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DESCRIPTION: A space for anyone who uses Apple products, appreciates what they get right, and wants to talk plainly about what they don’t. This is a friendly place for healthy criticism. You don’t have to love the company. You don’t have to hate it either. If you want honest discussion about Apple hardware, software, ecosystem choices, design decisions, frustrations, or pleasant surprises, you’re welcome here.

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You use Apple. You think about it. (Maybe you think different). That’s all it takes to participate here.

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What’s a subtle Apple design or UI decision that drives you nuts, and what were they thinking? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by Reverendender@sh.itjust.works to c/saltycaramelapple@sh.itjust.works

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Making a track pad scroll backwards compared to everything else that ever existed then having the smug cajones to label the setting as "natural scroll direction". If you don't remember this change, you are young.

[–] cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 days ago

The fact it couldn't be (maybe still is) different from the mouse scroll direction is wild to me. They should be separate settings!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I’m all natural, baby.

EDIT: I grossed myself out

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Shudders

I cannot stand that setting

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Before I made it into the engineering department at work and finally got them to give me a Mac laptop (M1 MacBook Pro watch out! ~They really broke the bank on that one.~) I was very used to Windows scrolling when at work, and Mac scrolling when at home, especially because I would switch at home between a trackpad and a mouse, so I wanted the mouse to scroll Windows style, because that’s what I was used to at work, and the natural scrolling on the trackpad. And I couldn't do that whatsoever without downloading a third-party app. Which to me is bonkers.