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It's super weird that your list just assumes the Windows way for things is "standard" or "normal" and the Mac way is wrong, when both paths are (most of the tim

It's super weird that your list just assumes the Windows way for things is "standard" or "normal" and the Mac way is wrong, when both paths are (most of the time) entirely arbitrary. E.g., Home and End behavior, delete key behavior. As others have noted, your list also includes dings on the Mac that are factually inaccurate, so...

nolok 6y ago
> It's super weird that your list just assumes the Windows way for things is "standard" or "normal" and the Mac way is wrong, when both paths are (most of the time) entirely arbitrary. E.g., Home and End behavior, delete key behavior. To be fair, most "mac is better" list do the same. Ultimately to each their own and let's all be glad we have both alternatives.
- ubermonkey 6y ago
  >To be fair, most "mac is better" list do the same. That hasn't been my experience, but okay.
ajford 6y ago
Well, things like the home/end behavior and back/delete key behavior are different on OS X but behave the same on Windows, most standard linux flavors, Sun OS, many BSD flavors, and Chrome OS (I'll give you the argument that this is just linux with a coat of paint), to name a few off the top of my head. When you take that into consideration, OS X is the odd one out. I do agree that some of the things in the list aren't correct though, and some are definitely more subjective.
- PascLeRasc 6y ago
  I don't believe I've ever had a keyboard with Home/End keys. What do they do on OS X/Linux?
  - dTal 6y ago
    Home and End move the cursor to the beginning and the end of the line, respectively, on any computer except a Mac. It's extremely unlikely that you've never had a keyboard with these keys!
    - copperx 6y ago
      Control a and e (the Emacs shortcuts everybody knows) work on all Mac applications. That’s why home and end work differently.
      - ajford 6y ago
        Vim user: I think you mean ^ and $
      - Tijdreiziger 6y ago
        > (the Emacs shortcuts everybody knows) [citation needed]
  - SecurityLagoon 6y ago
    You have almost certainly had a keyboard with these, even if it was behind a fn key combo on a laptop.

nolok 6y ago

> It's super weird that your list just assumes the Windows way for things is "standard" or "normal" and the Mac way is wrong, when both paths are (most of the time) entirely arbitrary. E.g., Home and End behavior, delete key behavior. To be fair, most "mac is better" list do the same. Ultimately to each their own and let's all be glad we have both alternatives.

ubermonkey 6y ago
>To be fair, most "mac is better" list do the same. That hasn't been my experience, but okay.

ajford 6y ago

Well, things like the home/end behavior and back/delete key behavior are different on OS X but behave the same on Windows, most standard linux flavors, Sun OS, many BSD flavors, and Chrome OS (I'll give you the argument that this is just linux with a coat of paint), to name a few off the top of my head. When you take that into consideration, OS X is the odd one out. I do agree that some of the things in the list aren't correct though, and some are definitely more subjective.

PascLeRasc 6y ago
I don't believe I've ever had a keyboard with Home/End keys. What do they do on OS X/Linux?
- dTal 6y ago
  Home and End move the cursor to the beginning and the end of the line, respectively, on any computer except a Mac. It's extremely unlikely that you've never had a keyboard with these keys!
  - copperx 6y ago
    Control a and e (the Emacs shortcuts everybody knows) work on all Mac applications. That’s why home and end work differently.
    - ajford 6y ago
      Vim user: I think you mean ^ and $
    - Tijdreiziger 6y ago
      > (the Emacs shortcuts everybody knows) [citation needed]
- SecurityLagoon 6y ago
  You have almost certainly had a keyboard with these, even if it was behind a fn key combo on a laptop.