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What about the software makes it good? Ive never used a macbook so have zero experience with it.
by ProAm 6y ago
What about the software makes it good? Ive never used a macbook so have zero experience with it.
- daniel-thompson 6y agoFor me, two things combine to make it feel super responsive: 1. The latency between you moving your finger(s) and seeing movement on the screen feels imperceptible. 2. There isn't any "lost" movement - if you scribble your finger around really quickly and come back to where you start, the cursor or window scroll position will be back to where it started too.
- fsflover 6y agoSee also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24700537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24700537
- passwordreset 6y agoSpaces, the virtual desktop manager, makes it good. A few years ago, multiple desktops were accessible with a 3-finger swipe left or right. Now, when you make an app full-screen, it creates a new space to contain the app, so multiple full-screen apps are easily accessible. Linux has a virtual desktop manager, and Windows has some 3rd-party apps that provide multiple desktops. None of those apps seem as tightly integrated and useful as this Mac OS feature.