The OS/X is more fluid than any X server window manager yes. But that is only aesthetics, and only counts for bonus points. The primary points in my mind go to the window manager that helps me do what I need to do as quickly as possible without getting in the way, and that means the OS must not determine for me how I do things but rather give me as many ways as possible to do things and let me learn them and pick the one I find works best. Any Linux window manager (Gnome, KDE, etc) is even better than windows in this regard.
Ok one more thought.. I looked at the link you sent and it seems like it utilizes the top menu? One other bone I have to pick with OS/X is the fact that they make you swipe to the top menu for so many options. If the UI is to be efficient, most used options need to be in the context menu. I've seen no other more efficient way to keep the required options close to where you are working on the desktop. I have tried many types of add-on launchers that attempt to improve on the context menu, but it is there for good reason. Apple doesn't seem to like the context menu at all, very little of use goes in there.
Sorry I misunderstood the question. I don't want to open a terminal window here. I want to open another finder window. Terminal isn't a problem for me.
The UI has so many options removed to keep it 'simple' it's not funny. There are easily five ways to do anything on Windows for every one way on OS/X, and I learn and use every one because that what is more convenient for me. Every time I learn a new path it is great for me because I can do my work faster. Even things as simple as being able to right click on a folder and open in a new window aren't there. The UI forces me to open a new window in a standard place such as the 'Documents' folder and navigate again, and there is just no other way that I can find.
Admittedly, I am way less than an OS/X expert, in fact I avoid OS/X, but at one time I wasn't a windows expert either and I didn't have to be, the other ways of doing things just became apparent to me as I used the OS. I just find it funny if there are more efficient ways in the workflows of OS/X, for an OS that is easy to use, they should be more apparent to me then they were when I grew accustomed to working with windows. I'm a unix expert. Even though I make an honest effort to use the OS/X UI and learn the shortcuts to take the OS/X way, I just end up in the terminal every time. If I have to do all the navigation anyway it is just easier for me to cd-TAB-TAB-TAB my way there.
I have many players that just navigate directories. If I want to copy my music to one of these devices, I need to have each CD in a directory unless I want to make a playlist for every one.
I carry extra batteries as well. Unfortunately the market is full of people who will argue to the death that internal batteries are OK, and thus the smartphones that have changeable batteries are dwindling.
I have a (whatever they make it with) Samsung Galaxy 3 with a plastic back. Yes, everyone made sure to tell me that the plastic back would be a disaster and it held up just fine.
I know I'm late to the party, but we go operate in en economy where convenience for a lot of money. I'm not going to even think about buying an electric vehicle until the price reflects the fact that they are 1/2 as convenience as a gas vehicle. Who is going to compensate me for time and effort getting a new filling station in my home, as well as having to worry about range every time I use the vehicle? Who is going to compensate me with the fact that I must go to other places with a fillinf station, and that I might be stuck there for awhile if it is being used by someone else? The price of the car certainly doesn't reflect that versus a gas car.
Even more important than the music tags in my mind is the directory structure. I have many media devices that rely on// directory structure to have the music organized properly. I found it very distasteful that iTunes seems to put all the music in a big glob on the disk and expects you to use their UI to access it. So I'm not sure why this is news that they don't care about the tags, because they never cared about the structure on disk.
Apple has an interesting spin on this. They won't install crapware on the phone but they will force you into using crapware to support it. The very act of working with your music on iTunes introduces all kinds of bloat and advertisements.
I have to use tap to click. The physical click wore out on my macbook touchpad a long time ago. I've read that there is a way to readjust it but I haven't had time to open the laptop up to do that.
As a person who generally doesn't like macs I can't resist noting that I've never had any other laptop with a touchpad or touchpoint button that wore out but I won't go down that road. At least I didn't pay for the mac.
The thing with all these extra swipes is, they can never take the place of hot keys on the keyboard. Since my hands are usually on the keyboard and not the touchpad, even if they make a few of the most used ones useful, it is always going to be more convenient to use a hotkey on the keyboard.
For media consumption browsing, etc I can concede that you can go for a long time without ever touching the keyboard. Then I suppose if there are swipes that would replace what you would otherwise need to go to the keyboard for then it would be a good thing. But almost everything I do on a system involves typing. The hotkeys I use most are alt-Q for a dropdown terminal (after which I will type commands) and alt-space for a dropdown command line (after which I must enter a search string). Now I understand this might not go for all people. For me, I've given it the college try. I've gone through all the swipes in the settings, none really help me make my work more efficient.
SMS messages, even though not technically secure, at least only go through the providers.. correct me if I am wrong. Why would someone want to add the Google layer, which ensures they will be scanned by more eyes?
I don't like 'drag lock' functions because then that makes more steps. You have to three finger click, and then drag, and then three finger click. Too many actions for one operation. With a mouse it is basically one action, hold button and move mouse.
"The world is probably a better place because Steve Jobs existed"
Someone else would have taken his place. One or more other companies would have taken Apple's place. Technology would have moved on in much the same way. Who knows whether those people would have been dicks or not.
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The OS/X is more fluid than any X server window manager yes. But that is only aesthetics, and only counts for bonus points. The primary points in my mind go to the window manager that helps me do what I need to do as quickly as possible without getting in the way, and that means the OS must not determine for me how I do things but rather give me as many ways as possible to do things and let me learn them and pick the one I find works best. Any Linux window manager (Gnome, KDE, etc) is even better than windows in this regard.
Ok one more thought.. I looked at the link you sent and it seems like it utilizes the top menu? One other bone I have to pick with OS/X is the fact that they make you swipe to the top menu for so many options. If the UI is to be efficient, most used options need to be in the context menu. I've seen no other more efficient way to keep the required options close to where you are working on the desktop. I have tried many types of add-on launchers that attempt to improve on the context menu, but it is there for good reason. Apple doesn't seem to like the context menu at all, very little of use goes in there.
Sorry I misunderstood the question. I don't want to open a terminal window here. I want to open another finder window. Terminal isn't a problem for me.
I go to the magnifying glass and type 'terminal'
The UI has so many options removed to keep it 'simple' it's not funny. There are easily five ways to do anything on Windows for every one way on OS/X, and I learn and use every one because that what is more convenient for me. Every time I learn a new path it is great for me because I can do my work faster. Even things as simple as being able to right click on a folder and open in a new window aren't there. The UI forces me to open a new window in a standard place such as the 'Documents' folder and navigate again, and there is just no other way that I can find.
Admittedly, I am way less than an OS/X expert, in fact I avoid OS/X, but at one time I wasn't a windows expert either and I didn't have to be, the other ways of doing things just became apparent to me as I used the OS. I just find it funny if there are more efficient ways in the workflows of OS/X, for an OS that is easy to use, they should be more apparent to me then they were when I grew accustomed to working with windows. I'm a unix expert. Even though I make an honest effort to use the OS/X UI and learn the shortcuts to take the OS/X way, I just end up in the terminal every time. If I have to do all the navigation anyway it is just easier for me to cd-TAB-TAB-TAB my way there.
But I want the folder organized by artist and CD. Why would I UNCHECK 'keep the folder organized'. I want it more organized, not less.
I have many players that just navigate directories. If I want to copy my music to one of these devices, I need to have each CD in a directory unless I want to make a playlist for every one.
I carry extra batteries as well. Unfortunately the market is full of people who will argue to the death that internal batteries are OK, and thus the smartphones that have changeable batteries are dwindling.
I have a (whatever they make it with) Samsung Galaxy 3 with a plastic back. Yes, everyone made sure to tell me that the plastic back would be a disaster and it held up just fine.
I know I'm late to the party, but we go operate in en economy where convenience for a lot of money. I'm not going to even think about buying an electric vehicle until the price reflects the fact that they are 1/2 as convenience as a gas vehicle. Who is going to compensate me for time and effort getting a new filling station in my home, as well as having to worry about range every time I use the vehicle? Who is going to compensate me with the fact that I must go to other places with a fillinf station, and that I might be stuck there for awhile if it is being used by someone else? The price of the car certainly doesn't reflect that versus a gas car.
Does iTunes now have the capability to group songs by album in the directory structure?
Stupid html formatting.. that should read: artist - subdir - recording - subdir - track
Even more important than the music tags in my mind is the directory structure. I have many media devices that rely on // directory structure to have the music organized properly. I found it very distasteful that iTunes seems to put all the music in a big glob on the disk and expects you to use their UI to access it. So I'm not sure why this is news that they don't care about the tags, because they never cared about the structure on disk.
Sure the backend layer of OSX is unix, but the window manager they put on it is a toy.
Apple has an interesting spin on this. They won't install crapware on the phone but they will force you into using crapware to support it. The very act of working with your music on iTunes introduces all kinds of bloat and advertisements.
I have to use tap to click. The physical click wore out on my macbook touchpad a long time ago. I've read that there is a way to readjust it but I haven't had time to open the laptop up to do that.
As a person who generally doesn't like macs I can't resist noting that I've never had any other laptop with a touchpad or touchpoint button that wore out but I won't go down that road. At least I didn't pay for the mac.
The thing with all these extra swipes is, they can never take the place of hot keys on the keyboard. Since my hands are usually on the keyboard and not the touchpad, even if they make a few of the most used ones useful, it is always going to be more convenient to use a hotkey on the keyboard.
For media consumption browsing, etc I can concede that you can go for a long time without ever touching the keyboard. Then I suppose if there are swipes that would replace what you would otherwise need to go to the keyboard for then it would be a good thing. But almost everything I do on a system involves typing. The hotkeys I use most are alt-Q for a dropdown terminal (after which I will type commands) and alt-space for a dropdown command line (after which I must enter a search string). Now I understand this might not go for all people. For me, I've given it the college try. I've gone through all the swipes in the settings, none really help me make my work more efficient.
SMS messages, even though not technically secure, at least only go through the providers.. correct me if I am wrong. Why would someone want to add the Google layer, which ensures they will be scanned by more eyes?
Honest question... Identical twins had better really trust one another if they get a card with this feature.
Dude, you need a hobby.
Can I sell mine on eBay?
I usually use an external mouse with an external keyboard. When I am using a touchpad there is a reason why I can't use either.
I don't like 'drag lock' functions because then that makes more steps. You have to three finger click, and then drag, and then three finger click. Too many actions for one operation. With a mouse it is basically one action, hold button and move mouse.
Come on now, we all know which thousands matter.
"The world is probably a better place because Steve Jobs existed" Someone else would have taken his place. One or more other companies would have taken Apple's place. Technology would have moved on in much the same way. Who knows whether those people would have been dicks or not.