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I used linux on all my laptops/work machines for about 7 years, then switched to macbook pros 5 years ago. Definitely some things you have to adapt to (I still

I used linux on all my laptops/work machines for about 7 years, then switched to macbook pros 5 years ago. Definitely some things you have to adapt to (I still miss focus-follows-mouse). But for the most part, you'll find it's a smooth ride. When bumps like this happen, they tend to push out a fix quickly - especially when it gets traction on HN like this.

john_alan 7y ago
macOS is POSIX UNIX. it definitely has focus follows mouse. You just mean that hover over a lower window allows scrolling right? MacOS has that.
- redsymbol 7y ago
  Not just scrolling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(computing)#Focus_follows_pointer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(computing)#Focus_follow...
quesera 7y ago
For me, focus-follows-mouse is most useful for terminal windows. It is a feature you can enable in iTerm2. This doesn't help across applications of course, and there's a reasonable argument that the inconsistency is worse than the absence -- but for me, iTerm2's FFM feature helps.
- redsymbol 7y ago
  Didn't know iTerm2 did that. Thanks, I'll check it out - might help a lot.
toast0 7y ago
I used a mac for almost 8 years. When things worked, and you shared the same preferences as the designers (or were willing to adapt), things were pretty good. If you had different preferences, mostly too bad. Maybe if you reboot with system protection turned off, you can edit the config file, and hope it doesn't get reverted. If things didn't work, like when I was getting static for audio 25% of the time I hit Play in iTunes from a shoutcast server for a whole major release, there wouldn't be any useful help on the internet. Maybe somebody had a similar problem 3 releases ago, but that fix doesn't work anymore. Other problems, or irritants are often the same way. With Windows, most of the problems you run into are fixable, and easy to find. With an open source OS, at least you can dig in and try to fix your own problems.

john_alan 7y ago

macOS is POSIX UNIX. it definitely has focus follows mouse. You just mean that hover over a lower window allows scrolling right? MacOS has that.

redsymbol 7y ago
Not just scrolling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(computing)#Focus_follows_pointer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(computing)#Focus_follow...

quesera 7y ago

For me, focus-follows-mouse is most useful for terminal windows. It is a feature you can enable in iTerm2. This doesn't help across applications of course, and there's a reasonable argument that the inconsistency is worse than the absence -- but for me, iTerm2's FFM feature helps.

redsymbol 7y ago
Didn't know iTerm2 did that. Thanks, I'll check it out - might help a lot.

toast0 7y ago

I used a mac for almost 8 years. When things worked, and you shared the same preferences as the designers (or were willing to adapt), things were pretty good. If you had different preferences, mostly too bad. Maybe if you reboot with system protection turned off, you can edit the config file, and hope it doesn't get reverted. If things didn't work, like when I was getting static for audio 25% of the time I hit Play in iTunes from a shoutcast server for a whole major release, there wouldn't be any useful help on the internet. Maybe somebody had a similar problem 3 releases ago, but that fix doesn't work anymore. Other problems, or irritants are often the same way. With Windows, most of the problems you run into are fixable, and easy to find. With an open source OS, at least you can dig in and try to fix your own problems.