immediately shown) - Lower-Left Corner as Application Windows - just fling your mouse curser into the corner (use std. gestures on the trackpad)…

Some really good ones missed: - iStat menu (better looking MenuMeters) - Alfred (MUCH better spotlight) - BetterTouchTools (keyboard, gesture, and other UX customization and macros, oh and window snapping with mouse and shortcuts)

Paid version of alfred includes a clipboard manager and the ability to create workflows like add emojis or integrate with let’s say dash for documentation search etc. very nice, telepathy-like experience.

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by yesenadam »

_skel wrote: post #482
mastazi wrote: post #469

I think this is a pretty fair article. I'll add one more: in MacOS there is no unified way to get to the beginning or end of a line. In Linux and Windows this is done with the Home and End keys. In Mac, there are some shortcuts but they are not universal, what works in terminal may not work in a browser textarea and so on. Some programs interpret the same shortcut as "go to the very end of the text (as in a PgDown ke…

Emacs movement keys generally work. Ctrl-A for the start of the line, Ctrl-E for the end, Ctrl-K to kill a line...

Yep, or CMD + left/right arrow. Option + left/right arrow goes back/forward one word. Hold down Shift doing these to select what you move over.

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by Destiner »

mastazi wrote: post #469

I think this is a pretty fair article. I'll add one more: in MacOS there is no unified way to get to the beginning or end of a line. In Linux and Windows this is done with the Home and End keys. In Mac, there are some shortcuts but they are not universal, what works in terminal may not work in a browser textarea and so on. Some programs interpret the same shortcut as "go to the very end of the text (as in a PgDown ke…

Cmd + left/right works everywhere for me (except the terminal)

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by Hamuko »

Destiner wrote: post #488
mastazi wrote: post #469

I think this is a pretty fair article. I'll add one more: in MacOS there is no unified way to get to the beginning or end of a line. In Linux and Windows this is done with the Home and End keys. In Mac, there are some shortcuts but they are not universal, what works in terminal may not work in a browser textarea and so on. Some programs interpret the same shortcut as "go to the very end of the text (as in a PgDown ke…

Cmd + left/right works everywhere for me (except the terminal)

And for those unaware of Cmd+left/right, there's also Alt+left/right for moving over one word at a time.

Re: Impressions from a first-time Mac user

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Post by turbocon »

godelski wrote: post #467
geoffmanning wrote: post #407

As a lifetime windows user that just recently joined a macBook company, i have to say i am indifferent overall, but there have been many alternating moments of delightful surprises and annoyances of unmet expectations in my journey to learn the MacOS UX. I'm a month in now and i have to say that attitude is everything when it comes to learning something new, and, especially when you know something "kind of like this"…

I think the thing that was hardest for me to learn is navigating the folder systems. Luckily I can use a terminal.

This, I'm not sure why people don't talk about as much but Finder is awful and I've not been able to find a replacement.
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