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Personally I find the MacOS interface to be horrendous. Window management is bad. The Mac apps are always opening my files instead of the third-party ones I designated as default. It's messy.
Other than that my primary concern with MacOS is that you can only run it on insanely expensive, irreparable, unupgradeable, disposable hardware.
Are you sure you properly designated default apps?
Edit: then close the info panel, of course.
Yes I'm sure, I've checked a dozen times.
With Apple, its really important to go into the settings right away. I've heard macOS described as extremely easy and user-friendly, and that's true when it comes to just using the machines, but it's also very adjustable. The settings is actually a pretty complicated series of menus, even though it seems straightforward, some settings take a few clicks to even find.
The price point is a valid comment... really expensive hardware compared to what one could get for the same amount of money.
I dunno what you mean.There's nothing in the settings that will solve my problems with MacOS or I would have just made them already.
There's also the shitty "Gatekeeper" that says "no, we don't recognize this software, you can't install it" and you have to go into the terminal and disable it, only to have it re-enable itself at a later time. I've also had it refuse to turn off Bluetooth. Anytime my computer tells me "no", it makes me fuckin irate.
It's only saving grace is that Apple has not yet filled it with a bunch of ads and tracking.
The stuff you said about opening files and window management can be adjusted in settings.
The other stuff you mentioned, about controlling how to turn off Bluetooth and disabling Gatekeeper without the terminal, is also dependent upon a frankly lengthly and complicated settings menu. If you still use Apple in any context, you should really do some research about settings menus.
On iPhone, knowing your settings is especially crucial. You could have the most private phone possible without a third party OS, or you could have a phone that's basically open to hackers, and it's almost totally dependent on how you adjust your privacy and contact settings.
That's incorrect. They cannot be adjusted. You should really do some research about settings menus.
Yes, they can be adjusted, it just requires multiple steps. The reason I didn't explain it to you is because it's exhausting and I don't remember off the top of my head. I have adjusted how to open files on my Apple machines in the past, as well as the other things you mentioned, you've got to look it up, especially since they like to occasionally change the settings menu. If I gave you a tutorial it might not be totally up to date. Facebook, Youtube and Tiktok all have settings tutorials for Apple.
No, they can't be adjusted. I don't need a tutorial.
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/choose-an-app-to-open-a-file-on-mac-mh35597/mac
Number 1 search result, contains instructions for multiple versions, I checked that it’s accurate with the last four major releases.
You should read comments before you reply to them:
I know you said you don’t need a tutorial right after that, but the context of you saying that was another user explaining that it can be changed but they didn’t have time to provide you tech support.
I happened to be in a position where I could quickly get the information they weren’t able to, so I did.
If you wanna know anything else just lmk.
I already had the information but thank you.
What kinds of window management changes would you like to make? Iirc you can make some decently radical adjustments using brew but I’m not extremely knowledgeable about them because I like to keep it normal.
I want it to stop hanging up when I drag windows from one monitor to the other.
When I switch screens I want it to switch when I click on it and not click, wait, and click again.
I want the dock to disappear and stop consuming screen real estate, but I also want it to come back up when I need it.
I need the red x to actually close the window instead of just minimizing it.
All of these things sometimes happen and sometimes don't, with seemingly no reason, which is the most frustrating part, and this inconsistent behavior spans iOS as well.
For reference I'm running Sequoia on a 2017 iMac.
In the version before sequoia you can choose to uncheck “draw window contents while dragging”, that will make it only draw an outline until you release the drag. In my experience that setting stops a lot of slowdown and hanging when moving between monitors.
I can’t say for sure, because idk which 2017 you have or what monitor you have, but it may also be related to the monitor not supporting the same dpi or colorspace as the built in does. In those circumstances a hang when moving windows between screens comes from the video card swapping resources in and out furiously to show everything.
I don’t know what you mean when you say “switch screens.” Like in Mission Control or switching workspaces?
The last two that you’re talking about can be alleviated by hotkeys. Option command d toggles the dock, option q quits and option command esc force quits. Make sure you have the correct program up front before you do this.
If you absolutely cannot live without clicking the red button and knowing the program closed, there’s a bunch of little programs out there that change the behavior to what you want. I don’t recommend this though, because you’ll feel lost when working with a computer that isn’t your specific customized device.
What’s kinda funny switching between windows, macs and different Linux systems is that the windows and Linux gui elements act mostly the same but the hotkeys are all different and the mac and windows hotkeys are mostly the same but the gui elements act real different.
My apologies for not having definitive links and answers like above, I’m not in front of a million computers at the moment and you can’t trust what you just read online.
It already does that.
I mean that would make sense if it wasn't intermittent. It's also not a problem I have with any other OS.
Like I'm working on one screen and then switch to the other.
I don't want to use a keyboard shortcut, I just want it to work correctly the way it does in GNOME.
Thank you.
That might be caused by a few things, such as the virtual arrangement of screens, but it's not typical.
Also unusual. Something odd about your setup.
Dock hiding is a basic setting. It could work better because I can trigger it showing by accidentally mousing to that edge. The Dock is kind of for beginners, and limited in functionality though, it won't anticipate your needs. I advise moving to the left side and shrinking it.
It closes the window, not minimizes. That's a misclick, or a broken app. On one-window apps it also quits the app.
Again, your experience is unusual in these specific respects, so I suspect you are importing habits from other OS's.
All of these things are typical, as I have confirmed them with other users/devices.
The problem is not that I don't have it on, the problem is that it does not work properly.
Excuse me, what!? 😂
It doesn't.
These are all very typical complaints I've seen shared by other users. Apple does not need you to come to their defense.
First, I hate Apple nearly as much as MS, and I am defending the common experience rather than company.
The dock does what it's designed to do; "properly" needs to be defined. It is crappy, limited software and since it is mouse-oriented, slow and inefficient and merely one way to do things like open apps. Use spotlight or the app switcher with the keyboard instead and save time. (Spotlight has its own problems but is still much better than the dock!)
If the red button doesn't close the window, the app isn't using the developer interface guidelines. Also, try Command-W, it might work better for you.
Also, switching desktops (screens as you said) is trackpad oriented and one smooth gesture , no delay. Using a mouse is more clicky, yes, but normally no delay. Keyboard commands might be what you want here? Also, are you using oddball apps that are fighting the OS?
Regarding your sample set of experiences, I believe you, but trust that my sample set is unusually large due to doing user support for a long time, and few users with a healthy typical install of the OS overall have those complaints:
Then it is, as I said, a terrible design.
No. I want to use the mouse. It's faster, easier, and more intuitive. Why do you want to suggest alternatives rather than just acknowledge that it's broken?
I...don't care whose fault it is.