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Far too much of Mac OS’s UI is click-happy, minimally functional garbage (or if allegedly functional, hides a lot of good things). And for reasons I can’t grasp
by AuthorizedCust 4y ago
Far too much of Mac OS’s UI is click-happy, minimally functional garbage (or if allegedly functional, hides a lot of good things). And for reasons I can’t grasp, many keyboard shortcuts take 3-4 keys even though Mac has four specialty keys (Ctrl, Alt, Apple, and the #-like key).
I remember a Gartner article warning that Mac users will prefer the OS for nonobjective reasons, and that IT leaders just need to learn to accept it. I’ve finally had a Mac for a year, and I can’t agree more on the nonobjective part. It’s not good.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoI can explain the Mac bits. The command key (⌘) is the primary key and is used to implement system-wide (via convention) shortcuts: e.g. copy, paste, find, minimize window, etc. The option key (⌥) is used for symbols and composing diacritics. The ctrl (^) key is a tertiary key, used for a small amount of keyboard navigation. The fn (globe) key is largely unavailable for use in shortcuts. There is no apple key, it got replaced by the command key. Since the command key does a lot of work, you end up with a lot of chording.
- Karunamon 4y agoThe option key also has a habit of being used to surface hidden menu items when held down and opening the menu, or otherwise changing the default behavior of what a click or a double-click does.