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Ask HN: Should full screen app order stay in sync with icon order in the dock?

1 points by amichail 3y ago

Change the order of full screen apps and the change would be reflected in the dock. Similarly, change the order of app icons in the dock and the change would be reflected in the order of the app full screens. Wouldn't this improve usability on the Mac?

uptown 3y ago
No. The dock is convenient because memory allows you to recall where to find an icon. If they're randomly ordered it breaks that convention. Who cares what "order" full-screen windows are?
- amichail 3y ago
  You can swipe left/right to go from one full-screen window to another. So it's good to know the order.
  - dave4420 3y ago
    The dock doesn’t appear on screens that contain a full screen window. So it won’t tell me the order when I need to know it.
    - amichail 3y ago
      You can bring up the dock temporarily in full screen windows. After a while, you will start to remember the order. And any changes you make to the order will persist.
      - dave4420 3y ago
        But you can already swipe up in full screen mode to see what order your desktops are in?
        amichail 3y ago
        Looking at the dock would be faster if the orders were synced.
        dave4420 3y ago
        Only if the dock was already on screen.
        amichail 3y ago
        Recognizing apps by icon is very fast even if you do have to bring up the dock.
dave4420 3y ago
So if I have seven full screen Safari windows, I get Safari appearing in the dock seven times? Euw.
- amichail 3y ago
  Most of the time you have one window per app.
  - dave4420 3y ago
    No, I have several full-screen Safari windows, and several full-screen VS Code windows. All the time. All the other apps I use only get one window though.