huy_gm
Level 1 (8 points)

Q: The mission control usecase

This is kind of a feature request or suggestion.

How many of you use the mission control to switch between app? How many still use the old school command-tab instead?

I have tried many times and failed to accustom to the mission control. Basically it lists all of opened apps by thumbnails, which seems great at first, but it failed to tell me immediately which app is which if i just look at the thumbnail, many apps virtually are 99% white color with text. The command-tab lists all the icons with colors, way more easier to identify.

Now my proposal for mission control is they could incorporate app's icon to app thumbnail as well, which will help a lot. What do you guys think?

macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Oct 14, 2016 8:57 PM

by etresoft,Solvedanswer
etresoft etresoft
Level 7 (29,380 points)
Mac OS X
A:

Hello huy_gm,

First of all, I do not agree that your post violates the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use. Those Terms specifically state that "Constructive feedback about product features is welcome as well." If you wanted to ask why Apple removed the headphone jack or why it is promoting iCloud services, that would be different.

 

Second of all, I think you have an excellent idea. Unfortunately, it may be a little too good. I thought about your idea and it made a lot of sense. I also thought it would be nice if the windows were grouped together by app instead of being scattered about. But then I checked Mission Control settings and found a setting for grouping windows that was turned off by default. I guess Apple had already though of my idea. So I turned it on. When I did that, I discovered that each Window group also now included the application icon. So, Apple had already thought of your idea too.

 

I guess it was ultimately a good idea that you asked your question. I was going to point you to the Apple Bug Report site where you could submit a feature enhancement. I guess I can still do that if you have other ideas: (http://bugreport.apple.com). But I think you can feel free to discuss them here too.

Posted on Oct 15, 2016 9:08 PM

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  • by TheExpolsiveCow,Helpful

    TheExpolsiveCow TheExpolsiveCow Oct 15, 2016 9:08 PM in response to huy_gm
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    Oct 15, 2016 9:08 PM in response to huy_gm

    Sorry, but this post violates the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use.

     

     

    Polling / speculation of Apple's decisions, policies, or procedures is prohibited on this forum.

  • by etresoft,Solvedanswer

    etresoft etresoft Oct 15, 2016 9:08 PM in response to huy_gm
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    Oct 15, 2016 9:08 PM in response to huy_gm

    Hello huy_gm,

    First of all, I do not agree that your post violates the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use. Those Terms specifically state that "Constructive feedback about product features is welcome as well." If you wanted to ask why Apple removed the headphone jack or why it is promoting iCloud services, that would be different.

     

    Second of all, I think you have an excellent idea. Unfortunately, it may be a little too good. I thought about your idea and it made a lot of sense. I also thought it would be nice if the windows were grouped together by app instead of being scattered about. But then I checked Mission Control settings and found a setting for grouping windows that was turned off by default. I guess Apple had already though of my idea. So I turned it on. When I did that, I discovered that each Window group also now included the application icon. So, Apple had already thought of your idea too.

     

    I guess it was ultimately a good idea that you asked your question. I was going to point you to the Apple Bug Report site where you could submit a feature enhancement. I guess I can still do that if you have other ideas: (http://bugreport.apple.com). But I think you can feel free to discuss them here too.

  • by etresoft,

    etresoft etresoft Oct 15, 2016 6:05 PM in response to TheExpolsiveCow
    Level 7 (29,380 points)
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    Oct 15, 2016 6:05 PM in response to TheExpolsiveCow

    Hello TheExplosiveCow,

    Please don't take offence at my other post. Sometimes the Terms of Use can be pretty subtle. In my opinion, speculation usually requires some kind of "why is Apple?" question.

     

    Also, you can always use the "Report post" feature under the down arrow on both the original post or any reply. This is a notification sent directly to the Apple moderators. They will review your report and, if they agree, remove or edit the post in question. They don't always agree though. Sometimes they are too lenient, especially when it concerns posts that I have reported. And sometimes they are too harsh, usually when it is my post being removed or edited. I can assure you that any discussion of Apple moderation policies definitely passed the "speculation" test.

  • by huy_gm,

    huy_gm huy_gm Oct 15, 2016 9:19 PM in response to etresoft
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    Oct 15, 2016 9:19 PM in response to etresoft

    Thanks, excellent finding. I guess we reinvented the wheel after all

  • by TheExpolsiveCow,

    TheExpolsiveCow TheExpolsiveCow Oct 15, 2016 9:55 PM in response to etresoft
    Level 3 (552 points)
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    Oct 15, 2016 9:55 PM in response to etresoft

    I totally understand what you are saying and I agree that the Terms can sometimes be vague. I just wanted to make sure the Community was maintained in a way Apple wishes.

     

    The main reason I pointed the post out was because I felt like the post was "polling" the community. Sorry to have caused any problems.

     

    I'm a great fan of EtreCheck by the way.