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I have 3 machines at my desk (with 3 monitors) one running Ubuntu, (and a bunch VMs) one with Windows 11, and a Mac. They use the same keyboard and mouse, and I

I have 3 machines at my desk (with 3 monitors) one running Ubuntu, (and a bunch VMs) one with Windows 11, and a Mac. They use the same keyboard and mouse, and I can move my mouse cursor and keyboard focus across the three OSes easily (I use synergy to do this). My experience with the desktops across all the OSes largely similar. They do things differently, but once you get used to the OS, it becomes second nature. Linux is my preferred environment for anything to do with development. I use my Windows machine for office productivity (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint browsing) and VisualStudio. I use my Mac for the Adobe creative suite and Figma and iOS/visionOS development. The difference in OSes isn't the desktop itself. It's the software that runs on it. I don't really want use GIMP on Linux for example, or do web dev on Windows.

saagarjha 2y ago
I would argue that you’re doing a bad job using those OSes through software like Synergy, which doesn’t really understand things like multitouch or smooth scrolling.
- z33k 2y ago
  It's fine in my experience. I use Synergy 1 and I turn off smooth scrolling on my laptops and desktops. I find it more distracting that some apps support smooth scrolling and some don't, so I just turn it off altogether. Together with AutoHotkey on Windows and (Built-in) Applescript and Rectangle on MacOS, one is able to have similar keybinds on both operating systems.
  - saagarjha 2y ago
    Every app on macOS supports smooth scrolling. That’s why people use it. You’re using the lowest common denominator and going “wow everything is the same I can’t tell the difference”.
    - z33k 2y ago
      Only with hardware acceleration turned off. Which in my experience causes a stuttery and laggy experience which can hardly be described as "smooth". If you really want to use MacOS's smooth scrolling, use MOS (https://mos.caldis.me https://mos.caldis.me) and get a beefy Mac because the base models will stutter like I mentioned.
      - saagarjha 2y ago
        I am very confused what you are talking about. You definitely do not need hardware acceleration to be disabled to get smooth scrolling. Something seems very broken with your setup?
michaelsshaw 2y ago
>, or do web dev on Windows. Personally, I find any development on Windows to be a pain!

saagarjha 2y ago

I would argue that you’re doing a bad job using those OSes through software like Synergy, which doesn’t really understand things like multitouch or smooth scrolling.

z33k 2y ago
It's fine in my experience. I use Synergy 1 and I turn off smooth scrolling on my laptops and desktops. I find it more distracting that some apps support smooth scrolling and some don't, so I just turn it off altogether. Together with AutoHotkey on Windows and (Built-in) Applescript and Rectangle on MacOS, one is able to have similar keybinds on both operating systems.
- saagarjha 2y ago
  Every app on macOS supports smooth scrolling. That’s why people use it. You’re using the lowest common denominator and going “wow everything is the same I can’t tell the difference”.
  - z33k 2y ago
    Only with hardware acceleration turned off. Which in my experience causes a stuttery and laggy experience which can hardly be described as "smooth". If you really want to use MacOS's smooth scrolling, use MOS (https://mos.caldis.me https://mos.caldis.me) and get a beefy Mac because the base models will stutter like I mentioned.
    - saagarjha 2y ago
      I am very confused what you are talking about. You definitely do not need hardware acceleration to be disabled to get smooth scrolling. Something seems very broken with your setup?

michaelsshaw 2y ago

>, or do web dev on Windows. Personally, I find any development on Windows to be a pain!