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The current version of Finder is a massive regression from what it used to be. If you don’t believe me, fire up https://macos9.app https://macos9.app on a mach
by hedora 2y ago
The current version of Finder is a massive regression from what it used to be.
If you don’t believe me, fire up https://macos9.app https://macos9.app on a machine with a mouse, and try organizing / browsing some files.
- danbreuer 2y agoThe finder in what you linked was nigh-unusable for me. My impressions: - Where is the ability to easily split/tab for side-by-side directory comparison? - Every directory is opened in a new window, which makes everything even more jarring - (Do I just not know how to operate the window manager?) - Is the not grid-aligned icon position saved? This seems like a long-term usability nightmare. - How can I create something other than a directory? - Where is the location bar? Then again, I'm not familiar with old OR new macOS, so I might have a similar first experience with the new finder. What I found nice is the UI/UX consistency. Modern systems don't really have that anymore, with all the accumulated partial UI overhauls and different UI libraries.
- sunny_sigara 2y agoEverything in the settings. Default is boring. And there are tons of extensions in GitHub which actually works unlike Nautilus.
- tveyben 2y agoOh - the Good old MacOS days (pree y2k) - agree the Finder from MacOS 9 was really pleasant to use. These days I’m in love with Total Commander (yes I mainly use Win+WSL2), but I know of several TC style File Managers are available for the Macintosh) And i do know that TC was cloned/inspirere from ’mc’ (to give credit…!)
- ishigoemon 2y agoAnd 'mc' was a clone of Norton Commander! I don't know if it had precursors, but I'd be interested if anyone does.
- akho 2y ago> a massive regression from what it used to be So is Gnome Files, and in very similar ways.