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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 858115" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>On my MacBook Pro, the home/end keys are invoked by using the cursor keys in tandem with the Fn key. But as I understand it, the full Mac keyboard also has Home/End keys.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>FWIW, I agree. But I've gotten into the habit of select => Command+O. Even better, I've recently been using Spotlight as an application launcher. Command+Space, type name of application and hit Return. Try it sometime. </p><p></p><p>I was/am a big fan of Windows+R => type application name and go. So, this came pretty naturally to me.</p><p></p><p>Of course, working in IT, administering a Windows network, one of my first priorities was to replicate functionality I was used to in Windows on my Mac. Now that I've figured my way around, it's like second nature.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you should probably take Linux out of the equation in that statement. For the most part, any GUI aspects of Linux are unoriginal. They were simply made to mimic Windows because that's all the devs have ever known.</p><p></p><p>Mac OS has a long history and many of these "eccentricities" are original, non-derivative functionality. When Windows was introduced, Microsoft included their own eccentricities, but since they took dominant marketshare, those eccentricities have become perceived as "the standard".</p><p></p><p>So, if you want to switch, my suggestion would be to take your Windows cap off and put your Mac cap on. Because the longer you fight with the habits you've developed over decades of Windows use, the harder things will be for you. </p><p></p><p>As a long time Amiga user, this concept is not new to me. For many, many years, I fought with the concept that pressing Shift-backspace did not clear a text field, and that right-clicking to invoke a menu wasn't necessary. Those were traits of the Amiga that weren't present in Windows. It didn't make me think that Windows was inadequate, I just needed to adjust to the new paradigm. When I switched from Windows to Mac (OK, maybe not switched, but added Mac OS X to my OS skills set), I realized that I would have to accept yet another new paradigm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 858115, member: 24098"] On my MacBook Pro, the home/end keys are invoked by using the cursor keys in tandem with the Fn key. But as I understand it, the full Mac keyboard also has Home/End keys. FWIW, I agree. But I've gotten into the habit of select => Command+O. Even better, I've recently been using Spotlight as an application launcher. Command+Space, type name of application and hit Return. Try it sometime. I was/am a big fan of Windows+R => type application name and go. So, this came pretty naturally to me. Of course, working in IT, administering a Windows network, one of my first priorities was to replicate functionality I was used to in Windows on my Mac. Now that I've figured my way around, it's like second nature. I think you should probably take Linux out of the equation in that statement. For the most part, any GUI aspects of Linux are unoriginal. They were simply made to mimic Windows because that's all the devs have ever known. Mac OS has a long history and many of these "eccentricities" are original, non-derivative functionality. When Windows was introduced, Microsoft included their own eccentricities, but since they took dominant marketshare, those eccentricities have become perceived as "the standard". So, if you want to switch, my suggestion would be to take your Windows cap off and put your Mac cap on. Because the longer you fight with the habits you've developed over decades of Windows use, the harder things will be for you. As a long time Amiga user, this concept is not new to me. For many, many years, I fought with the concept that pressing Shift-backspace did not clear a text field, and that right-clicking to invoke a menu wasn't necessary. Those were traits of the Amiga that weren't present in Windows. It didn't make me think that Windows was inadequate, I just needed to adjust to the new paradigm. When I switched from Windows to Mac (OK, maybe not switched, but added Mac OS X to my OS skills set), I realized that I would have to accept yet another new paradigm. [/QUOTE]
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