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Well, it’s 2025 and I still need to install a 3rd party toolbar calendar app, so there’s that. I also can’t snap windows, and Cmd-tab still can’t tab between d

Well, it’s 2025 and I still need to install a 3rd party toolbar calendar app, so there’s that. I also can’t snap windows, and Cmd-tab still can’t tab between different windows of the same application. There’s lots more usability that can be improved IMO

mouth 11mo ago
To switch between windows of the same app, use Cmd-`
- hansvm 11mo ago
  That particular issue is just a conceptual mismatch. Exactly 0% of the time do I want to segregate my activities as "chrome" things vs "terminal" things vs whatever. When I want a feature like that, multiple desktops (mission control or whatever) is the tool of choice. The backtick thing is just a constant annoyance. My workflow is to open windows doing the things I want some, and I want to quickly switch to the window with my next work item. Instead, I need to keep track of extra mental state and figure out if backtick is the right keystroke or if tab and then backtick is the right thing to do. It's...fine. I'm thankful I have better options at home, but it's tolerable at work with a few third-party apps.
  - jltsiren 11mo ago
    That was the killer feature that convinced me to switch from Windows + Linux to Mac a long time ago. I often have too many windows open, and the conceptual separation between apps and windows helps me find the right task faster. Especially because I can also switch to an app that doesn't have any windows open at the moment.
    - hansvm 11mo ago
      Yep, my description was mostly negative (I personally hate it because I don't think that way), but I was serious about it just being a mismatch of expectations. There's nothing written in stone about the MacOS method being wrong, and it's nice that it works better for some people. UI is partly objective and partly subjective, and this particular point definitely falls on the subjective end of the spectrum.
    - eviks 11mo ago
      It's also possible to do on Windows via external tools, easier to fix than changing the whole OS
cottsak 11mo ago
lol! It's an Operating System! It allows you to install your own apps to do things like snap windows. If you want the OS with all the shit you do (and don't) need, then maybe Windows is for you. ;-)
- SchemaLoad 11mo ago
  You also can snap windows in MacOS as of a few years ago.

mouth 11mo ago

To switch between windows of the same app, use Cmd-`

hansvm 11mo ago
That particular issue is just a conceptual mismatch. Exactly 0% of the time do I want to segregate my activities as "chrome" things vs "terminal" things vs whatever. When I want a feature like that, multiple desktops (mission control or whatever) is the tool of choice. The backtick thing is just a constant annoyance. My workflow is to open windows doing the things I want some, and I want to quickly switch to the window with my next work item. Instead, I need to keep track of extra mental state and figure out if backtick is the right keystroke or if tab and then backtick is the right thing to do. It's...fine. I'm thankful I have better options at home, but it's tolerable at work with a few third-party apps.
- jltsiren 11mo ago
  That was the killer feature that convinced me to switch from Windows + Linux to Mac a long time ago. I often have too many windows open, and the conceptual separation between apps and windows helps me find the right task faster. Especially because I can also switch to an app that doesn't have any windows open at the moment.
  - hansvm 11mo ago
    Yep, my description was mostly negative (I personally hate it because I don't think that way), but I was serious about it just being a mismatch of expectations. There's nothing written in stone about the MacOS method being wrong, and it's nice that it works better for some people. UI is partly objective and partly subjective, and this particular point definitely falls on the subjective end of the spectrum.
  - eviks 11mo ago
    It's also possible to do on Windows via external tools, easier to fix than changing the whole OS

cottsak 11mo ago

lol! It's an Operating System! It allows you to install your own apps to do things like snap windows. If you want the OS with all the shit you do (and don't) need, then maybe Windows is for you. ;-)

SchemaLoad 11mo ago
You also can snap windows in MacOS as of a few years ago.