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Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it (www.macworld.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

MacOS is extremely barebones. Almost two years ago I got a MacBook to work on a customer project. Until then I've only been on Linux and Windows 10. And boy was I in for a surprise. I kind of got used to it, but let me give you a few examples.

You want to tab between windows and not apps? Better pay for an app. You want to snap your windows left or right? An app. You want to control which app outputs to which audio device? You guessed it - an app. Clipboard? App. Configure mouse acceleration? An app (linear mouse).

I mean, the OS is polished and looks great. And if all you do is swoosh windows left and right in Starbucks, that's all you need. But for anyone else it's just sad how little it supports out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ it has most of those things. What are you even talking about?

PEBCAK

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you point me at the right settings? I googled around and that's what I found. Maybe I came up with old results which aren't up to date?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I will answer any specific questions you want to know about macOS. You mentioned a number of things above, so what would you like assistance with?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alight, thanks. Let's see if I can explain this.

I couldn't find native support for the following:

  • snap windows left and right with keyboard shortcuts (Win Key + Arrows on Windows)
  • set a default output device (eg speakers), but select apps (Spotify for example) should output through my USB DAC.
  • I can tab between applications, but the only way to tab between all active Windows was with a third party app. It mostly works fine, but has a few quirks.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
  1. snapping. There is not a built in key for this, you’re right. However you can double click on the edge of a window to make it size to the edge of the screen. Additionally you can set the double click of the title bar to scale the window (which usually is to the top and bottom of the screen.

HOWEVER: this can be accomplished using an AppleScript which can be bound to a keyboard command. Yes… it’s not straightforward, but it doesn’t require a third party app.

  1. neither windows nor Mac have this audio routing feature built in without a third party app or an app that installs with the drivers. (To my knowledge)

3). Command + ` (~, or backtick) will switch between windows of the same app. Using shift will reverse it.

I’d strongly suggest using a trackpad with macOS, as the multitouch gestures are very useful for desktop navigation, especially when there are a lot of apps open. macOS also has “Spaces” which is similar to Virtual Desktops in windows. Spaces can also be “split views” where two apps are set to be full screen (maximized, without a menu bar) on the same window with the ability to size them. This is particularly useful for me when working on iOS apps or websites.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yyyeeeeaaaaa….. those all exist within MacOS natively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So maybe I missed it or we are talking about the same things. Can you point me at the right thing to look for? Since you seem to be aware how these work natively.

  • snapping windows by keyboard shortcuts (Win Key + Arrows on Windows)
  • I want to have one output device by default (eg speakers), but select apps (Spotify for example) should output through my USB DAC.
  • I can tab between applications no problem, but when I looked up how to change between windows of the same app (eg text editors), I came up with nothing. How is the shortcut called?

Cheers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Tab between windows: Alt+~

All the other stuff is available for free so why does it matter that it doesn’t come with it if 99.9% of people don’t need it?