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I still have to meet anybody that is not at a minimum annoyed by the macos animations. I literally stopped using the spaces feature because of that!. The defau

by rr842j 3y ago

I still have to meet anybody that is not at a minimum annoyed by the macos animations. I literally stopped using the spaces feature because of that!. The default animation got me dizzy all the time, but even with that one disabled via accessibility settings they keep a terribly slow fading animation. It's absolutely ridiculous for a professional machine to impose these things on you.

surfpel 3y ago
Those animations are there to help people maintain a spacial understanding of their GUI. Most people are not highly technical power users who get annoyed by the small delays, this is a bias I see a lot on HN. I do agree that their accessibility options should allow for more customization of animations, though. I use ‘magnet’ for window control and it’s instant. Highly recommend. Just wish switching between desktops could be made instant too.
- least 3y ago
  It can be... if you disable SIP. Yabai has many of these fixes that exists, even if you don't use the auto tiling features[1]. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-Integrity-Protection https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I...
lostlogin 3y ago
The Time Machine one is amazing. I go there by accident sometimes, usually when trying to work out why it isn’t working (this is a whole other issue) and it’s ludicrous.
egypturnash 3y ago
I'm absolutely fine with them. I use Spaces all the time - mostly by hitting f3 and clicking on the screen thumbnail at the top, rather than control-arrowing or control-number. HN has a lot of hate for these animations but I don't think I've ever seen anyone bitching about them elsewhere.
- fiddlerwoaroof 3y ago
  Yeah, I’ve never had issues with the animations. And, additionally, I’ve always found that the animations make a UI feel finished by making state changes more apparent.
- lynndotpy 3y ago
  > HN has a lot of hate for these animations but I don't think I've ever seen anyone bitching about them elsewhere. Because MacOS (and iOS) are the only major OSes that don't let you disable them.
howinteresting 3y ago
macOS is designed for mainstream users, not power users who want an efficient workflow with minimum distractions. This is why I stopped complaining about macOS and just use Linux.
- wryanzimmerman 3y ago
  I’m a power user who wants minimal distractions… OSX provides that just fine, my workflow is nearly identical between OSX and Linux because it’s just a full screen terminal.
  - howinteresting 3y ago
    Glad it works for you.
- yongjik 3y ago
  Only if you're very lucky with Linux, or your definition of distraction does not include hours spent on fixing sleep and hibernation, finding the right input method among several that keep getting deprecated, fixing pixel scaling with multiple monitors, and other fun stuff. I still have a Linux Desktop that I boot up from time to time, but I've pretty much given up at this point. My time is more valuable than that.
  - howinteresting 3y ago
    I've never had a serious issue with Pop OS on both a desktop and a Thinkpad. Linux does have some issues (GNOME has some pretty noticeable UI issues) but overall I'm much happier with it than I ever was with macOS.
  - xdennis 3y ago
    [flagged]
  - bombolo 3y ago
    > I still have a Linux Desktop that I boot up from time to time And by that you obviously mean you haven't booted it up in the past 15 years, judging from what your complaints are.
bryceneal 3y ago
I feel the same way. I would much prefer no animation at all, and an instant transition between spaces. Apparently this is possible with yabai (https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai), but it requires disabling system integrity protection which I am personally uncomfortable with.
jwr 3y ago
Same here. I don't use spaces because I can't stand the animations, and they can't be turned off.

by rr842j 3y ago

surfpel 3y ago

Those animations are there to help people maintain a spacial understanding of their GUI. Most people are not highly technical power users who get annoyed by the small delays, this is a bias I see a lot on HN. I do agree that their accessibility options should allow for more customization of animations, though. I use ‘magnet’ for window control and it’s instant. Highly recommend. Just wish switching between desktops could be made instant too.

least 3y ago
It can be... if you disable SIP. Yabai has many of these fixes that exists, even if you don't use the auto tiling features[1]. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-Integrity-Protection https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Disabling-System-I...

lostlogin 3y ago

The Time Machine one is amazing. I go there by accident sometimes, usually when trying to work out why it isn’t working (this is a whole other issue) and it’s ludicrous.

egypturnash 3y ago

I'm absolutely fine with them. I use Spaces all the time - mostly by hitting f3 and clicking on the screen thumbnail at the top, rather than control-arrowing or control-number. HN has a lot of hate for these animations but I don't think I've ever seen anyone bitching about them elsewhere.

fiddlerwoaroof 3y ago
Yeah, I’ve never had issues with the animations. And, additionally, I’ve always found that the animations make a UI feel finished by making state changes more apparent.
lynndotpy 3y ago
> HN has a lot of hate for these animations but I don't think I've ever seen anyone bitching about them elsewhere. Because MacOS (and iOS) are the only major OSes that don't let you disable them.

howinteresting 3y ago

macOS is designed for mainstream users, not power users who want an efficient workflow with minimum distractions. This is why I stopped complaining about macOS and just use Linux.

wryanzimmerman 3y ago
I’m a power user who wants minimal distractions… OSX provides that just fine, my workflow is nearly identical between OSX and Linux because it’s just a full screen terminal.
- howinteresting 3y ago
  Glad it works for you.
yongjik 3y ago
Only if you're very lucky with Linux, or your definition of distraction does not include hours spent on fixing sleep and hibernation, finding the right input method among several that keep getting deprecated, fixing pixel scaling with multiple monitors, and other fun stuff. I still have a Linux Desktop that I boot up from time to time, but I've pretty much given up at this point. My time is more valuable than that.
- howinteresting 3y ago
  I've never had a serious issue with Pop OS on both a desktop and a Thinkpad. Linux does have some issues (GNOME has some pretty noticeable UI issues) but overall I'm much happier with it than I ever was with macOS.
- xdennis 3y ago
  [flagged]
- bombolo 3y ago
  > I still have a Linux Desktop that I boot up from time to time And by that you obviously mean you haven't booted it up in the past 15 years, judging from what your complaints are.

bryceneal 3y ago

I feel the same way. I would much prefer no animation at all, and an instant transition between spaces. Apparently this is possible with yabai (https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai), but it requires disabling system integrity protection which I am personally uncomfortable with.

jwr 3y ago

Same here. I don't use spaces because I can't stand the animations, and they can't be turned off.