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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by Ididntdothis on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:33AM (#23068523)
"After several years I can unequivocally say I still hate the touch bar. "

With BetterTouch Tool I have set it up so it's halfway usable. Still worse than the old function buttons though.

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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by sutterbomb on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:42AM (#23068640)
what are the adjustments you made with bettertouchtool?
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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by Ididntdothis on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:46AM (#23068681)
I have volume and display brightness buttons, also a mute button and play/pause. They are permanent and don’t switch with the application. Pretty much like it was before the Touchbar....

I tried to use the Touchbar for a while without customization but I never could get the hang of it. It just seems useless.

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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by baggy_trough on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:06AM (#23068916)
Is that different from System Preferences > Keyboard > Touch Bar shows Expanded Control Strip?
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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by Ididntdothis on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:23AM (#23069108)
You have more options. But it has been a while since I set this up so I don’t remember exactly.
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