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Versions and Resume look cool, but Launchpad? Do people really need a full view of all the (dozens) of apps they have installed? I thought we were getting away

Versions and Resume look cool, but Launchpad? Do people really need a full view of all the (dozens) of apps they have installed? I thought we were getting away from that with Quicksilver and other 'find as you type' tools. Launchpad seems like Program Manager from the olden days of Windows.

yan 16y ago
By "we" do you mean the geeks that read HN and write code, or their typical consumer? I have never seen my mom type to find a file she was looking for, let alone launch an app. Every single person I know that isn't in technology or consider themselves technically competent uses and explores their computer solely with the mouse. Even editing a word she just typed, my mom would leave the keyboard, mouse over the previous word's characters, and then retype it.
- joedavis512 16y ago
  At least it's better than pressing backspace until she gets to the word and then typing the whole thing again. ;)
  - billybob 16y ago
    If you type pretty quickly, that can actually be faster than using the mouse.
- wglb 16y ago
  Well, my Mom likes WordPerfect. Version 5 in which there is no mouse. She is a master of the reveal codes. (Not to get into a your mom vs my mom or anything)
rsl7 16y ago
Although you can always open /Applications, you can also litter your HD with apps. But now with the App Store you don't even have to know where the app is at all when it just appears in your dock or now in Launchpad. I hope it at least supports drag and drop like cmd-tab. I'd use it. Typing app names is great and all, but I don't manage my photos with the command line.
Tycho 16y ago
Hmm, one of my fave features of 10.6 is that I can put the Applications folder in the dock and then set it to pop up as a big scrollable grid of items when I click it. Now the thing is, most users would never get round to setting that up themselves, so Apple have just cut-out that extra step and made this default behaviour. So it's not a big deal but it is a smart move which many people will like, IMO.
evilduck 16y ago
From how I've seen non-powerusers manage OSX, most just throw every app they ever use (and apps they'll never use) on their dock, making it cumbersome to use. Launchpad is probably aimed at that type of user.

yan 16y ago

By "we" do you mean the geeks that read HN and write code, or their typical consumer? I have never seen my mom type to find a file she was looking for, let alone launch an app. Every single person I know that isn't in technology or consider themselves technically competent uses and explores their computer solely with the mouse. Even editing a word she just typed, my mom would leave the keyboard, mouse over the previous word's characters, and then retype it.

joedavis512 16y ago
At least it's better than pressing backspace until she gets to the word and then typing the whole thing again. ;)
- billybob 16y ago
  If you type pretty quickly, that can actually be faster than using the mouse.
wglb 16y ago
Well, my Mom likes WordPerfect. Version 5 in which there is no mouse. She is a master of the reveal codes. (Not to get into a your mom vs my mom or anything)

rsl7 16y ago

Although you can always open /Applications, you can also litter your HD with apps. But now with the App Store you don't even have to know where the app is at all when it just appears in your dock or now in Launchpad. I hope it at least supports drag and drop like cmd-tab. I'd use it. Typing app names is great and all, but I don't manage my photos with the command line.

Tycho 16y ago

Hmm, one of my fave features of 10.6 is that I can put the Applications folder in the dock and then set it to pop up as a big scrollable grid of items when I click it. Now the thing is, most users would never get round to setting that up themselves, so Apple have just cut-out that extra step and made this default behaviour. So it's not a big deal but it is a smart move which many people will like, IMO.

evilduck 16y ago

From how I've seen non-powerusers manage OSX, most just throw every app they ever use (and apps they'll never use) on their dock, making it cumbersome to use. Launchpad is probably aimed at that type of user.