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Definitely the main thing preventing me from moving on from Mac is how bad Windows and Linux is. Around 6 months ago I actually bought a beefy desktop PC to pl

by dottjt 3y ago

Definitely the main thing preventing me from moving on from Mac is how bad Windows and Linux is. Around 6 months ago I actually bought a beefy desktop PC to play around with, dual booting both Windows and Linux and they were just terrible. The default keyboard shortcuts on Windows are a joke (not to mention, the lack of an additional modifier key which is present with mac, which makes shortcuts more difficult than it needs to be). Linux on the other hand, was so limited. People then argue that Linux is customizable, but I spent forever trying to customise it and half the time, the modifications literally don't work at all. I assume because there are so many distros and the eco-system is so fragmented that something is almost guaranteed to break.

eviks 3y ago
What is superior about Mac shortcuts? They seem to be just as inconvenient and requiring a rebind on both systems (though given how relatively easy it is for the basics strange it's a barrier to switching)
- dottjt 3y ago
  Having an additional dedicated modifier key is night and day in terms of creating shortcuts. I don't see how they're equivalent. F2 is vastly inferior to pressing the enter key to renaming a file. Alt + F4 to close a window as opposed to cmd + w. Can you name shortcuts that are more convenient on Windows than on Mac?
  - eviks 3y ago
    > Can you name shortcuts that are more convenient on Windows than on Mac? That wasn't my argument > They seem to be just as inconvenient and requiring a rebind on both systems But they exist: Screenshot with PrtScn (or even Windows key + Shift + S) is better than the 3/4 Mac ones > F2 is vastly inferior to pressing the enter key to renaming a file. It's actually close to objectively better (though not a good one): - Enter is a side-ways-stretch pinky key, so one of the worst keys out there (Backspace is worse since it's diagonal stretch) - F2 is a middle-finger vertical key, so more convenient Besides, this blocks opening files with Enter in the dumb Mac file manager, so add that to the downsides of superior Mac shortcuts
    - dottjt 3y ago
      Fair enough. I guess ultimately it comes down to what you're used to and what you prefer. I think more than anything, it's difficult to discredit something that you don't actively use and aren't completely familiar with. Like I'm just saying Windows is shit because it's not Mac, but that's disingenuous because I don't actively use Windows as my main OS. But hey, if you like Windows, use Windows. If you like Mac, use Mac.

by dottjt 3y ago

eviks 3y ago

What is superior about Mac shortcuts? They seem to be just as inconvenient and requiring a rebind on both systems (though given how relatively easy it is for the basics strange it's a barrier to switching)

dottjt 3y ago
Having an additional dedicated modifier key is night and day in terms of creating shortcuts. I don't see how they're equivalent. F2 is vastly inferior to pressing the enter key to renaming a file. Alt + F4 to close a window as opposed to cmd + w. Can you name shortcuts that are more convenient on Windows than on Mac?
- eviks 3y ago
  > Can you name shortcuts that are more convenient on Windows than on Mac? That wasn't my argument > They seem to be just as inconvenient and requiring a rebind on both systems But they exist: Screenshot with PrtScn (or even Windows key + Shift + S) is better than the 3/4 Mac ones > F2 is vastly inferior to pressing the enter key to renaming a file. It's actually close to objectively better (though not a good one): - Enter is a side-ways-stretch pinky key, so one of the worst keys out there (Backspace is worse since it's diagonal stretch) - F2 is a middle-finger vertical key, so more convenient Besides, this blocks opening files with Enter in the dumb Mac file manager, so add that to the downsides of superior Mac shortcuts
  - dottjt 3y ago
    Fair enough. I guess ultimately it comes down to what you're used to and what you prefer. I think more than anything, it's difficult to discredit something that you don't actively use and aren't completely familiar with. Like I'm just saying Windows is shit because it's not Mac, but that's disingenuous because I don't actively use Windows as my main OS. But hey, if you like Windows, use Windows. If you like Mac, use Mac.