How Intuitive Are Macs Really?

Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really? by karaterobot on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:45AM (#27265711)

This was one of my big gripes about MacOS when I had to use it for work. Evidently what you need to do is copy the file, then hold down OPT (along with CMD-V) when you paste it. You'll hear a sound effect that tells you it worked.

If you right click to open the context menu, and press OPT, you'll even see the "paste item" option turn into "move item".

It's 100% the wrong way to do it. Maddeningly wrong. In a world where CTRL-X hadn't existed for decades, and Apple's way of doing it was the norm, if someone came along and "invented" CTRL-X for the cut command, it would be universally recognized as an improvement.

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Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really? by rewgs on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:39AM (#27273088)

I've actually come to prefer this.

Pressing Cmd+C means I've "grabbed the file." Now I can decide what I want to do with it. I might want to just move it (cut/paste = opt+cmd+v), or I might want to copy it (copy/paste = cmd+v). But the fact is, I can change my mind mid-action.

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Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really? by geraltofrivia on Monday May 24, 2021 @02:01PM (#27267631)

This seems to be one of those things that Apple leans hard towards, just because. à la the lightening port.

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