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Re:Apple Unveils M2 by olliej on Monday June 06, 2022 @05:06PM (#31646267)
The problem I have with the touchbar isn't the existence of it, it's that apparently my keyboard posture is terrible and I float fingers up their periodically. Because there's no force requirement for activation, I would keep triggering buttons. I could turn it off, but there are a few of the command/f buttons I use regularly, and so am stuck with it.

Hence, it's a nuisance. Not something I go insane about like some do, but it is a very definite day-to-day annoyance.

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Re:Apple Unveils M2 by dumpsterdiver on Monday June 06, 2022 @05:36PM (#31646634)
> apparently my keyboard posture is terrible and I float fingers up their periodically

Same. The short time I was exposed to the touchbar it felt like I was constantly being berated for my keyboard posture. Apparently the "at rest" position of my left hand leaves my middle/ring fingers hovering over the escape key (I had the earlier model that didn't have a physical escape key).

Not to mention losing access to the physical f-keys decimated my custom hotkey usage for certain software.

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Re:Apple Unveils M2 by olliej on Monday June 06, 2022 @08:36PM (#31648417)
For me it’s my little fingers :D
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