I’ve been a linux user for 20 years (mostly on KDE). I just started at a new job, and they gave me a mac. I found out later that I could have got a linux machine instead, which is a bit annoying. Still, I know there are some nice things about a mac, and I figured I’d give it a try for a while.

I’m pretty quick moving around my desktop environment, and I’m finding picking up the mac is not too bad. BUT I use keyboard shortcuts a lot, and they are all every different on a mac. So whenever I switch back and forth between my work machine, I end up stumbling a bunch and wasting my time, and getting annoyed. It’s mostly keyboard shortcuts, but the trackpad buttons and scrolling are annoying too.

So, question is: is it possible to regularly use two OSs with wildly different control surfaces, and be comfortable with it? e.g. either MacOS + Linux, or I guess MacOS + Windows? Or will it be annoying forever?

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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    28 days ago

    You’ll get used to it with time. I use the Mac keyboard layout with my Windows stuff too now and it helps a little. I still use the Windows shortcuts on Windows though, I just mean the flipped alt and Win/Cmd keys.

    Also, grab this program. The biggest loss from Windows on Mac is moving windows around with hotkeys. https://rectangleapp.com/

    • naught101@lemmy.worldOP
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      26 days ago

      Yeah, I found Rectangle last week. It’s killer, especially on multiple monitors. I hate that macOS doesn’t have a proper maximise function by default. The move-to-half-the-screen shortcuts are great.