Things from windows that you all would like in OSX

[cantthinkofone]

Networked shares browsing.

Currently it's a case of finding a computer, connecting to it, selecting a shared folder, mounting it on the desktop, opening the mounted folder and then navigating.

This is the one thing I miss from Windows where networked computers would appear as folders that could be opened and closed as if I were browsing folders on my own machine.

Personally I think networking on Macs suck. I don't like the idea of the Public folder, when I drag something into it the object disappears from its original location - so if I wanted to share a lot of files I'd need to duplicate them, no thanks.

If they fix networking to be more intuitive and easy then it would be the ultimate OS, it's my only real gripe about OS X.

Well said.

 

[Aarow]

Something like Window's Save dialogue-being able to save files in the subfolders instead of the broader folders that are on the side of the Finder.

 

[Laser47]

Something like Window's Save dialogue-being able to save files in the subfolders instead of the broader folders that are on the side of the Finder.

Don't macs already have that?. Where you click the little arrow on the right side?

 

[discoforce]

I haven't used windows in years but one linux/unix thing I'd love to be able to do is resize my windows by dragging something other than the bottom right hand corner. It's irritating having to put the top and left borders where I want them and then drag the bottom right hand corner.

YES!!! I really miss this. I miss it even more because I can't get a full screen window.

 

[Halsey12]

If it's any help, you can use keyboard shortcuts instead. Command D doesn't save and Command . cancels.

Thank you kindly.

 

[Timepass]

I cannt believe I forgot about the window resizing and only being able to do it in one corner in OSX. I knew there was something big I was leaving out.

I have to agree the keyboard commands for choosing bettween save, dont save and cancel (or any other pop up boxes like that) would be nice. Keyboard short cuts are nice and still can be used but still I dont like the the fact that in OSX you can not funition with out a using the cursor.

In most of XP you can navigated around with out ever using the mouse just by the keyboard for almost anything and everything relating to OS basices lv stuff to fix something is it goes wrong.

 

[billyboy]

Being able to rename a file by right clicking.

a Better Finder rename plugin does that - just have to pa y for it

 

[ewinemiller]

1. Resize from any edge.
2. Being able to do everything I can do in Explorer, in a File Open dialog!
3. Menus on windows instead of at the top. Working long on my Mac kicks the carpel tunnel into overdrive. The extra mousing seems to aggravate it.
4. Have it remember a mounted network drive from session to session.
5. Keyboard enabling for all UI elements. I hate that you have to use a mouse to do stuff and can't tab to certain things.
6. Home and End are just silly in OSX, do people really go to go to the top of the document and end of the document more than go to the beginning and end of the current line.
7. Image thumbnails in explorer without having to open the preview app.

Just a few off the top of my head.

 

[sunfast]

4. Have it remember a mounted network drive from session to session.

That really would be useful, I backup my stuff to a networked external drive.

 

[DavidLeblond]

I'd like the ability to print a picture at a custom size without mucking with the paper size on the print dialog. Actually, come to think of it, I'd just like the OS X print dialog to GO AWAY... I can't stand it!

 

[konaforever]

Uninstall apps option.

Yeah, dragging the application from the application folder to the trash is too much work. Or even pressing the delete key.

 

[mpw]

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5. Keyboard enabling for all UI elements. I hate that you have to use a mouse to do stuff and can't tab to certain things.
6. Home and End are just silly in OSX, do people really go to go to the top of the document and end of the document more than go to the beginning and end of the current line.
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^Those and keyboard shortcuts that aren't kept secret i.e. like in XP I hit the Alt key and XP underlines the 'F' in file the 'a' in Favorites in the menu options letting me know how to shortcut key my way to do anything in those menus. Simple brilliance!

 

[Timepass]

^Those and keyboard shortcuts that aren't kept secret i.e. like in XP I hit the Alt key and XP underlines the 'F' in file the 'a' in Favorites in the menu options letting me know how to shortcut key my way to do anything in those menus. Simple brilliance!

but that doesnt remove the fact people want a system of interacting with the UI with out having to go to short cut keys. XP allows for that. OSX does not

 

[EvilDoc]

the 1 and only thing i want from Windows XP is DX9 support!

 

[mduser63]

This is from windows and Linux, I would like an easy way to access the "top bar" (with the little blue apple) for example "control+e" to access edit...

Hit control-F2, then type the first couple letters of the menu you want to go to, then hit spacebar or return to drop it down, then type the first few letters of the entry you want, then hit spacebar or return again to use it.

 

[macrumors12345]

some way to refresh finder without forcequitting it. Biggest pet peeve so far

You know you can add a Quit option to the Finder's menu via Tinkertool, right? Then you can just quit (and restart it) like any other application.

 

[iMeowbot]

some way to refresh finder without forcequitting it. Biggest pet peeve so far

Nudge!

 

[thejadedmonkey]

There are two things that have bugged me from the start with OS X.

1) Finder's lack of cut and paste functions. So even if an actual "cut" feature is never implimented, let's have a better way of moving files from one place to another..I'm sure Apple can think of something!

2) The Trash can bugs the hell out of me! There's no reason why I should have to download an extra program just to empty the trash that resides on my USB drive, while keeping the trash that's on my hard drive. Why can't they come up with a delete per drive? How about limiting the size of the trash, or better yet, telling the user just how much space the trash takes up! Also, the ability to open files that are in the trash.

 

[devman]

Writing a long sentence, whoops, want to go back and edit the word "writing," hit "Home" and I'm at the beginning of the sentence! Want to go back and finish it now, hit "End" and I'm at the end, where I left off.

CMD-leftarrow and CMD-rightarrow do it for sentences. Option-(l/r)arrow does it for words. Home and End do it for documents.

 

[mpw]

but that doesnt remove the fact people want a system of interacting with the UI with out having to go to short cut keys. XP allows for that. OSX does not

I don't get what you're saying, please explain.

 

[liketom]

Solitaire - one button access to the apple menu - and maybe a groovy startup tune (not like that crap in windows)

 

[Timepass]

I don't get what you're saying, please explain.

ok people are asking for a way to move around the OS with out using short cut keys. or having to relay on the cursor (you know the thing you mouse moves)

the largest one is when the box comes up Save , dont save, and cancel come up. Be able to move around those using the keyboarded. Normally only using arrow keys. I have attach a picture kind of showing what I mean. If you notic the 3 save dialog boxes and look at how they are a little differnt and how the yes, no and cancel are each have a bolder out line.
I moved around for each on of those ONLY using my keyboard. No short cut key to deside it all for me. After the choice I want is choosen I just have to hit entered and boom it done. This is an example of what people want but it would apply to ALL dialog boxes (like ones with next and so on) ones where the short cuts are not as well known or even out there. (just so it helps everyone out. In the order of the picture from top to bottom the opition used is Yes, No, Cancel)

Besides short cut keys are general not under the classifaction of general knowleged and requiring to use them makes the OS much less user friendly. But using arrow keys to move around is much more user friendly.

either way I hope the picture helps. Rememeber I moved around between the chooses only using the keyboard arrow keys and I could of choosen any one of them with just hitting the return key after I choose it.

 

[Palad1]

3. Menus on windows instead of at the top. Working long on my Mac kicks the carpel tunnel into overdrive. The extra mousing seems to aggravate it.

1/ use CocoaGesture
2/ Learn the shortcuts?
3/ Assign your very own shortcuts with the standard apps?

 

[mpw]

...Besides short cut keys are general not under the classifaction of general knowleged and requiring to use them makes the OS much less user friendly. But using arrow keys to move around is much more user friendly....

Oh right, I thought you were disagreeing with what I'd said but we're on the same path.

My point was that in your example to go from the default option highlighted in the dialouge window of 'Yes' to 'Cancel' you'd hit the arrow key twice and then enter or tab twice and enter, of course this uses the underlined shortcut key I was talking about so I'd just hit 'c' and save two keystrokes.

But you're right that tabbing to every item on a page is useful and works, IMO, better under XP than OSX.

 

[Eric5h5]

3. Menus on windows instead of at the top. Working long on my Mac kicks the carpel tunnel into overdrive. The extra mousing seems to aggravate it.

Under no circumstances. Usability nightmare. Just slamming the pointer to the top is much faster/easier than having to carefully point at the menu bar.

--Eric