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> On Windows and Linux, applications can have no window open by installing a background service (ugh) or hide to status bar, but application need to explicitly
by jeswin 4y ago
> On Windows and Linux, applications can have no window open by installing a background service (ugh) or hide to status bar, but application need to explicitly implement the behavior. On macOS, this is the expected behavior.
Yeah, but the number of apps which require this behavior is far less than those which don't. Hence in my view, not a good reason to default to it.
- sirn 4y agoPersonally, I found the opposite to be true. Given more and more applications require constantly polling backend server (not only social apps, e.g. a TODO list, note-taking application, a time tracker, etc.) I much more prefer this behavior being the default. That said, I still like KDE Plasma more than macOS as a desktop. But this and the proxy icons are two things that I missed the most.
- jeswin 4y ago> Given more and more applications require constantly polling backend server (not only social apps, e.g. a TODO list, note-taking application, a time tracker, etc.) I much more prefer this behavior being the default. Why are desktop versions of TODO lists, note-taking applications, and time trackers constantly polling the server in the background? Social apps and web apps I understand.
- sirn 4y agoI personally do not like using web apps and usually try to use desktop version whenever possible. Of these examples: - Obsidian for note taking. Configured to sync with Obsidian Sync. - OmniFocus as my personal GTD. Configured to sync with Omni Sync Server, and also sync to my phone (though on Linux I use OmniFocus for Web) - Clockify (Desktop) for time tracking. Required for work.
- messe 4y agoWell, on macOS, my note-taking, reminders and calendar apps all sync with my phone and tablet. Having it poll in the background means I don't need to wait for it to sync when I next open it.
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