Duplicate is Not the same as "Save As". Here's why. Open a file in an application that uses versions. Press Duplicate. Did it save anything?.
Why yes it did. You now have 2 identical POT snapshots in Versions of the same document.
In order to save something you need to chose another menu option that isn't duplicate. Therefore, Duplicate isn't "Save As". It is a part of a process that (badly) approximates a simpler methodology that Save As achieved. Seriously, I'm embarrassed at the state of denial you seem to be in on this. Like someone swearing black is white.
And I'm embarassed at how much importance you're granting to the procedure rather than the result.
Save As.
Duplicate. Close.
Quit App. Copy. Paste. Rename. Open new document.
Quit App. Terminal. cp -p document newdocument. Open new document.
All ways to achieve the same result.
However, Versions brings other benefits Save/Save As couldn't, such as POT snapshots. Did you really think of doing a Save As when you made that change ? What if you want to revert to an earlier version to start a new branch ? Do you have that earlier version still somewhere ?
Snapshotting is just that great, be it your NAS snapshotting, ZFS snapshotting, LVM snapshotting or now this document level snapshotting called Versions.
You're too focused on how to do it and the loss of your 1 way. You're not focused enough on the result, which in the end is all that matters to me.
Hate? Really? For what purpose?
If you're really interested, PM me and we'll discuss it. It's quite off-topic and has nothing to do with technical features of OSes.
The things that you mention (with the exception of Versions) are all Optional. Again.....This is my problem with Versions. If I had the option to use the initial file management paradigm that has served me well for decades in any application in Lion, I would not be typing these words right now.
Versions is an API. The option is not yours, it's your software vendors'. Ask them to provide either a Versions-less version of their software or to simply Add "Save As" to their File menu. Feedback is important. If there's really enough of you out there that dearly miss the "Save As" method (instead of the resulting 2 documents at the same POT), then the software vendor might reimplement it.
I earn my living from my computers, so there is an investment and ongoing concern that the OS environment in which I work continues to facilitate earning that living.
Really ? What a coincidence, so do I! However, having been "in the biz" for so long, there's 2 things I learned :
- These are machines, don't become emotionally involved.
- Learn to adapt. It'll save you a lot of grief. Think of results rather than methods. Methods come and go, but as long as the results are the same, adapt to the new methods. While they may look awkward at first, there's probably quite a few Pros that came with them.
You and I would not be having this conversation had you not entirely incorrectly stated that Duplicate is the same as Save As when clearly it isn't.....
Again, you're focused on the method, I'm focused on the result. "Incorrect" is your subjective opinion, since you're not getting my point : The result is the same.
Now move along, you've been rehashing this stuff for 6 months. It's probably not doing any good for your personal stress levels.
----------
Geez there are too many. . .
#1 is to close the application with the red X, no menu, no CMD-Q, just one simple click.
What if I have 2 documents open ? Should the red X also close the application ? What if I close a document and want to open a new one ? Do I have to re-open the application, why not just go File -> New ?
No media eject error message
A check box "Do not warn me again" ? Because some people like the OS telling that there's potential for data loss (did the FS driver finish flushing all the writes to the device before you pulled it out ?).
What's wrong with CMD-ALT-3, CMD-ALT-4 and others ? Heck I can never remember the key bindings in Windows, is it alt-printscreen or just print-screen. Not to mention using MSPaint to paste the result whereas OS X simply saves it directly to the desktop.
CTRL-E, CTRL-A. I like these because they're the same key bindings that Bash uses and they are much more efficient since I can use these without my hands leaving the normal typing position. Makes it much faster.
Select and deselect front application with a click in the Taskbar
What for ? OS X implements lazy focus unlike Windows, no need to "deselect" the front app.
CTRL key is much easier to use than CMD
Really, I always end up using CMD even when I'm stuck on my work PC.
