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A comment on Ask HN: OS X folks – do you use Finder?.

Re:Ask HN: OS X folks – do you use Finder? by lpsz on Friday December 12, 2014 @12:32PM (#8741439)
Finder can be tamed if you master its keyboard shortcuts. For example, in a folder of photos, press Cmd+Y to view a single photo. Then use arrow keys to browse photos, Windows-style. Indispensable.

Or, Cmd+Backspace to delete a file.

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Re:Ask HN: OS X folks – do you use Finder? by jamesjamesm on Friday December 12, 2014 @12:35PM (#8741457)
Or just press Space to view the photo.
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Re:Ask HN: OS X folks – do you use Finder? by WorldWideWayne on Saturday December 13, 2014 @07:21AM (#8745030)
The lack of a consistent keyboard shortcut system is one of my main problems with OS X.

On Windows everything is logical, consistent and discoverable ~ every classical menu is accelerated via Alt + underlined letter in the menu title and shortcuts are stated in terms that actually appear on the keyboard! (e.g. A Windows menu item will say: Alt + Shift + T whereas an OS X shortcut will show you those weird symbols that nobody can ever remember, that are not even printed on the keys).

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