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I don’t love the Touch Bar entirely, but I do really like the slider for brightness and volume. I’d rather have fkeys for everything else. Maybe they could giv

I don’t love the Touch Bar entirely, but I do really like the slider for brightness and volume. I’d rather have fkeys for everything else. Maybe they could give us a mini touchbar just wide enough for going volume and brightness.

bad_good_guy 4y ago
I thought I loved the slider for volume/brightness, and was concerned about losing them, but then realized how little I cared when I went back to no slider
Kerrick 4y ago
I would love a full width Touch Bar right above the fn key row they just brought back. I don’t see why it has to be one or the other.
- ed_elliott_asc 4y ago
  I’m surprised no one made an app that turns Touch Bar into fn (without having to press fn) and a button to switch to the apps choices. Love Spotify with touchbar, debugging with vs code etc - shame it was hated. A mini Touch Bar with fn keys above would be lovely!
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    > I’m surprised no one made an app that turns Touch Bar into fn (without having to press fn) and a button to switch to the apps choices. That wasn't the issue. My main gripe with the touch bar is a lack of tactility; I don't need to look down at my hands to pinpoint the location of "F5" for debugging in VS Code, nor do I need to make sure my finger is hovering over the escape key before I press it. On top of that, capacitive touchscreens just don't make good buttons, my fingers frequently bump against the screen and trigger mutes and screenshots that simply wouldn't happen with a button. It's something of a usability nightmare.
  - dmitriid 4y ago
    > I’m surprised no one made an app that turns Touch Bar into fn (without having to press fn) and a button to switch to the apps choices. This has been a setting in Preferences since a year or two after Touch Bar was introduced.
- sangnoir 4y ago
  I think the touchpad would be the better location for the Touch "bar" rather than additional row
wwweston 4y ago
Brightness and volume are actually my two biggest touchbar annoyances… w/ older mbps I could simply feel my way to where I knew the keys were via muscle memory and adjust them with a few quick taps (or one long press) without looking or even having my eyes open. Near impossible with the touch bar. Always good to remember other people can have different experiences, of course, so ymmv.
robonerd 4y ago
Volume slider is useless to me. I adjust volume with the scroll gesture on my mouse pad.

bad_good_guy 4y ago

I thought I loved the slider for volume/brightness, and was concerned about losing them, but then realized how little I cared when I went back to no slider

Kerrick 4y ago

I would love a full width Touch Bar right above the fn key row they just brought back. I don’t see why it has to be one or the other.

ed_elliott_asc 4y ago
I’m surprised no one made an app that turns Touch Bar into fn (without having to press fn) and a button to switch to the apps choices. Love Spotify with touchbar, debugging with vs code etc - shame it was hated. A mini Touch Bar with fn keys above would be lovely!
- smoldesu 4y ago
  > I’m surprised no one made an app that turns Touch Bar into fn (without having to press fn) and a button to switch to the apps choices. That wasn't the issue. My main gripe with the touch bar is a lack of tactility; I don't need to look down at my hands to pinpoint the location of "F5" for debugging in VS Code, nor do I need to make sure my finger is hovering over the escape key before I press it. On top of that, capacitive touchscreens just don't make good buttons, my fingers frequently bump against the screen and trigger mutes and screenshots that simply wouldn't happen with a button. It's something of a usability nightmare.
- dmitriid 4y ago
  > I’m surprised no one made an app that turns Touch Bar into fn (without having to press fn) and a button to switch to the apps choices. This has been a setting in Preferences since a year or two after Touch Bar was introduced.
sangnoir 4y ago
I think the touchpad would be the better location for the Touch "bar" rather than additional row

wwweston 4y ago

Brightness and volume are actually my two biggest touchbar annoyances… w/ older mbps I could simply feel my way to where I knew the keys were via muscle memory and adjust them with a few quick taps (or one long press) without looking or even having my eyes open. Near impossible with the touch bar. Always good to remember other people can have different experiences, of course, so ymmv.

robonerd 4y ago

Volume slider is useless to me. I adjust volume with the scroll gesture on my mouse pad.