This is what happens when you Nickel and dime and overcharge wout innovations. If there is not a lot of innovation people then expect a more polish hardware to work w the software from the same maker.
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Some Users Experiencing 'Three Finger Drag' Issues on New MacBook Pro
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Since you got in at comment #3 it appears the apologists won the race to post on this one.
Minor issue? I use the three finger gesture functional all the time. Giant part of how I navigate the OS, so speak for yourself. Now, instead of darting around the OS, I've got to gesture 3 or 4 times for it to fully carry out the action.
How do you know it's only a handful of users? Got some insider information that you'd like to share with us? You miss this part buddy? :
We don't know how widespread this is yet.
As someone whom this is actually affecting, your post pisses me off. Sorry.
Yeah, too bad. Now an actual discussion about the issue won't be front and center. Just more Apple apologist bs.
This is my first time using a Force Touch trackpad, but I will say that the gesture recognition seems to be off compared to my mechanical late 2013 MBP. It seems like something they'll definitely be able to fix with a software update, and in fact will need to get right prior to the bezel less iPhone 8.
GREAT job, Apple. This pairs nicely with the GPU glitching issue.
I've got a one-finger gesture for the entire MacBook 'Pro' team in Cupertino, and for Schiller & Cook...
I've got a one-finger gesture for the entire MacBook 'Pro' team in Cupertino, and for Schiller & Cook...
Bad news after bad news and bad pr. Was trying to make a pop cultural joke
Failed miserably
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Umm... No...
When I pressed the laugh emoji, a large, evil looking emoji with horns came on the screen surrounded by flames. He let out an evil laugh, and said welcome to H£||. As he was laughing his evil laugh, he said there is no escape.
Suddenly the machine burst into flames and disappeared without even leaving a mark on the table.
I'm never pressing that emoji icon again. He may look innocent, but he's scary
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In a small batch of 15' MacBook pros the skin tone color police emojis is not displaying the dark(er) skin tone. This is an outrage that apple needs to address.
I own MacBook Pro 15" 2 days now. Never used that 3 finger thingy, so don't see any problems/issues. So, please, enlighten me about "too many issues". Thanks in advance
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what exactly wrong with that MBP? care to explain? Because I'm working with it from yesterday morning and didn't see anything serious so far. I like keyboard, screen, touch pad, fast SSD. I miss MagSafe, but it's not as bad as I thought it will be
Apple first gen new hardware tradition I see..... should of waited for next years model when they fix all the bugs.
It could be a serious issue if it's related to the trackpad hardware. Apple's trackpads have always been world-class, so could this be the first where it's faulty and not fixable by a software/firmware update? Time will tell..
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People are equating "different" to mean "problem". You need to wear really thick glasses here in the forums in order to filter out the noise and nonsense.
The MacBook Pro, aside from this one hardware issue (until proven otherwise), is a well-engineered system that pushes the comfort zone until people adjust and adapt.
I was also curious to what all these issues are that are so countless lol. Personally loving mine and the only "issue" I've encountered is this three finger drag bug.
Actually... the insult is that the darker emoji only comes with one face, making all users who choose that emoji look the same. And that is the real problem. It would seem that Apple forgot that.
Tim Cook:
"We've had an overwhelming response to our new MacBook Pro's"
"We've had an overwhelming response to our new MacBook Pro's"
I read threads like this and I think about that pointless touch bar... And, well. HAHA HA HAAAAAAA
Like I told myself when I saw these at the keynote: "wait until gen 2"
Then I thought "holy crap I'm talking to myself"
Then I thought "holy crap I'm talking to myself"
and lower the price
and change one port to older usb
Holy crap!!! Thank you!!! I thought they did away with it and struggled with different apps trying it back. I would have never EVER thought to look in accessibility for that function. Wow that was stupid!! Why put it there? I just don't get some of Apple's decisions
Three finger drag is not the same thing as gestures. It is using three fingers to drag thing around instead of click and drag.
I stopped using while back when apple decided to make it impossible in El Capitan to enable three finger drag along with double tap hold and drag - whatever that's called. I like to alternate between both. I know it's possible deep down because my MacBook retained its settings from Yosemite to El Capitan until I went in settings there for some other reason and it broke - I have tried all sorts of editing plists etc to bring this back with no luck.
I stopped using while back when apple decided to make it impossible in El Capitan to enable three finger drag along with double tap hold and drag - whatever that's called. I like to alternate between both. I know it's possible deep down because my MacBook retained its settings from Yosemite to El Capitan until I went in settings there for some other reason and it broke - I have tried all sorts of editing plists etc to bring this back with no luck.
I am having these issues and just Googled the three finger drag to see if it's only supposed to work on the right side. Good to find this post quickly and hope there is a fix. It was disappointing to be trying to drag things around and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Thanks!
Not going to complain myself. With their prices up and no upgrading and whole logic board replacement for problems I'm going to get a Linux or windows machine. After 30 years of Apple products.
Enjoy your Apple computers. Don't need a $2000 machine (base hardware I want and have on a 2009 MacBook Pro) to surf web and edit photos and make office type products.
I use windows every day and not had a problem in 10 years. Apple needs to wake up and realize the are more and more pricing people out. Also with phones and tablets most people don't need an expensive laptop. A truck as Steve Jobs would say.
And I want a touchscreen 2 in 1 computer. Not the iPad Pro or a touch bar. I want to look at and touch the screen like on all of my other devices!
Have a nice day and good luck.
Enjoy your Apple computers. Don't need a $2000 machine (base hardware I want and have on a 2009 MacBook Pro) to surf web and edit photos and make office type products.
I use windows every day and not had a problem in 10 years. Apple needs to wake up and realize the are more and more pricing people out. Also with phones and tablets most people don't need an expensive laptop. A truck as Steve Jobs would say.
And I want a touchscreen 2 in 1 computer. Not the iPad Pro or a touch bar. I want to look at and touch the screen like on all of my other devices!
Have a nice day and good luck.
Three finger drag is the only reason I don't have carpal tunnel after all my years of being a programmer.
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Enough suspense man! Tell us what kind of response! Positive? Negative? Overwhelming neutrality?
I know, she says the same thing to meThree finger drag?
That's what i do to my girl and she loves it.
LOL, The spocker. Must also say live and prosper while doing it.Is that the Rocker, or the Show Stopper?
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That would be a thumbs up for a job well done
Nobody here will get it XD (myself included)Bad news after bad news and bad pr. Was trying to make a pop cultural joke
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Yes, I think that was the fastest pulled Apple product post-2000. The next Shuffle had "buttons" listed as a feature. It's like the satire people always make of Apple. But that's just because it was stupid, not because it was buggy.
I think the 2012 rMBP had more serious issues than this new 2016 model. My dad's coworkers all got them, and half of them had logic board or GPU problems. The one my dad lent me for college has had tons of problems too. It can't control its battery, shuts off randomly, freezes for ~30 second sometimes, has corrupted my OS 3 times already, doesn't seem to cool itself enough (CPU passes 200˚F under load), and has developed very visible and permanent marks on the screen. Part of me is waiting for it to die so I can justify buying a 2015 model, but I'll do it anyway if it ever interrupts my work.
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