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I take the opposite view. macOS UX sucks. A few examples off the top of my head: I regularly find myself frustrated that there is no volume mixer for applicatio

I take the opposite view. macOS UX sucks. A few examples off the top of my head: I regularly find myself frustrated that there is no volume mixer for applications, spotlight search is atrocious and often returns different results for the exact same query, finder is also clunky as hell and won't allow me to do simple things like directly input a directory path string, the search feature also behaves completely counterintuitively by performing a global search rather than limiting the scope of the search to the directory you're in, trying to get macOS to permanently show hidden files is a chore and resets after every update, the touch bar is horrid and regularly causes me to accidentally take actions I did not intend, updates are often very unstable and fraught with world breaking bugs and issues that prevent me from doing my work, xcode is generally a nightmare and a mandatory one... the list goes on and on. Linux and Windows might not look as pretty but they are far more functional with respect to accomplishing my work.

kitsunesoba 6y ago
Finder can go directly to paths with Go > Go to Folder… (Command+Shift+G) and search scope can be changed to current directory in Finder preferences. Hidden file visibility can be toggled with Command+Shift+. in both Finder windows and open/save dialogs.
threeseed 6y ago
Within Finder Preferences there is a dropdown that asks you when performing a search whether to use global or current directory. And for volume mixer this exists: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic I have to say it really doesn't seem like you spent much effort trying to actually fix your issues.
- thefz 6y ago
  Forced to install third party software for a basic OS functionality? Nah.
symlinkk 6y ago
Agreed, here are some more things I’ve noticed weird about macOS: * When a Macbook is plugged into an external monitor, if you close its lid, it will only stay awake if the power cord is plugged in (otherwise it goes to sleep). There is no notification that tells the user this, you’re just supposed to know it I guess. * On the Displays page of System Preferences, the only way to get it to re-scan for connected monitors is to hold down Alt, which makes a hidden button appear called “Detect Displays”. Again you’re just supposed to know this. * The green “traffic light” button in the title bar makes the current window fullscreen instead of maximizing it. I never see people use full screen in real life, they always maximize everything * When in the fullscreen mode mentioned previously, the Cmd ` shortcut to switch between windows of the same program doesn’t work
- perryizgr8 6y ago
  * When connected to a monitor, there is no way to turn of the laptop's screen, without plugging in and closing the lid. This will overheat your laptop if you are doing anything slightly intensive. * Sometimes you will lose windows when you disconnect the external monitor. * Touchpad and mouse scrolling direction is linked. So at least one of them will feel bad to use. * Macos will randomly choose wallpapers for each new desktop you create, there is no setting for this behavior. * Due to the unnecessary Cmd button, shortcuts are very difficult to remember. In VS code, to search : Cmd+F. To go to line : Ctrl+G. Drives me insane. Honestly, I hate Macos. Windows is 10x better. I don't understand what people like about this system.
  - krackers 6y ago
    You can do 1 by setting boot-args to a certain value [1]. But even then it's not the cleanest experience since you have to start in clamshell mode and then open the screen. And if the computer goes to sleep the effect is lost. [1] https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-macbook-pros-display-while-connected-to-external-monitor-on-yosemite https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-ma...
  - Toutouxc 6y ago
    > Touchpad and mouse scrolling direction is linked. So at least one of them will feel bad to use. I get that this goes against your preference but to Apple it's either "your finger moves the content" or "your finger moves the viewport", and that translates to both your finger on the touchpad and on the mousewheel. Remember that Apple sells the Magic Mouse that doesn't even have a mousewheel -- the whole top of the mouse behaves like a touchpad. That's why the settings are linked. > unnecessary Cmd button On Apple computers the button has been used for keyboard shortcuts for the last 40 years. > In VS code, to search : Cmd+F. To go to line : Ctrl+G. Drives me insane. That's VS's problem, not ours and certainly not Apple's. Apple software and native macOS apps always use the Cmd key as the primary modifier, only adding others for more complicated shortcuts. I agree that Windows is 10x better than macOS -- at being Windows. You WILL be dissapointed if you expect macOS to be like Windows with a different skin.

kitsunesoba 6y ago

Finder can go directly to paths with Go > Go to Folder… (Command+Shift+G) and search scope can be changed to current directory in Finder preferences. Hidden file visibility can be toggled with Command+Shift+. in both Finder windows and open/save dialogs.

threeseed 6y ago

Within Finder Preferences there is a dropdown that asks you when performing a search whether to use global or current directory. And for volume mixer this exists: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic I have to say it really doesn't seem like you spent much effort trying to actually fix your issues.

thefz 6y ago
Forced to install third party software for a basic OS functionality? Nah.

symlinkk 6y ago

Agreed, here are some more things I’ve noticed weird about macOS: * When a Macbook is plugged into an external monitor, if you close its lid, it will only stay awake if the power cord is plugged in (otherwise it goes to sleep). There is no notification that tells the user this, you’re just supposed to know it I guess. * On the Displays page of System Preferences, the only way to get it to re-scan for connected monitors is to hold down Alt, which makes a hidden button appear called “Detect Displays”. Again you’re just supposed to know this. * The green “traffic light” button in the title bar makes the current window fullscreen instead of maximizing it. I never see people use full screen in real life, they always maximize everything * When in the fullscreen mode mentioned previously, the Cmd ` shortcut to switch between windows of the same program doesn’t work

perryizgr8 6y ago
* When connected to a monitor, there is no way to turn of the laptop's screen, without plugging in and closing the lid. This will overheat your laptop if you are doing anything slightly intensive. * Sometimes you will lose windows when you disconnect the external monitor. * Touchpad and mouse scrolling direction is linked. So at least one of them will feel bad to use. * Macos will randomly choose wallpapers for each new desktop you create, there is no setting for this behavior. * Due to the unnecessary Cmd button, shortcuts are very difficult to remember. In VS code, to search : Cmd+F. To go to line : Ctrl+G. Drives me insane. Honestly, I hate Macos. Windows is 10x better. I don't understand what people like about this system.
- krackers 6y ago
  You can do 1 by setting boot-args to a certain value [1]. But even then it's not the cleanest experience since you have to start in clamshell mode and then open the screen. And if the computer goes to sleep the effect is lost. [1] https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-macbook-pros-display-while-connected-to-external-monitor-on-yosemite https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/turn-off-ma...
- Toutouxc 6y ago
  > Touchpad and mouse scrolling direction is linked. So at least one of them will feel bad to use. I get that this goes against your preference but to Apple it's either "your finger moves the content" or "your finger moves the viewport", and that translates to both your finger on the touchpad and on the mousewheel. Remember that Apple sells the Magic Mouse that doesn't even have a mousewheel -- the whole top of the mouse behaves like a touchpad. That's why the settings are linked. > unnecessary Cmd button On Apple computers the button has been used for keyboard shortcuts for the last 40 years. > In VS code, to search : Cmd+F. To go to line : Ctrl+G. Drives me insane. That's VS's problem, not ours and certainly not Apple's. Apple software and native macOS apps always use the Cmd key as the primary modifier, only adding others for more complicated shortcuts. I agree that Windows is 10x better than macOS -- at being Windows. You WILL be dissapointed if you expect macOS to be like Windows with a different skin.