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But spotlight doesn’t search inside those bundles, that’s the main difference. Even the ability of MacOS to list applications when using the open with context i
by knolan 9y ago
But spotlight doesn’t search inside those bundles, that’s the main difference. Even the ability of MacOS to list applications when using the open with context is so much faster compared to windows which grinds for several seconds to populate the list.
Heck even using the New... context window in Explorer is a joke.
- vetinari 9y agoMacOS has also not only bunch of preferred locations, where to find applications (except for /Applications and ~/Applications also /System/Library/CoreServices, for example), but also allows the user to place the apps anywhere. As other mentioned, users will place them on desktop, in downloads folder, etc. On top of that, getting info about the application involves parsing .plist files, followed by parsing localization.
- twhb 9y agoThe first is for system-wide apps, the second for apps that the user doesn’t share with others, the third for some parts of the OS itself. It would be insane to throw all that in one place. Similarly, yes, getting app info involves parsing files in a known location with a known format, how could that situation be better? I’m not sure how often people fail to put applications where they go. Especially nowadays, where most applications ship as .dmg files that open to a giant arrow telling you to drag the app to Applications, and many nag you if they’re run while not there, and App Store solves this entirely by just putting them there.