Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief

Re:Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief by stefanfisk on Sunday December 28, 2025 @12:37PM (#46412783)

For me the touchpad experience is not just about the hardware. I got a Magic Trackpad for my Linux desktop hoping that it would at least be somewhat comparable to my MacBook. But scrolling and gestures are nowhere near as consistent and fluid as in macOS since the software support just isn't there.

As a fairly typical example, getting Firefox on Linux to actually scroll smoothly takes googling and fiddling with settings. Gesture support is hit or miss. On macOS, Firefox behaves just like any other native app in this regard.

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Re:Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief by encom on Sunday December 28, 2025 @03:00PM (#46413955)

Firefox on Fedora on X1 Carbon and scrolling just works. Maybe it was different in the past.

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Re:Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief by stefanfisk on Sunday December 28, 2025 @04:09PM (#46414531)

This was a few weeks ago. IIRC, the issue with Firefox was not that it didn't scroll but that the scrolling wasn't inertial unless you changed some settings.

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Re:Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief by snazz on Sunday December 28, 2025 @04:30PM (#46414729)

If you “fling” the page, lift your fingers off, and then tap with two fingers, does the page come to a stop?

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Re:Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief by encom on Monday December 29, 2025 @04:19PM (#46425839)

Just tested - it does indeed.

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Re:Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief by bigyabai on Sunday December 28, 2025 @02:49PM (#46413857)

My Magic Trackpad feels more consistent on Linux, Force Touch notwithstanding.

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