Re:How Intuitive Are Macs Really?
by tsimionescu on Monday May 24, 2021 @01:18PM
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It does make it less intuitive if it is hiding common interactions behind keyboard shortcuts (cmd+up instead of an Up button) or if it is inconsistent with common paradigms (different shortcuts for copy vs cut + single shortcut to paste is universal outside finder, which uses an entirely different paradigm).
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> It does make it less intuitive if it is hiding common interactions behind keyboard shortcuts (cmd+up instead of an Up button)
Navigating to the parent folder isn’t exclusive to a keyboard shortcut (⌘↑). It’s also accessible from the menu bar (Go → Enclosing Folder).
It's not hidden at all - it's actually a very easily-discoverable menu item under the "Go" menu.
In regards to consistency, though I know this isn't exactly what you meant, I just booted a virtual machine with System 6 (released in 1988) and Command-Up was the same key command to open the parent folder. :)