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For starters, you need to remember whether you're switching to a different application (cmd-tab), or a different window of the same application (cmd-` ???). It

For starters, you need to remember whether you're switching to a different application (cmd-tab), or a different window of the same application (cmd-` ???). It's annoying, but it totally goes to shit when you start using multiple spaces/desktops. Now cmd-tab sometimes switches to applications that aren't even open on your desktop (or sometimes it switches to other desktops). Just a total disaster of an interface. On top of this, fullscreened windows go to some ephemeral desktop/space, which confuses the heck out of new users. I cannot believe that the Mac interface is considered "clean" or "well thought out."

yesenadam 4y ago
Aha. Well, I've never used multiple spaces/desktops, so never had those problems. Q. What do you do on Linux instead of having to remember "whether you're switching to a different application (cmd-tab), or a different window of the same application (cmd-` ???)" ? I don't know the way you're used to doing it, so it's impossible for me to assess your claims. > On top of this, fullscreened windows go to some ephemeral desktop/space I'd never CMD-TABed a fullscreened window before - not sure why you would want to do that, and I very rarely use fullscreen - so I never came across that! Tried doing it now - yeah, I had no idea where my fullscreen CMD-TABed firefox went or how to get it back (although New Tab worked)... So I googled it: under System Preferences->Keyboard->Mission Control->Shortcuts there are 3 shortcuts for move space right, left and go to desktop 1, which I activated, so if that ever happens I will hopefully remember what to do. Thanks, I learnt something :-) https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X
- raffraffraff 4y ago
  On Linux you don't switch between the windows of a specific app OR between apps (which ignores the individual Windows of each app). Instead, its approach is to treat all windows as complete distinct. "Alt+Tab" can cycle between windows on the current display, and ignore windows on any other display. Task bars (eg XFCE) can do the same: show a list of windows that are on its display. You can group windows from the same app too, if you've got lots of windows open.
  - yesenadam 4y ago
    Ah thanks! So you would kind of have to use desktops/spaces then. That does just seem a different system rather than obviously better or worse. Also, my long-time mac-using SO tells me she used to use spaces but found them counterproductive, so turned them off altogether, so maybe that's a good idea for people who run into problems with them when moving to macs.

yesenadam 4y ago

Aha. Well, I've never used multiple spaces/desktops, so never had those problems. Q. What do you do on Linux instead of having to remember "whether you're switching to a different application (cmd-tab), or a different window of the same application (cmd-` ???)" ? I don't know the way you're used to doing it, so it's impossible for me to assess your claims. > On top of this, fullscreened windows go to some ephemeral desktop/space I'd never CMD-TABed a fullscreened window before - not sure why you would want to do that, and I very rarely use fullscreen - so I never came across that! Tried doing it now - yeah, I had no idea where my fullscreen CMD-TABed firefox went or how to get it back (although New Tab worked)... So I googled it: under System Preferences->Keyboard->Mission Control->Shortcuts there are 3 shortcuts for move space right, left and go to desktop 1, which I activated, so if that ever happens I will hopefully remember what to do. Thanks, I learnt something :-) https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Spaces-on-Mac-OS-X

raffraffraff 4y ago
On Linux you don't switch between the windows of a specific app OR between apps (which ignores the individual Windows of each app). Instead, its approach is to treat all windows as complete distinct. "Alt+Tab" can cycle between windows on the current display, and ignore windows on any other display. Task bars (eg XFCE) can do the same: show a list of windows that are on its display. You can group windows from the same app too, if you've got lots of windows open.
- yesenadam 4y ago
  Ah thanks! So you would kind of have to use desktops/spaces then. That does just seem a different system rather than obviously better or worse. Also, my long-time mac-using SO tells me she used to use spaces but found them counterproductive, so turned them off altogether, so maybe that's a good idea for people who run into problems with them when moving to macs.