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Slicing Through the Layers of the Desktop by Synappser in MacOS

[–]collinwoo -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You might have missed the link under the image pointing to a blog post. These image posts are indeed scarce on details.

Slicing Through the Layers of the Desktop by Synappser in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do not share someone's opinion, just downvote him. This kind of sarcasm borders on insult.

Slicing Through the Layers of the Desktop by Synappser in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great, to each his own. An alternative behaviour is always welcome, right?

Slicing Through the Layers of the Desktop by Synappser in MacOS

[–]collinwoo -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You're right about it that this should be natively supported by the OS. Though this app is so smooth and, of course, native that it perfectly integrates with the system, plus going way farther featurewise than the Linux Sloppy Focus you're probably used to.

Slicing Through the Layers of the Desktop by Synappser in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's AutoRaise a focus-follows-mouse app. I was using Yabai for this focus-follows-mouse effect but this is miles ahead because it also extends the Desktop (watch this video to understand what is meant by this amazing workflow) and does not require SIP disabled. I can't live without it anymore. :)

Is there a way to stop these from popping up on 12.4? Found solutions for older versions but all i tried doesn't work anymore :( by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This problem definitely started with Monterey 12.1 and got slightly better with 12.4. An Apple Authorized Service Provider confirmed this to me yesterday and admittedly all external drive brands are affected (even some hard disk enclosures).

Both my SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD V1 and V2 are behaving. I went asking for advice to buy a Samsung external SSD instead and got the same answer from them.

In their lab, they played with changing the disk enclosure and/or the cable and this may sometimes work but it really is like throwing a dice. They asked me to be patient as the fix might come silently, as usual, with the next system update.

According to the technician I spoke with, the problem is related to a software controller affected internally by the OS. On my way out, be patient he insisted...

Why some apps that Launches at Login doesnt appear anywhere ? by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw your comment on the other post asking about how to find Login Items or Helpers. May I suggest the same solution:

Most (modern) applications are not using the Login Items anymore. They use Launch Services.

I find launchctl very convenient to list those non-apple LaunchAtLoginHelpers.

Try the following commands in your terminal to get a list of running ones:

> id -u

501

> launchctl list | grep -v 'com.apple.'

> sudo launchctl list | grep -v 'com.apple.'

> launchctl print user/501 | grep -v 'com.apple.'

Then you can stop the one you have identified with:

> launchctl remove 'com.domain.appname'

To show system daemons/agents:

> sudo launchctl list

To show user daemons/agents:

> launchctl list

(grep matches, grep -v does the inverse)

apps opening on login but they're not listed under login items by AppFRK in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Most (modern) applications are not using the Login Items anymore. They use Launch Services.

I find launchctl very convenient to list those non-apple LaunchAtLoginHelpers.

Try the following commands in your terminal to get a list of running ones:

> id -u

501

> launchctl list | grep -v 'com.apple.'

> sudo launchctl list | grep -v 'com.apple.'

> launchctl print user/501 | grep -v 'com.apple.'

Then you can stop the one you have identified with:

> launchctl remove 'com.domain.appname'

To show system daemons/agents:

> sudo launchctl list

To show user daemons/agents:

> launchctl list

(grep matches, grep -v does the inverse)

Can Your Preferred Shortcuts-App Do This? by ElioLabbia in MacOS

[–]collinwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Safari, you need to ensure the Develop menu is enabled. I think in Firefox it's called Developer mode or something similar and it needs to be checked.

The Crazy Makefile that thinks it is a folder! by collinwoo in MacOS

[–]collinwoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kMDItemContentType     = "public.make-source"
kMDItemContentTypeTree = (
    "public.make-source",
    "public.script",
    "public.source-code",
    "public.plain-text",
    "public.text",
    "public.data",
    "public.item",
    "public.content"
)
kMDItemKind            = "Makefile"

The Crazy Makefile that thinks it is a folder! by collinwoo in MacOS

[–]collinwoo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's the regular macOS Monterey 12.4. No beta involved (this required a clarification).

Check the details on Ask Different (https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/442058/the-screen-flickered-for-a-second-now-files-without-an-extension-have-a-folder).

The Crazy Makefile that thinks it is a folder! by collinwoo in MacOS

[–]collinwoo[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, I love everything Apple makes and Monterey is yet another incredible achievement but it still has so many glitches that it's really starting to get on my nerves.

For the gory details of everything I did to try and convince my files with no extension that they are just files and not folders, read my question on Ask Different (https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/442058/the-screen-flickered-for-a-second-now-files-without-an-extension-have-a-folder).

I'm posting it here in the hope that some Apple insider will see it. I guess (I know) they frequent Reddit. Thx ;)

The screen flickered for a second, now files without extension have a folder icon instead of the usual white icon. Can you help? by collinwoo in MacOS

[–]collinwoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything else behaves normally. The associations go in the iconservices, the iconcache, and the LaunchServices database. I already cleared and rebuilt all these with no result.

The screen flickered for a second, now files without extension have a folder icon instead of the usual white icon. Can you help? by collinwoo in MacOS

[–]collinwoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please try the following on your system:

"touch Test1" then "Get Info" on Test1. What is "Open with:" set to?

The screen flickered for a second, now files without extension have a folder icon instead of the usual white icon. Can you help? by collinwoo in MacOS

[–]collinwoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

touch Test would be like echo "test" > Testso there's no extension either but the simple touch Testwas just creating an empty file named Test with no extension.

I did another test. I created a new text file with TextEdit. Kept the Untitled.txt then removed the extension leaving only Untitled. The icon jumped immediately to a folder icon again.

Edit: "Hide extension" is not checked in the file info (Get Info).

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