I’m on board that we need to become independent from big tech. As someone who is fond of the Mac user experience, from choosing hardware to how you navigate through apps, I need a guide to make the switch, so if you know of any great guides for Mac users, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Edit: you have all been very useful. I now know a bit more how to start and what it would mean to switch!

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[–] 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)

You must be using some junk touchpads then. I have two that work just as they would on a Mac. No issues.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Even the gestures? Mac’s gesturing system for the UI and all native and most non native apps is why I stay with it.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    The MacOS specific ones like zooming out to show all active windows in a workspace, or flipping to the next app aren't there because, well...that's MacOS specific.

    All the more universal ones like pinch to zoom, scrolling...etc are all there. I actually used an Apple TouchPad for years just because I had it around. Worked fine.

    You can also run a simple plugin in Gnome to map custom gestures to whatever you want if needed.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Nah, the precision Apple touchpads had 10 years ago still is unmatched today by Windows or Linux, but I'm afraid that's not a software issue

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  • [–] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Please explain how "Windows" and "Linux" manufactured these touchpads?

    Dying to know

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