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Which is what the Mac once claimed to be, but Apple relies on unmarked, multi-fingered "gestures" and two-handed hotkeys. Yeah, it's a clinic of hypocrisy from

Which is what the Mac once claimed to be, but Apple relies on unmarked, multi-fingered "gestures" and two-handed hotkeys. Yeah, it's a clinic of hypocrisy from the company that claimed two-button mice were "too complicated." Then it comes out with one inept, piece-of-shit mouse after another, culminating in a "multi-touch" mouse that you're somehow supposed to hold in place while swiping horizontally with multiple fingers.

thatjoshguy 14y ago
Gestures are keyboard shortcuts for the mouse/trackpad. The thing about Mac is that none of these gestures are actually needed for the OS. Pretty much every gesture has a corresponding Dock item to launch it as well. Gestures are an extra. An added bonus. Think the multitasking gestures for iOS 5 on iPad
dubya 14y ago
I don't care for the multi-touch mouse, but the trackpad is really nice. The gestures probably should be more transparent or off by default though, since I suspect many users find them accidentally and aren't sure how. There are several short videos about the gestures in System Preferences -> Trackpad.
Bud 14y ago
what the Mac once claimed to be You mean what the Mac still is. Apple relies on unmarked, multi-fingered "gestures" Actually, they are marked quite clearly, and only some of them are multi-fingered, and they are remarkably easy to use. and two-handed hotkeys Actually, Mac OS hotkeys are quite consistent and intuitive, and have survived the test of time. command-c, command-v, command-x, command-z, command-s, command-p all do what they did in 1984. It's simply not true that Mac hotkeys are less intuitive than the alternatives; indeed, Windows copied the most-common Mac hotkeys verbatim. Yeah, it's a clinic of hypocrisy This is where you really start to run off the rails. Then it comes out with one inept, piece-of-shit mouse after another You can argue with their ergonomics, but they certainly weren't pieces of shit. I found at least some of those mice quite usable. culminating in a "multi-touch" mouse The real culmination of Apple's input-device path is the Magic Trackpad, which is the best trackpad I've ever used, and it's not even a close comparison. I prefer it to any mouse, and I've used 28 years' worth of mice.

thatjoshguy 14y ago

Gestures are keyboard shortcuts for the mouse/trackpad. The thing about Mac is that none of these gestures are actually needed for the OS. Pretty much every gesture has a corresponding Dock item to launch it as well. Gestures are an extra. An added bonus. Think the multitasking gestures for iOS 5 on iPad

dubya 14y ago

I don't care for the multi-touch mouse, but the trackpad is really nice. The gestures probably should be more transparent or off by default though, since I suspect many users find them accidentally and aren't sure how. There are several short videos about the gestures in System Preferences -> Trackpad.

Bud 14y ago

what the Mac once claimed to be You mean what the Mac still is. Apple relies on unmarked, multi-fingered "gestures" Actually, they are marked quite clearly, and only some of them are multi-fingered, and they are remarkably easy to use. and two-handed hotkeys Actually, Mac OS hotkeys are quite consistent and intuitive, and have survived the test of time. command-c, command-v, command-x, command-z, command-s, command-p all do what they did in 1984. It's simply not true that Mac hotkeys are less intuitive than the alternatives; indeed, Windows copied the most-common Mac hotkeys verbatim. Yeah, it's a clinic of hypocrisy This is where you really start to run off the rails. Then it comes out with one inept, piece-of-shit mouse after another You can argue with their ergonomics, but they certainly weren't pieces of shit. I found at least some of those mice quite usable. culminating in a "multi-touch" mouse The real culmination of Apple's input-device path is the Magic Trackpad, which is the best trackpad I've ever used, and it's not even a close comparison. I prefer it to any mouse, and I've used 28 years' worth of mice.