Snow leopard pls
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Ventura settings app is absolutely terrible for finding basic settings. Case in point: Energy Saver
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and this is the problem about ppl preferring a 'certain perfect OS'; some will say it was snow leopard (it was a great moment, way back when); someone else thinks it's catalina, someone else, big sur. probably someone out there who misses jaguar, or OS 7.6.
there's no way for apple (or any developer) to make everyone happy, so apple does what (in my opinon), they should do: move forward, try new things. refine things. and so on....
I literally started typing "energy saver" in the search box on System Settings and found it in less than 2 seconds. It's really not that hard, folks. When you look for a particular file on your computer, do you manually comb through all your directories or do you just use Spotlight (or another search app)? Obviously you use the search functionality (unless you've never used a modern computer before and aren't aware of it, lol!). Well, why treat finding specific settings any differently?
they are making it easier for users by unifying how things work across systems. just because we are used to the old way doesn't make it better
😒 Ffs... Try reading the rest of the posts in the thread first, before replying to a several months old post.
yes, a good idea, since lots of people here do like the new setting (or, at least, are getting used to it).
and what's the cutoff date for replying to a post on a forum? we've seen posts from years ago revived because someone had a similar issue (for example). why can't a person respond to something when they've encountered it (or chosen to respond?).
meanwhile, happy holidays ppl! hope the new year is a good one... for all of us. 🙏
But did they? From a usability standpoint, starting after Mountain Lion they moved in the wrong direction more often than not
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Either that or Mavericks but the problem is those interfaces can’t use Dark Modes. It only works by flattening all the shading.
They are not making it easier. They're forcing a square hole into a round peg.
Why is there a need to "unify" systems that are fundamentally different in how they are interacted with, the devices they run on (laptop/desktop vs phone), etc?
No one ever explains _why_ or _how_ they arrived at these conclusions. All we hear are Apple marketing slogans. If anything, the implication is that people are just too simple minded to grasp the concept of "different devices, different purposes."
I have never even seen a concept screen shot of a development environment running on a phone - unless that concept involves basically turning it into a desktop with external monitors and a keyboard.
this is all theory, speculation. opinion. we don't know what goes on behind the scenes at apple, but, personally, i am going to assume that there's a team of people who work on the OSes, that there are checks & balances... and that the new settings is where apple wants to go.
we could see refinements, small changes. but this is obviously the 'new preferences', and all the theories, rants and wishing won't change that fact ☺️
Yeah, OP, I don't even need to read your reasons. I hate the new Mac settings too. I didn't think it was that bad at first, but after a few frustrating searches, I changed my mind. I hope they get it fixed fairly soon. It's a blemish on what I think is a real nice OS so far.
