Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up
by Razengan on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:47PM
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> And most of your solutions are incredibly non-obvious, just like Cmd+Up.
HOW is Cmd+Up NOT an obvious shortcut for going UP one level? As I said, Cmd is already the primary modifier key for all app-specific shortcuts.
On the other hand, what does Windows use? BACKSPACE! A key people associate with deletion and editing text!
> Hold down option to change the right click menus?
Option modifies shortcuts, changing their behavior. "ALTernate." Again it's a behavior that's consistent across all macOS apps.
> Explorer is terrible but it's better than Finder because you don't need to read a manual
You don't need to read a manual for Finder, or almost any macOS app, because you can just click on the Help menu, and type the name of a command or action you expect that app to be able to perform, and it will automatically highlight the menu which contains that action:
I just typed "path" in the Finder help menu and it showed me the shortcut for "Copy as Pathname" including the Alt/Option modifier. And that works in EVERY macOS app. Try doing that in Windows!
HOW is Cmd+Up NOT an obvious shortcut for going UP one level? As I said, Cmd is already the primary modifier key for all app-specific shortcuts.
On the other hand, what does Windows use? BACKSPACE! A key people associate with deletion and editing text!
> Hold down option to change the right click menus?
Option modifies shortcuts, changing their behavior. "ALTernate." Again it's a behavior that's consistent across all macOS apps.
> Explorer is terrible but it's better than Finder because you don't need to read a manual
You don't need to read a manual for Finder, or almost any macOS app, because you can just click on the Help menu, and type the name of a command or action you expect that app to be able to perform, and it will automatically highlight the menu which contains that action:
http://i.imgur.com/HNUNqpN.png
I just typed "path" in the Finder help menu and it showed me the shortcut for "Copy as Pathname" including the Alt/Option modifier. And that works in EVERY macOS app. Try doing that in Windows!