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I thought it’d be “I use a window manager with vim navigation and qutebrowser” no…he uses a trackpad instead.
That’s the blog post.
I used to own Windows laptops, and most of their touchpads are so shit that the retail store just gave out an external mouse as free gift, when you purchase them, because the laptop is almost unusable without an external mouse as pointing device lol.
I have not once had this experience. Not saying it never happens but this is the usual fallacy comparing a single hardware supplier, Apple, making all their own hardware for their products, with the Windows laptop ecosystem where you got tons of manufacturers cheaping out whenever possible.
I can’t speak for Macs that far back, but PC laptop trackpads in the late 90s and early 2000s did suck pretty hard. Many of the gestures people are used to on trackpads today originated with Macs, IIRC. I remember PCs having the capability to scroll by using the edge of the trackpad. That’s when I remember trackpads actually starting the get OK.
I’ve heard this from different people and I still don’t get it. Most MacBook touchpads feel better but they have the same capabilities, ie supporting up to 4 finger gestures. And it’s been a really long time since I saw a laptop touchpad that didn’t do that. So what exactly makes non-apple touchpads shit?
Welcome to hell, give me your mouse and here’s your trackpad.
- Satan
