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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 437993" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>'Rely' is a bit strong. I don't discount that they are adding some things, but nothing absolutely necessary. I also agree with the menu bar comment... but I never said that you needed to use the menu bar for everything. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Examples:</p><p></p><p>-Open the Spotlight window (type something in Spotlight then click Show All, or press Option Command Space).</p><p>You'll notice that the menu bar isn't a "Spotlight menu bar"; it'll just be the menu bar of whatever app you were in before, except all the menu items are inactive.</p><p>As such:</p><p>1) So you can't use Edit > Cut/Copy/Paste for the search box. You must use the context menu.<span style="color: Red"><strong>(or you can use the key combo Command+C/V)</strong></span></p><p>2) Once you do a search, you can't select an item and use the menu bar to do commands on the selection.</p><p>You must use the context menu. (which, BTW, has these commands: Open, Get Info..., Reveal in Finder, Slideshow, Mail, Create Workflow...)<span style="color: red"><strong>(Again, you can use key combos, Command+I, double-click or Command+O to open, Reveal in Finder... well this one really is rather pointless as it won't really accomplish any more than what Spotlight is already doing....but you could just use Command+R to reveal in Finder, if you want to mail it, simply drag the file to a Mail message, If you want to create a workflow then drag the file to Automator.)</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>-In the Finder, there are certain commands that are not in the menu bar, for some reason.</p><p>1)Show Package Contents for apps.</p><p>2) Slideshow. Only available in the context menu.<span style="color: Red"><strong>(or by dragging the file(s) to Preview)</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Now it's true that for the above 2, one could use the Action menu on the Toolbar instead, which is sort of "cheating," because the Action menu basically <strong>is</strong> the context menu. But I suppose you could consider that those can still be done without right-clicking.<strong><span style="color: Red">(precisely, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</span></strong></p><p></p><p>However, there are 2 exceptions to this:</p><p>1) Items on the Desktop, since there's no toolbar.<span style="color: red"><strong>(but there is... the Desktop is nothing more than a Finder window. You can use all of the Finder menu items on Desktop items by simply opening a Finder window and clicking the Desktop from the Sidebar.)</strong></span></p><p>2) Menu items from plugins in Contextual Menu Items folder, such as the Automator menu; these can only be reached through the context menu; they're unavailable even in the Action menu.</p><p></p><p>-In the text fields of Cocoa apps (e.g., Safari, TextEdit, etc.), the commands Spelling, Font, Speech, Writing Direction. (though Speech is available in the Services menu)<span style="color: red"><strong>(You got me there, but these are not very useful or relevant to most people... at least not yet.)</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>-In iTunes, "Check Selection" and "Uncheck Selection" are only available in the context menu.<span style="color: red"><strong>(or by physically checking and unchecking the selection box)</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>-etc. etc. etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So you still really don't need to right-click. You can get by with keyboard commands or by simply dragging what you need to whatever app you are trying to reach by a contextual menu. I am not saying it isn't convenient for some... it just isn't really necessary. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 437993, member: 2960"] 'Rely' is a bit strong. I don't discount that they are adding some things, but nothing absolutely necessary. I also agree with the menu bar comment... but I never said that you needed to use the menu bar for everything. ;):D Examples: -Open the Spotlight window (type something in Spotlight then click Show All, or press Option Command Space). You'll notice that the menu bar isn't a "Spotlight menu bar"; it'll just be the menu bar of whatever app you were in before, except all the menu items are inactive. As such: 1) So you can't use Edit > Cut/Copy/Paste for the search box. You must use the context menu.[COLOR="Red"][B](or you can use the key combo Command+C/V)[/B][/COLOR] 2) Once you do a search, you can't select an item and use the menu bar to do commands on the selection. You must use the context menu. (which, BTW, has these commands: Open, Get Info..., Reveal in Finder, Slideshow, Mail, Create Workflow...)[COLOR="red"][B](Again, you can use key combos, Command+I, double-click or Command+O to open, Reveal in Finder... well this one really is rather pointless as it won't really accomplish any more than what Spotlight is already doing....but you could just use Command+R to reveal in Finder, if you want to mail it, simply drag the file to a Mail message, If you want to create a workflow then drag the file to Automator.)[/B][/COLOR] -In the Finder, there are certain commands that are not in the menu bar, for some reason. 1)Show Package Contents for apps. 2) Slideshow. Only available in the context menu.[COLOR="Red"][B](or by dragging the file(s) to Preview)[/B][/COLOR] Now it's true that for the above 2, one could use the Action menu on the Toolbar instead, which is sort of "cheating," because the Action menu basically [B]is[/B] the context menu. But I suppose you could consider that those can still be done without right-clicking.[B][COLOR="Red"](precisely, :) )[/COLOR][/B] However, there are 2 exceptions to this: 1) Items on the Desktop, since there's no toolbar.[COLOR="red"][B](but there is... the Desktop is nothing more than a Finder window. You can use all of the Finder menu items on Desktop items by simply opening a Finder window and clicking the Desktop from the Sidebar.)[/B][/COLOR] 2) Menu items from plugins in Contextual Menu Items folder, such as the Automator menu; these can only be reached through the context menu; they're unavailable even in the Action menu. -In the text fields of Cocoa apps (e.g., Safari, TextEdit, etc.), the commands Spelling, Font, Speech, Writing Direction. (though Speech is available in the Services menu)[COLOR="red"][B](You got me there, but these are not very useful or relevant to most people... at least not yet.)[/B][/COLOR] -In iTunes, "Check Selection" and "Uncheck Selection" are only available in the context menu.[COLOR="red"][B](or by physically checking and unchecking the selection box)[/B][/COLOR] -etc. etc. etc. So you still really don't need to right-click. You can get by with keyboard commands or by simply dragging what you need to whatever app you are trying to reach by a contextual menu. I am not saying it isn't convenient for some... it just isn't really necessary. :D:) [/QUOTE]
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