A common usecase for me is to type \(\LaTeX\) code in a Sublime Text window while reading a PDF (e.g. a publication or the compiled \(\LaTeX\) file). So far in Windows scrolling was only possible in the active window and not in the window that was under the cursor (on a Mac the text editor could stay the active window and you could still scroll in the PDF). But with Windows 10 this is also possible. One thing that I really hate about Windows 7 is that every time you walk through the file tree in the Windows Explorer, every directory is expanded. In that mess it always takes forever to find a directory, even if it is just the Downloads folder. I prefer how this is done in the Mac Finder, the left panel only shows the “favorited” directories, and everything else is done in the right panel. I have no idea how difficult it can be to include tabs in Windows Explorer. The first two improved a lot with Windows 10 but I am still waiting for a miracle about the tabs. Of course there are other things that are nicer in Windows, e.g. to maximize windows to the left/right side (I don’t know what that feature is called) on Mac OS X you need a tool like HyperDock for a couple of euros but on Windows it is already included … This is also a very useful feature that should be on every operating system. The main applications I need to perform my daily tasks (list above) are: Sublime Text, a good PDF tool, RStudio, some remote connection tool, a cloud service, a web browser, Evernote. In former times I used many applications only available for Mac OS X, but that changed. Most applications I now use are available for both operating systems and therefore I am not bound to a specific operating system anymore. Sublime Text, RStudio and Evernote are all available for both operating systems. Evernote is also available in the Microsoft Store, but it crashes all the time so I stick with the Desktop app. To remotely connect to my Windows PC in the office I used Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac OS X and Remote Desktop Connection (already comes with Windows) and both do their job. With DockMate even though I've set a delay - it seems like it affects only the first preview pop up but from there as you move cursor left and right - content of the popup changes instantly not allowing you to move over other apps preserving what you see.I am still looking for a good PDF tool on Windows, which can also be used to annotate PDFs (highlight important things). UPD: Just checked how it is done in Windows - looks like it is even simpler - after the preview pop up appears you can move your cursor anywhere including over other apps as long as you quick, so probably there is just a set of delays of different events. And as long as your cursor moves within that triangle - the popup stays visible, even when you move cursor over the neighboring icons. Which part? So they computed the line between your cursor position and the edge points of the pop up menu shown that you want to click. One thing that I've noticed immediately and something that could be improved - when you hover over and app that has, say 4 windows and you try from there to move your mouse to the 1st or the last - it hovers over neighboring app icons and a different set of previews pops up hiding the one you was going to click.Ī while back I red about similar issue Amazon was solving with their menu and the gist of is is they made parts (this is important word here) of neighboring icons hover-insensitive. U/w0lfschild, Do you accept bug reports feature requests?Just installed DockMate and it looks very promising!
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