Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really?
by hnlmorg on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:13AM
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On literally every other operating system. I've used dozens of platforms, some of them pretty obscure, some of them hobbyist, some of them were purpose built for hardware that stopped being manufactured 20, 30 or more years ago, and all of them supported return as a trigger in menus, be it graphical or text based. Finder really is the odd ball with regards to binding it to rename.
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Well, it makes total sense in one way - ENTER toggles name editing. After you change a file name, you press ENTER to 'save' the new name and finish editing. That seems logical, I think. So why not have the same key to start editing the name too? In the way PLAY/STOP are usually the same button etc.
Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really?
by rubyist5eva on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:32PM
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Also, you use cod+down to open a file. Just like you use cmd+down to enter a directory. You’re going “down” into the directory (to view its content), and if you go “down” into the file it should be opened with its default application (to view its content). Alternatively, cmd+down “activates” the directory so you want the same shortcut to “activate” files.
Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really?
by LocalPCGuy on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:50AM
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Because, as was mentioned, in every other context/OS, that is not what Enter does?
My question was rhetorical. Sorry I wasn't clearer.
I understand the frustration and I'm with you that Finder is atrocious.
My head-cannon about this is that for consistency within macos, all actions must be cmd+something, so is cmd+O for opening a file. In the terminal you can also use the "open" command which opens the file or the directory (I use "open ." a lot, I find faster navigating in the shell that in the finder).
Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really?
by perryizgr8 on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:27PM
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> all actions must be cmd+something
Which is why I always try Cmd+R for renaming a file and then nothing happens.