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> The only thing we've lost is the physical escape and function keys, and that's not exactly a show-stopper. Possibly a mild inconvenience. Show-stopper for me
by Touche 10y ago
> The only thing we've lost is the physical escape and function keys, and that's not exactly a show-stopper. Possibly a mild inconvenience.
Show-stopper for me. I have no need to retrain my coding habits, there are plenty of computer companies that still happily provide the ESC key as they have for the last 30 years, so I'll just move to one of those computer brands.
- mml 10y agoor use an external keyboard, which is what I plan on doing.
- Touche 10y agoI code a lot sitting on the couch, external keyboards are pretty inconvenient. But to your point, there are many ways I could workaround this change (changing key mappings, for example). But my point is; I don't have to. There are plenty of companies willing to sell me a computer with the same keyboard layout that's been standard for the last 30 years. I'll just buy one of those. I see this no different than any other product I use on a daily basis; I would be resistant to change if it aversely affected my use. Luckily, I don't need to change my habits to conform to Apple's latest bravery. Apple needs to know this; they don't own their customers.
- alasdair_ 10y agoHave you tried using 'jj' or 'jk' instead?
- jkchu 10y agoHonestly curious, as I don't have a strong opinion against the Touch Bar. Is your main gripe that the esc key is no longer a physical key? Or that learning a new placement of the esc key is difficult to adjust to?