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One big difference is that using Fn-keys requires me to remember which key does what. They also provide no visual feedback on what state I'm currently in. For e
by michaelmior 7y ago
One big difference is that using Fn-keys requires me to remember which key does what. They also provide no visual feedback on what state I'm currently in. For example, I may have a Fn-key that works as stop/start, but unless I already know what's going on, I don't know what impact pressing the key will have.
- cgriswald 7y ago> I may have a Fn-key that works as stop/start, but unless I already know what's going on, I don't know what impact pressing the key will have. Someone in a related thread said the app-specific keys are only available when the app has focus, so wouldn't you have the status of the app in front of you anyway? In any case, I found the statement funny, because touch is flakey for me, so I never know what impact pressing a touch key will have.
- dmitriid 7y agoSince I rarely look down at the keyboard, I would have those visual notifications up on the screen anyway. And as TouchBar is a per app custom display, you'd have to look down at your keyboard to see the current status... of anything.
- evilduck 7y agoThe Touch Bar is only on their notebooks, "looking down" is like a half inch away from the screen you're already looking at.
- dmitriid 7y ago...which is looking down at the keyboard. It’s half an inch away from the bottom edge of the screen, but a considerably longer distance away from the things a person usually looks at when working.