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Accidentally hitting the touchbar

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utekineir

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Am i alone? Or is this just an ape hands problem?

Seems like i almost cant use a browser, send an email, or do other things without the touchbar being accidentally hit. Sending off an email in the middle of writing it in particular has happened far too many times, the other mistaps atleast are nonconsequential.

That alone has me on the fence and ready to go nontb, or grab a 14/15 mbp off cl cheap.
 
There have been other users who have had the same problem so you aren't alone. Guess you'll adapt over time.
 
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Haven't had this problem at all. I keep my fingers at home row when typing, so I actually have to go out of my way to select anything on the Touch Bar. Same thing applied back when I used computers with function keys.
 
yes, when i let my hands to rest on the keyboard, i sometimes accidentally touch something on the touchbar.. also when using numbers, i may hit some buttons on the touchbar.
 
I accidentally hit escape on the touchbar a whole bunch for the first 3 or so days I had it. I ended up adapting pretty quick though--I'm sure you will too!
 
Tenashus1 said:
Face it. Apple doesn't know what to do next when it comes to upgrading and improving the MBP. So they introduce the half way touch screen.
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I wouldn't go that far. I think the TB is in response to touch screens, but its not that they don't know what to do, but rather what can they introduce to make the MBP different and draw people in.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not sure the TB is something that will be beneficial but I will give Apple credit in trying something bold. We've long complained about Apple not innovating, and yet we complain when they roll out something completely different and unheard of. Throwing a touchscreen on the MBP isn't innovation, its just following the crowd. With that said, I think that would be the correct approach but I don't run apple ;)
 
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I don't have a TBMBP (yet), but since the touch bar is the same row as the function keys -- and at the risk of saying "you're doing it wrong" -- I have to wonder how some of you are placing your hands and accidentally hitting the touch bar.

Is it when you're typing numbers and symbols? I can't think of any other keys up there that you'd use in normal typing besides Delete and the tilde (`) key (mainly `, because of using it to cycle through windows).
 

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Yep, but then I have big hands and haven't done any serious typing on a laptop keyboard in a decade. I'm sure I will adapt.
 
myscrnnm said:
Same thing applied back when I used computers with function keys.
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Guess my gripe is that even a light brush activates the tb keys, unlike function keys that actually had to be pressed.

BarracksSi said:
and at the risk of saying "you're doing it wrong" -- I have to wonder how some of you are placing your hands and accidentally hitting the touch bar.

Is it when you're typing numbers and symbols? I can't think of any other keys up there that you'd use in normal typing besides Delete and the tilde (`) key (mainly `, because of using it to cycle through windows).
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Have gotten better over the last week.

But still trying to find a reason where the tb is actually useful in day to day use for me. As of right now its mostly a failed gimmick.

Currently

tb upsides: touch id, not cut down in ports and specs like the ntb machine.

ntb upsides: no touch bar
 
BarracksSi said:
I don't have a TBMBP (yet), but since the touch bar is the same row as the function keys -- and at the risk of saying "you're doing it wrong" -- I have to wonder how some of you are placing your hands and accidentally hitting the touch bar.

Is it when you're typing numbers and symbols? I can't think of any other keys up there that you'd use in normal typing besides Delete and the tilde (`) key (mainly `, because of using it to cycle through windows).
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When you have it on your lap, your hands will rest closer to the screen. Then it happens. Same when typing. Accidentally.
 
Just adding my thoughts. I've been using a 2018 MacBook Pro with the touch bar for several months. About 8 months. I can say that I completely dislike the touchbar in every way possible. My fingers are constantly changing the volume and brightness. I'm not getting used to it at all. Probably because 90% of my work is on an external keyboard. Might as well with the stack of dongles I have to have to use these usb-c machines.

My workaround: always carry a nice mechanical keyboard. It sits right on top of my built-in Mac keyboard. It conveniently covers up the terrible trackpad. Let me rephrase, the trackpad is terrific, if you're not typing. But while typing my palms move the cursor all over the place. So I just use an external mouse. I have a feeling Apple has been preparing us for a keyboard-less future, and I don't want any part of it.

For reference, I'm a >110wpm typist. I rely on my keyboard most of my day. I expect it to stay consistent. I expect physical keys. I definitely expect a physical escape key for Vim. I touch that darn key 100s of times a day. Apple shifted it slightly to the right for symmetry, ugh. The other option is to remap ESC. That's dumb, but it works until they take away caps lock... At least they kept the 1/8 head jack. I suspect they couldn't get rid of it due to also being used as a microphone port, but it'll be gone soon. Sorry for the digression. This is the last Mac I'll ever willingly purchase. So bummed.
 
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I don't have so much an issue with the touch bar as I do with the oversized trackpad. Actually, I used to hit the touch bar, but have apparently adapted to that. But have not to the iPhone XS Max sized touchpad. If I don't keep "Tap to Click" disabled, the keyboarding experience is worthless to me. I just end up somehow deleting large chunks of text on a regular basis. It's silly how big it is :)
 
I'm constantly accidentally tapping the upper right section of the touch bar. I added a screen lock button to it and at least four times a day accidentally hit it. Here's why: I've always been a touch typist and I hit the delete key with my right pinky. To make that pinky stretch, my ring and middle fingers tend to move forward - I guess for years, they have lightly touched the function keys without me thinking about it.

I also will occasionally rest my palms on that huge touch pad - it's a 15" MBP. This causes my cursor to jump randomly and I end up inserting text in odd locations.

It's been a week for me now and I still dislike both of these things. I miss having real buttons that require at least minimal pressure to tap.

-Pete

SDColorado said:
I don't have so much an issue with the touch bar as I do with the oversized trackpad. Actually, I used to hit the touch bar, but have apparently adapted to that. But have not to the iPhone XS Max sized touchpad. If I don't keep "Tap to Click" disabled, the keyboarding experience is worthless to me. I just end up somehow deleting large chunks of text on a regular basis. It's silly how big it is :)
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