Switching from macOS to Pop_OS

Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by boplicity on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:40PM (#29951155)

Make your desired windows fullscreen, then swipe side to side on the trackpad (3 or 4 fingers) to switch between them almost instantly. One of the best features of MacOS, IMO.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by howinteresting on Sunday January 16, 2022 @01:34AM (#29953929)

If almost instantly means 700 milliseconds on a regular monitor and 950 milliseconds on a 21:9 monitor, sure, instantly.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by llampx on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:57PM (#29951304)

Really nice, unless you have a big-ish screen. It is jarring to have the entire screen slide back and forth, and of course a bad use of screen real estate.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by ccouzens on Sunday January 16, 2022 @06:10AM (#29955033)

But it doesn't work so well if you prefer to use a conventional external mouse.

I was stuck using the shortcuts (ctrl + left or right arrow key), or clicking the Mission Control button I had to pin to the Dock.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by diffeomorphism on Sunday January 16, 2022 @02:39AM (#29954154)

Gnome does the same. Slow, jarring and pretty useless for mouse+keyboard or displays larger than laptop sized.

"Just swish your virtual desktops around" seems extremely convoluted when I just want to switch between different windows.

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