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Launchpad? I hate it and it’s the first thing I pull off the dock, but that’s the reason it’s there.
by snuxoll 9y ago
Launchpad? I hate it and it’s the first thing I pull off the dock, but that’s the reason it’s there.
- bdcravens 9y agoPaired with Spotlight/Alfred that's pretty much everything. That said, Launchpad kind of looks like just another app, as opposed to the centralized launcher that the Start button is
- timrichard 9y agoLuckily, “there’s a button for that...” as someone might have said. F4, or fn F4 if the system control buttons/function keys have been flipped.
- freehunter 9y agoHoly shit I've been using a Mac for how many years and never knew this feature existed. Thank you, friend.
- snuxoll 9y agoMost users on HN probably ignore the existence of it as well as power-users in general who are more likely to use spotlight or Alfred (or just opening up /Applications for that matter), so I can’t say I’m surprised. It was added in what I consider the dark days of OS X Lion when they were pushing iOS-ification pretty hard, hence the similarity to Springboard on iOS. Still, useful for making less experienced users a little more comfortable - so I’m glad the option is there.