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The difference between keyboard friendliness on OSX and Windows has always been fascinating to me. On OSX, even being able to tab between buttons in a modal di
by altano 18y ago
The difference between keyboard friendliness on OSX and Windows has always been fascinating to me. On OSX, even being able to tab between buttons in a modal dialogue is off-by-default. Opening folders in the Finder is cmd+O instead of just enter. I still have no idea to this day how to access the menu bar from the keyboard.
Meanwhile on Windows, I spend 99% of my time on the keyboard, since both Explorer, Visual Studio, and all the other apps I use couldn't possibly be friendlier to shortcut keys. The consistency gets better with every release as well.
- bouncingsoul 18y agoMaybe helpful info: With dialog boxes on OS X you tap Return to use the highlighted option and Esc to select Cancel. (Notice how the keys' left-right position on the keyboard matches the dialog?) For the common "Don't Save | Cancel | Save..." dialog you can type Command-D to choose Don't Save. To get to the menu bar type Ctrl-F2. I think OS X definitely directs you toward using the mouse, but I've found that keyboard shortcuts do exist for most everything.
- cubix 18y agoIf you're a keyboardist and use OSX, give QuickSilver a try. Awesome little app -- I hardly touch the mouse all day. I'm so dependent on QS that I look clumsy using a stock OSX install without it.