Re:Cortana is really bad
by 8ytecoder on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @03:30PM
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Yeah, if you have never used another OS, MacOS seems like the best. But when even the simplest pro things don't work, it gets beyond annoying. Some examples - Cut, Paste files; Shift select files; Minimise and how it works with Cmd+Tab; Maximise the way it works now. I need something like BetterTouchTool to even tolerate MacOS. It's the terminal (Ubuntu on Windows is great but still needs more work) and the quality hardware that's keeping me on Mac.
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Re:Cortana is really bad
by setpatchaddress on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @07:59PM
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> Shift select files
I don't get this one. Do you not like that it's different from Windows; do you not know that the feature exists; something else? <http://osxdaily.com/2013/09/16/select-multiple-files-mac-os-...
Not shift click but rather shift + arrow keys. Shift + click requires moving to the mouse. The other option is using the list view - which I don't prefer. (May be I've something messed up? I can't seem to shift + arrow to select more than a few files.
It sounds like something is messed up on your computer. shift + arrow keys works perfectly for me in all three Finder views.
Re:Cortana is really bad
by fiddlerwoaroof on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:37PM
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Yeah, it's been a while since I've used windows seriously (e.g. the last version I used consistently was 2000), but afaict, selection in Finder's detail view works basically the way it works in list-boxes on all platforms: shift-click selects a range from the last selected item, command-click (ctrl-click on non-Mac) selects individual items.
Unless, perhaps, Windows Explorer doesn't behave like a list-box and selects individual items with shift-click? Or, Windows lets you select a range in icon mode, while Macs don't?
Hell yeah. I had to work with a Macbook for 3 years now, and I long for next week when my new non-Macbook finally arrives in the office.
Re:Cortana is really bad
by WillPostForFood on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:38PM
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Some examples - Cut, Paste files
You can press Command+C to copy files, then press Command+Option+V to move them.
Some of that behaviour is a bit awkward, but then there are amazing magical jewels like Automator and active folders.
But window management on Windows is a pain now with auto-snapping and the stupid charms thing or whatever it is popping up all the time.
Charms? Like the sidebar? That dies with Windows 8. There's a selection of other windows that appears if you snap something, but if you ignore it it goes away.