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by ris58h 1024 days ago
> That’ll switch spaces

On Windows it's 4-finger swipe left/right but it's not possible to switch between apps on macOS via gestures without 3-rd party apps. That's why I didn't get that 'compromise on UX' statement. MacOS gesture support is poorer compared to Windows (at least for my workflow) but on the hardware side Mac's Trackpad is superior.
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GeekyBear 1024 days ago
Gesture based Window management has been around on Macs since early versions of OSX and is feature that Microsoft has attempted to copy, poorly.

> An interesting addition is the ability to use a three finger swipe up gesture to activate the new Task View feature of Windows 10. Not only does Task View look like OS X’s Mission Control (Exposé) feature, the three finger swipe up is the same gesture. Microsoft is also borrowing the three finger swipe left and right to activate switching between apps

https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/28/7082441/windows-10-new-t...

> it's not possible to switch between apps on macOS via gestures

It sounds like you aren't quite familiar with how a Mac works.

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ris58h 1024 days ago
We don't discuss who was the first.

> It sounds like you aren't quite familiar with how a Mac works.

Another "you're holding it wrong" moment. Windows has better window management even from gestures perspective. Proof me wrong.

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GeekyBear 1024 days ago
Well, no. It's the part where you claimed that "it's not possible to switch between apps on macOS via gestures" that tells me you aren't familiar with how the Mac works.
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ris58h 1024 days ago
Again, proof me wrong.
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