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macOS, the only OS that still empower its devs to do UX usable with a mouse and keyboard Windows/Linux on the other hand, is all about scrolling https://i.img
by WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago
macOS, the only OS that still empower its devs to do UX usable with a mouse and keyboard
Windows/Linux on the other hand, is all about scrolling
https://i.imgur.com/LYytae6.png https://i.imgur.com/LYytae6.png
Why does this Linux/GTK desktop program looks like an iOS setting menu?
Compare to this, all settings available without scrolling: https://manytricks.com/witch/images/4/multiswitch_big.png https://manytricks.com/witch/images/4/multiswitch_big.png
- _qxjp 3y agoYou may be already aware of this, but macOS Ventura (maybe earlier versions too) changed System Preferences to work more similarly to iOS. Lots of scrolling and nearly all the checkboxes are toggle switches.
- WhereIsTheTruth 3y agoSee, you guys don't understand, they only changed the categories (that's understandable because they added plenty, similar to the permission menu), the content menu and controls remain the same, optimized for a trackpad and mouse+KB combo https://support.apple.com/en-bn/guide/mac-help/mh15217/ https://support.apple.com/en-bn/guide/mac-help/mh15217/ Again, compare this with the Gnome/GTK screenshot I shared above.. UX for vertical vs horizontal screens (desktop/laptop vs smartphone), macOS did it right, Gnome did it wrong and Windows is following Gnome's mistake Another example: https://i.imgur.com/atT4Xkg.png https://i.imgur.com/atT4Xkg.png XFCE's file manager vs Gnome's one One optimized for trackpad and mouse/KB combo, the other is looking like a smartphone UX, you constantly need to scroll, and "tap" on huge controls, not optimized for a mouse pointer, and not optimized for keyboard navigation
- nerdponx 3y agoGNOME has been trying (unsuccessfully) to copy the Mac look and feel for several years.