Re:Impressions from a first-time Mac user
by bdougherty on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:13AM
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Nobody seems to know about App Exposé, which you can trigger with ctrl+down. I also have it set for three finger swipe down. You can then use the arrow keys to move between windows if you don't want to use the mouse, and it includes minimized windows as well, which cmd+` does not.
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Re:Impressions from a first-time Mac user
by diffeomorphism on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @03:20AM
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> Nobody seems to know about
That seems like a problem.
When you go into the trackpad settings there are little videos showing what each gesture does. App Exposé is right there. I don’t know how more discoverable it can be.
Since it seems like it’s Windows converts that can’t find it, maybe Apple could buy some of those Windows File Explorer ads Microsoft is experimenting with and explain the functionality.
TBH I think this is a more universal problem. I work in a University and students with either Macs or Windows laptops all seem to lack the basic ability to get around their OS. They'll entirely mouse orientated ignorant of many time saving affordances.
On the other hand you have people who read HN who know their system intimately and don't like when another system is different. I could rant all day about Windows too!