The answer is obvious to me. Add back the physical top row, but keep the touch bar. Just put it above the physical top row. I like the idea of the touch bar f

The answer is obvious to me. Add back the physical top row, but keep the touch bar. Just put it above the physical top row. I like the idea of the touch bar for customization and various use cases, but I don't do that now, because I want my top row to continue to act as simply and consistently as possible. For example, the contextual menus for programs. I think the whole concept is really interesting and adds a cool layer of interaction. However, I don't want to give up my quick access to my normal functions like volume, expose, etc. So the end result is that I just turn all the contextual options off. So I've never had a chance to fall in love with the touch bar, because all I use it for is a crappy version of what my top row use to be.