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The touch bar is going to be really useful for a file manager I'm developing [1]. Traditionally, such file managers use function keys for common tasks (eg. copy
by mherrmann 10y ago
The touch bar is going to be really useful for a file manager I'm developing [1]. Traditionally, such file managers use function keys for common tasks (eg. copy with F5). On Mac, you have to press Fn to get the function keys, which is very inconvenient. Now my users can use the traditional key bindings _and_ remember them more easily!
[1]: https://fman.io https://fman.io
- EpicEng 10y agoNice plug. Why wouldn't people be able to remap the keys as they like? Using the function keys for common shortcuts seems wrong.
- mherrmann 10y agoPeople are able to remap the keys [1]. It's just that fman is a dual pane file manager and in that niche it's been the convention for 20 years to use the function keys. I also use them on Mac, but I have configured OS X to not require me to press Fn. 1: https://fman.io/docs/customizing-fman https://fman.io/docs/customizing-fman
- whywhywhywhy 10y ago> Traditionally, such file managers use function keys for common tasks (eg. copy with F5) On Mac, you have to press Fn to get the function keys, which is very inconvenient or just press cmd+c, easier than reaching to the touch bar.