Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS
by gumby on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:12PM
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(FWIW macOS can be keyboard driven as much as Windows can. I used a macbook pro with a broken touchpad as my primary computer for about 18 months since it otherwise worked fine. But like other commenters I have never used the "F" keys except for the printed functions of changing keyboard and screen brightness, and volume. I don't even know what those other keys do.)
The big lesson here is that other peoples' mileage may vary, and Apple knows that people who touch type function keys and/or use vi on MacBooks are a sufficiently small market that they can simply be served by mapping caps lock (likely a key they don't use either).
In fact come to think of it, caps lock is a perfect example: it's clearly not there for developers, yet nobody complains about the waste of having it on the keyboard. There are enough people who use it to leave it around.
The big lesson here is that other peoples' mileage may vary, and Apple knows that people who touch type function keys and/or use vi on MacBooks are a sufficiently small market that they can simply be served by mapping caps lock (likely a key they don't use either).
In fact come to think of it, caps lock is a perfect example: it's clearly not there for developers, yet nobody complains about the waste of having it on the keyboard. There are enough people who use it to leave it around.