Same for me. Trackpad is my best friend for productivity. 4-fingers up (and also bottom-left hot corner) for Mission Control, top-left hot corner for desktop, 4-finger swipe left/right between spaces.
I don't need anything more than that, and any app that offers more just becomes noise.
The trackpad gestures is a major reason that Mac is my primary OS while Windows is there when I have to use it.
Even on my "desktop" Mac setup (which is really just my laptop in a dock) I have a full keyboard and the Magic Trackpad joined together with that tool from twelve south.
Thinking about it more I feel like I just use Windows and Mac differently. Most of the time I am in full screen mode (so any windows is just a quick swipe to the left or right) and when I am not I have multiple desktops or I have split full screen mode. Plus using 3 monitors I really just don't find myself switching all that often.
For me Windows feels like the worse management when I get used to what Mac has to offer.
KDE is so close to getting the best of both worlds out-of-box for Linux users. I highly recommend it to anyone who has a Magic Trackpad-heavy workflow (and it's probably why KDE is the default on Asahi).
- 4 finger swipe up is an overview for all desktops
- 4 finger swipe down is an overview for all windows
- 3 finger pinch does the MacOS-style desktop overview with your other desktops at the top
All of the gestures are 1:1 with the trackpad, and are functionally very useful. It feels a little cobbled together in current builds, but I'm hoping it gets extra attention with KDE6: https://youtu.be/aBEsxTVRsEo?t=100
nerdjon|2 years ago
Even on my "desktop" Mac setup (which is really just my laptop in a dock) I have a full keyboard and the Magic Trackpad joined together with that tool from twelve south.
Thinking about it more I feel like I just use Windows and Mac differently. Most of the time I am in full screen mode (so any windows is just a quick swipe to the left or right) and when I am not I have multiple desktops or I have split full screen mode. Plus using 3 monitors I really just don't find myself switching all that often.
For me Windows feels like the worse management when I get used to what Mac has to offer.
smoldesu|2 years ago
- 4 finger swipe up is an overview for all desktops
- 4 finger swipe down is an overview for all windows
- 3 finger pinch does the MacOS-style desktop overview with your other desktops at the top
All of the gestures are 1:1 with the trackpad, and are functionally very useful. It feels a little cobbled together in current builds, but I'm hoping it gets extra attention with KDE6: https://youtu.be/aBEsxTVRsEo?t=100