An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard

Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by jypepin on Monday September 03, 2018 @06:12AM (#17901629)

I don't understand how people can trash so much the keyboard and then say the trackpad is amazing. It's way too big and my palms keep touching/clicking on it while I type, which breaks my flow all the time, especially when I'm coding in like vim and trigger unwanted keys.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by boubiyeah on Monday September 03, 2018 @06:24AM (#17901685)

I agree the trackpad is unnecessarily large. It works much better than the competition though.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by lylecubed on Monday September 03, 2018 @09:45AM (#17902528)

"Better than other trackpads on the market" and "the trackpad is great" are two different statements.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by brennebeck on Monday September 03, 2018 @09:16AM (#17902409)

Exactly. A bit too large but still by far the best trackpad out there.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by splintercell on Monday September 03, 2018 @10:57AM (#17902884)

I have a question to those Macbook users who find its trackpad far superior to the competition, does the trackpad behaves the same way with other OS, like with Ubuntu? The reason why I asked because when I installed Linux on my 2012 Macbook air, it's trackpad turned into the normie trackpad instead of the super awesome Macbook trackpad.

In other words, how much of Macbook's trackpad is in it's software?

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by davidandgoliath on Monday September 03, 2018 @02:58PM (#17904282)

> In other words, how much of Macbook's trackpad is in it's software?

A tonne. Compare how the trackpad acts in the restore system, and how it acts in MacOS: Two very different realms of quality.

Regardless, lenovo & dell's (x1 & xps) trackpads are on par with the macbook '15's trackpad. Apple has lost that advantage.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by jypepin on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:26AM (#17907235)

well works great need to include "does not do things when I don't intend". I have normal hands size so I can't see how other people don't face this problem

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by GuiA on Monday September 03, 2018 @06:17AM (#17901655)

Ergonomics are a weird thing. There’s a huge variation in human anatomy and preferences. What is amazing for you will be terrible for someone else. You can invest a lot of man hours into trying to come up with a solution that works well for the majority (actually most tech hardware companies invest very little in that), but you’re never going to make everyone happy. Especially highly technical users.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by dagw on Monday September 03, 2018 @06:21AM (#17901674)

There’s a huge variation in human anatomy and preferences.

There's also long term vs short term effects. Your personal preference might feel great for you right now, but will lead to joint and back pain 5-10 years down the road. While the 'correct' way may feel highly unnatural right now, but may very well save you from much pain and anguish at some point in the future.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by drcongo on Monday September 03, 2018 @12:41PM (#17903517)

Agreed. I had to put electrical tape across the top of mine (and the Touch Bar). https://hackernoon.com/i-tried-to-fix-my-macbook-pros-touch-...

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by jypepin on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:27AM (#17907241)

oh good one, maybe I'll try the same!

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by TheAceOfHearts on Monday September 03, 2018 @07:37AM (#17901970)

I had a similar experience when I first bought my Macbook Pro 2017, but eventually I got used to its size and grew to like the larger trackpad.

However, when I switch to my old Macbook Pro 2013, they keyboard feels so much nicer to me that I feel frustrated with my purchase.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by hyperpower on Monday September 03, 2018 @06:16AM (#17901650)

I had this problem too back when my work laptop was an MBP.

Just disable the mouse in your vimrc, you'll be better off for it.

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by jypepin on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:27AM (#17907242)

didn't know I could do that :facepalm: thanks for the hint

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Re:An ode to Apple’s awful MacBook keyboard by toomanybeersies on Monday September 03, 2018 @08:31AM (#17902210)

Somehow I don't have a problem with the touchpad while typing, I guess different people hold their hands while typing in different ways.

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