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It’s terrible compared to the old way. You click the sound icon, then the slide opens up, then you can either slide it or click one of the two icons. It’s pro
by eksemplar 8y ago
It’s terrible compared to the old way.
You click the sound icon, then the slide opens up, then you can either slide it or click one of the two icons.
It’s probably quicker to change the volume from one to ten this way, but 99% of my use cases for changing volume is for one or two steps, for which the slider absolutely sucks.
It’s some of the worst design I’ve ever seen for volume control, and the old system is some of the best.
- efrafa 8y agoYou can just tap and slide at once. (Without releasing your finger) Its actually faster than with old buttons.
- eksemplar 8y agoHow is tapping and sliding easier than pressing a button once?
- yakshaving_jgt 8y agoAnything is possible in the Reality Distortion Field.
- saagarjha 8y agoYou don't need to lift your finger, which takes time. Just shift your finger left/right a little bit.
- eksemplar 8y agoBut that’s not faster. The old way: click, you’re done. The new way: click, hold finger, slide, and you’re done. Like I said, it’s faster to go from 1 to 10, but 99% of the times I use it, I’m just changing the volume by 1. Hell, it’s easier for my brain to just click 10 times than to watch where the damn slider is too.
- saagarjha 8y agoAh, you're comparing it to the old hardware keys. I see your point.
- jpb0104 8y agoAnother alternative is to simply flick the touch bar button.
- kayoone 8y agoyou don't need to click and wait though, just tap and without lifting your finger immediately slide to adjust. If anything it's a super minor annoyance imo.
- askafriend 8y agoI don't think you're quite understanding the trick the parent comment is trying to tell you. You press your finger on the sound icon, and just start sliding without waiting. It's one fluid gestural motion. Try it out. It takes the same effort as tapping a physical button but gives you more fine grained control. Yes, it's something new and different from the way you're used to, but give it a chance.
- lostgame 8y agoSliding still does not a simple tap, with tactile feedback, equate. I'm aware I can do this. It still drives me nuts - and I have to agree with eksemplar when I think it is simply a serious step backwards in design and should be an option, not forced like the 2018 models.
- bluedino 8y agoThe lack of tactile feedback is huge. Take a MacBook with the function keys, and one with the touchbar. Then adjust the brightness or volume on both at the same time and the hand that operates the touchbar gets “lost” so easily
- coin 8y agoStill more work than quickly tapping once or twice. With the slider I have to carefully slide to get the exact amount, all without any tactical feedback.
- 4ad 8y agoTactile feedback? What for? You have visual and audio feedback. After all, you are trying to set volume or brightness to a specific level...