submitted 2 months ago by DJDarren@thelemmy.club to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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Can anyone shed any light on why you can't swipe back and forward in Finder with a trackpad? The option in Settings allows for two finger swipe between pages in eg. Safari, but that doesn't extend to Finder, and I can't work out why?

I've been able to activate it using BetterTouchTool, but it seems like a truly bizarre omission, considering how much Apple have optimised macOS for trackpad use.

I don't know why I've never really thought about it before, but now I can't stop...

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[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Why? Because Apple has abandoned good user interfaces for the Mac a while ago. Look no further than the Photos app, share menu, abomination systems settings has become, invisible scroll bars.

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 months ago

Right, but this is something that has never existed despite it being a fairly obvious interaction gesture.

[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Agreed

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