[kennysmoothx]

Hey ravenstine, this was 1000% the same frustrations I had with brightness and volume.

The best fix for this for me (the sliding was still a pain) has been to customize the touchbar like this:

In keyboard settings:

1. Change "Touch Bar Shows" to "Expanded Control Strip"

2. Add the 3 button volume and the 2 button brightness controls.

This setup behaves the most like the functional keys for me and has been the best at alleviating frustrations.

I still hope Apple nukes the touch bar though, it's the worst aspect of the Macbook aside from the missing I/O ports.