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0 pointsr0s14y ago0 comments

A sane OS would let me delete a file with the delete key(!).

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You use the command key to issue commands and raw keys to type. So: command-delete means it's fast and easy to delete a file without the worry of accidentally losing a file when your cat jumps on the keyboard.

r0sOP14y ago

Maybe the OS can put a cork on the end of my fork so I don't accidentally stab myself while I'm eating.

I'm just kidding, it's a superficial annoyance.

I should have the option though, and what's the purpose of a "recycle bin" if not for feline file administration?

jorisw14y ago

> I should have the option though

No. This is what good software design is. The designer chose this path, offering you the option to change this is what makes software bloated and unmaintainable.

nazgulnarsil14y ago

I think everyone has stockholm syndrome with regard to OS GUIs. Windows and OSX are both pretty awful when it comes to consistent and logical design cues.

r0sOP14y ago

No options in software, gotcha.

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atomicdog14y ago

'Enter' to rename is pretty insane also

rimantas14y ago

As if F2 is any saner.

reemrevnivek14y ago

It does. You just have to add the Command key.

Command-Shift-Delete empties the trash, finalizing the action.

nicholasjbs14y ago

Add Option to the mix, and it won't ask you to confirm the action.

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alanfalcon14y ago

r0sOP14y ago

Maybe the OS can put a cork on the end of my fork so I don't accidentally stab myself while I'm eating.

I'm just kidding, it's a superficial annoyance.

I should have the option though, and what's the purpose of a "recycle bin" if not for feline file administration?

jorisw14y ago

> I should have the option though

No. This is what good software design is. The designer chose this path, offering you the option to change this is what makes software bloated and unmaintainable.

nazgulnarsil14y ago

I think everyone has stockholm syndrome with regard to OS GUIs. Windows and OSX are both pretty awful when it comes to consistent and logical design cues.

r0sOP14y ago

No options in software, gotcha.

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atomicdog14y ago

'Enter' to rename is pretty insane also

rimantas14y ago

As if F2 is any saner.

reemrevnivek14y ago

It does. You just have to add the Command key.

Command-Shift-Delete empties the trash, finalizing the action.

nicholasjbs14y ago

Add Option to the mix, and it won't ask you to confirm the action.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse