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Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by zhte415 »

killjoywashere wrote: post #8
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.

you should try the old ThinkPad keyboards, like the X201. So nice. For the MacBook, if they had a version with a physical escape key, I'd be fine. Just make it a little shorter. It will be okay. I promise.

I still have a T420 for the keyboard and have no plans of leaving it.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by menssen »

intellix wrote: post #3

I'd recommend BetterTouchTool and things like finger swipes for volume up/down and brightness up/down and showing things like Spotify. Originally started with Vas3k preset but eventually replaced things with the built in widgets and gestures

BetterTouchTool is well worth the money.

Recommended setup (mine):

One giant button in the left corner that says "escape escape escape escape escape" (what it does should be obvious), and one tiny button in the right corner that brings back the normal touch bar. (And nothing else.)

Also, make those buttons white text on black. At least it's an OLED display, so parts of it you want "off" are actually dark.

Even just the lack of a bunch of distracting flashes as it changes when you switch apps is a relief.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by JoshTriplett »

jakear wrote: post #12
killjoywashere wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you should try the old ThinkPad keyboards, like the X201. So nice. For the MacBook, if they had a version with a physical escape key, I'd be fine. Just make it a little shorter. It will be okay. I promise.

I remapped capslock to esc and never looked back. In fact, I’ve gotten so used to it that I remap “normal” keyboards too. I use esc way more often than I’d ever use capslock, so having it at the pinky is perfect.

I remap capslock to "Super" (the logo key), which makes it much easier to invoke keyboard shortcuts like Super-L (lock screen), Super-left/right/up/down (left-maximize, right-maximize, full-maximize, restore), and Super-F (fullscreen).

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by [deleted] »

keyle wrote: post #25

I was skeptical then I installed it and I can't believe MacOS doesn't ship with this! It's actually making the bar useful. One bug I noticed is you can get in a situation, with twice the button. But since you miss button all the time, why not having it twice; or more?

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Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by applecrazy »

emidln wrote: post #16
whalabi wrote: post #15

This makes sense There's extra vertical space on the lower half of a MacBook, and the dock wastes vertical space on the screen I normally put the dock on the side, but putting it above the keyboard works too Now if only the damn keyboard had a proper escape key. Who signed off on that. Honestly.

It's just mislabeled as Caps Lock and has bad default behavior. A quick visit to Preferences can sort you out.

This remapping is the #1 thing that made using Vim easier. Not to mention escaping out of dialogs in macOS is much easier than lifting my hands off my keyboard.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by city41 »

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.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by guiambros »

hunter2_ wrote: post #21
intellix wrote: post #3

I'd recommend BetterTouchTool and things like finger swipes for volume up/down and brightness up/down and showing things like Spotify. Originally started with Vas3k preset but eventually replaced things with the built in widgets and gestures

My favorite BTT mapping: 3 finger click (touchpad and/or magic mouse) generates a middle click event. I have no idea how people open and close browser tabs without this, since browsers have great middle click response but Apple pointing devices don't natively generate such clicks.

I also love BTT, but opening/closing tabs is much faster using ⌘-T and ⌘-W.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by ValentineC »

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.

MacBook Pro 2013 user here, and the trackpad is a huge reason I'd continue to stay with Apple.

I don't know why other manufacturers can't seem to get it right.

Re: Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar

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Post by bodegajed »

pram wrote: post #5

Coincidentally I also just upgraded my personal laptop from a 2012 retina MacBook Pro to the 2019 i9 MacBook Pro! Long story short I think the touchbar is totally useless. I have it set to emulate regular function keys right now (expose, launchpad etc) However everything else is top notch and well worth it. The touchid is fantastic, and you will immediately enjoy the difference. Screen is amazing, 8 cores is super ni…

I'm also on the fence about upgrading. I am thinking of just buying a mac keyboard so I have an escape key. That key is very essential to my workflow. Do you think it's a good idea?
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