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FYI you can press and drag on the brightness/volume buttons to make adjustments immediately, no need for a second touch

ravenstine 7y ago
I'm not complaining about the drag. I'm complaining that I have to tap once to open the slider and then drag it. Whereas it was easier just to have two buttons, one for increment, and one for decrement, that I could just tap or hold down.
- wlesieutre 7y ago
  Right - you don't have to let go and then grab the slider after it opens. You can just press and hold then slide left or right to move the slider immediately. I guess there's a still tradeoff: this way you need to move your finger around, but you can immediately skip to exactly the level you want. With holding a button down you have to time it to get to the right spot instead. Personally I like the slider better but that's just my opinion.
  - ravenstine 7y ago
    I understand why some people like the slider, but as someone who can type without looking, I'm used to being able to navigate with my fingers up to the brightness and volume controls without having to pay close attention. Now I have to look down in order to hit the right area of the touchbar.
    - wlesieutre 7y ago
      I don't mind since it's barely below the bottom of the screen, but if you're in the middle of something it does mean taking your eyes off it. If that bugs you enough to bother with a workaround, you could try something like this using HammerSpoon: https://gist.github.com/spinscale/fd82f00da29447990f27f36b3f4b927d https://gist.github.com/spinscale/fd82f00da29447990f27f36b3f...
- snowwrestler 7y ago
  Just put your finger on the icon and slide it one way or the other. You don't have to wait or tap more than once. Edit for clarity: when you do this, your finger is not actually "on" the slider handle itself. The slider shows up in its usual place, which is offset from where your finger is. But the sliding still adjusts it. It's a shame that this is not intuitive or discoverable. Its much more efficient but I had to have someone tell me about it.
  - ravenstine 7y ago
    I just tried what you said. That's slightly better, but it's overall a downgrade from having actual buttons. Thanks for the tip, though!
  - ilikehurdles 7y ago
    It sucks that it drags away my focus away from what I’m doing, and has me leave my typing position. Having a fun slider as a visual indicator when there already is a visual indicator on screen doesn’t make up for this inefficiency.

I'm not complaining about the drag. I'm complaining that I have to tap once to open the slider and then drag it. Whereas it was easier just to have two buttons, one for increment, and one for decrement, that I could just tap or hold down.

wlesieutre 7y ago
Right - you don't have to let go and then grab the slider after it opens. You can just press and hold then slide left or right to move the slider immediately. I guess there's a still tradeoff: this way you need to move your finger around, but you can immediately skip to exactly the level you want. With holding a button down you have to time it to get to the right spot instead. Personally I like the slider better but that's just my opinion.
- ravenstine 7y ago
  I understand why some people like the slider, but as someone who can type without looking, I'm used to being able to navigate with my fingers up to the brightness and volume controls without having to pay close attention. Now I have to look down in order to hit the right area of the touchbar.
  - wlesieutre 7y ago
    I don't mind since it's barely below the bottom of the screen, but if you're in the middle of something it does mean taking your eyes off it. If that bugs you enough to bother with a workaround, you could try something like this using HammerSpoon: https://gist.github.com/spinscale/fd82f00da29447990f27f36b3f4b927d https://gist.github.com/spinscale/fd82f00da29447990f27f36b3f...
snowwrestler 7y ago
Just put your finger on the icon and slide it one way or the other. You don't have to wait or tap more than once. Edit for clarity: when you do this, your finger is not actually "on" the slider handle itself. The slider shows up in its usual place, which is offset from where your finger is. But the sliding still adjusts it. It's a shame that this is not intuitive or discoverable. Its much more efficient but I had to have someone tell me about it.
- ravenstine 7y ago
  I just tried what you said. That's slightly better, but it's overall a downgrade from having actual buttons. Thanks for the tip, though!
- ilikehurdles 7y ago
  It sucks that it drags away my focus away from what I’m doing, and has me leave my typing position. Having a fun slider as a visual indicator when there already is a visual indicator on screen doesn’t make up for this inefficiency.