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Funny it’s the opposite for me. What if I want to switch between desktops of multiple users; easy with fast user switching, not really a thing in Linux (yeah I’

Funny it’s the opposite for me. What if I want to switch between desktops of multiple users; easy with fast user switching, not really a thing in Linux (yeah I’m sure it can be hacked up, but bleh).

treve 4mo ago
Linux had this well before OS X
- wpm 4mo ago
  Does it still or was it another of the things cut in Wayland?
  - treve 4mo ago
    Still does. On gnome you can switch via the lock screen.
    - rbanffy 4mo ago
      I miss the 3D cube and the wobbly windows.
      - tiberious726 4mo ago
        Install the plasma add-ons package if you're on KDE, I'm sure there's still something around for gnome too. Burning windows away on close is my favorite
  - regexorcist 4mo ago
    Do you and OP even know what you are referring to? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Display_manager https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Display_manager
thefossguy69 4mo ago
The biggest papercut preventing me from being productive on macOS is it's horrible window management which cannot be traversed with keyboard shortcuts like one does in WMs like bspwm and others on Linux and that absolutely insane ~500 ms delay in setting the focused window when moving between virtual desktops. For some reason, Apple's ideal desktop experience is tailored around focusing on one application at a time. Which is certainly true for some workflows, but that's not me.
- altcognito 4mo ago
  It is bizarro. With multi monitor sometimes I click windows and things don’t show. Dragging when more than one dialog is open is unpredictable. The corners are huge, even when maximized. Even the vaunted application bar is so weird - and windows is trying to copy it! Why can’t we use the entire bottom of the screen? Apps don’t show there anyway! You can’t get rid of it and replace it with something else? Just not allowed. Stretch an app across two monitors? Not with that config! Display port? Oh no! Scaling cleanly? Never heard of it. Seriously bad stuff. I’ve thought about writing a book with everything wrong with it. It’s bonkers.
  - tonyedgecombe 4mo ago
    >You can’t get rid of it and replace it with something else? You can hide it. I rarely use it as I use a launcher.
    - nottorp 4mo ago
      > The corners are huge, even when maximized. Upgraded to Mac OS 26? > You can hide it. I rarely use it as I use a launcher. Cmd+Space, type first letters of application name, enter.
      - altcognito 4mo ago
        I definitely use this, but if you want to navigate to specific window on an app, prepare to be annoyed. MacOS doesn't really have a window manager, it has an app switcher, and a really inconvenient way to pick the context of your workspace.
glenstein 4mo ago
Pretty sure Linux has had this capability since the 90s.
pjerem 4mo ago
Wow, this feature is so broken on macOS (I have a family shared Air M2) since at least a full decade that it's really not what I would have take as an example. OTOH, switching users on Gnome or KDE login managers is flawless.

treve 4mo ago

Linux had this well before OS X

wpm 4mo ago
Does it still or was it another of the things cut in Wayland?
- treve 4mo ago
  Still does. On gnome you can switch via the lock screen.
  - rbanffy 4mo ago
    I miss the 3D cube and the wobbly windows.
    - tiberious726 4mo ago
      Install the plasma add-ons package if you're on KDE, I'm sure there's still something around for gnome too. Burning windows away on close is my favorite
- regexorcist 4mo ago
  Do you and OP even know what you are referring to? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Display_manager https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Display_manager

thefossguy69 4mo ago

The biggest papercut preventing me from being productive on macOS is it's horrible window management which cannot be traversed with keyboard shortcuts like one does in WMs like bspwm and others on Linux and that absolutely insane ~500 ms delay in setting the focused window when moving between virtual desktops. For some reason, Apple's ideal desktop experience is tailored around focusing on one application at a time. Which is certainly true for some workflows, but that's not me.

altcognito 4mo ago
It is bizarro. With multi monitor sometimes I click windows and things don’t show. Dragging when more than one dialog is open is unpredictable. The corners are huge, even when maximized. Even the vaunted application bar is so weird - and windows is trying to copy it! Why can’t we use the entire bottom of the screen? Apps don’t show there anyway! You can’t get rid of it and replace it with something else? Just not allowed. Stretch an app across two monitors? Not with that config! Display port? Oh no! Scaling cleanly? Never heard of it. Seriously bad stuff. I’ve thought about writing a book with everything wrong with it. It’s bonkers.
- tonyedgecombe 4mo ago
  >You can’t get rid of it and replace it with something else? You can hide it. I rarely use it as I use a launcher.
  - nottorp 4mo ago
    > The corners are huge, even when maximized. Upgraded to Mac OS 26? > You can hide it. I rarely use it as I use a launcher. Cmd+Space, type first letters of application name, enter.
    - altcognito 4mo ago
      I definitely use this, but if you want to navigate to specific window on an app, prepare to be annoyed. MacOS doesn't really have a window manager, it has an app switcher, and a really inconvenient way to pick the context of your workspace.

glenstein 4mo ago

Pretty sure Linux has had this capability since the 90s.

pjerem 4mo ago

Wow, this feature is so broken on macOS (I have a family shared Air M2) since at least a full decade that it's really not what I would have take as an example. OTOH, switching users on Gnome or KDE login managers is flawless.