I bought the 2023 14" MBP a few weeks after release.
The Notch began to annoy me, spefically the way it impacted the Menu Bar's depth, probably owing to my OCD more than anything else.
Minor Annoyance:
How the bottom of the Menu Bar sits 8px or so below the Notch. Much discussed elsewhere. It just looks odd/unfinished.
Major Annoyance:
How the thickness of the Menu Bar meant you no longer need to hover over the actual Menu Bar item to select it, e.g.:
You can place your cursor in the green spots and it still selects the menu item 'Help' 😕.
How did the Apple/macOS UX team let this pass?!
The Menu Bar is simply far 'fatter' than it needs to be!
The Workaround:
Enter SwitchResX.
There are probably other tools that achieve the same result. But it allows moving to a 16:10 aspect ratio which yields the following result:
No more fat Menu Bar. No more wasted space above or below the Menu Bar items.
Compromise: Yes, you lose a small fraction of screen real estate because the Notch is effectively carried across the whole width of the screen, but this is far better user experience overall.
This probably appeals to the minority of owners but hope it helps someone...
The Notch began to annoy me, spefically the way it impacted the Menu Bar's depth, probably owing to my OCD more than anything else.
Minor Annoyance:
How the bottom of the Menu Bar sits 8px or so below the Notch. Much discussed elsewhere. It just looks odd/unfinished.
Major Annoyance:
How the thickness of the Menu Bar meant you no longer need to hover over the actual Menu Bar item to select it, e.g.:
You can place your cursor in the green spots and it still selects the menu item 'Help' 😕.
How did the Apple/macOS UX team let this pass?!
The Menu Bar is simply far 'fatter' than it needs to be!
The Workaround:
Enter SwitchResX.
There are probably other tools that achieve the same result. But it allows moving to a 16:10 aspect ratio which yields the following result:
No more fat Menu Bar. No more wasted space above or below the Menu Bar items.
Compromise: Yes, you lose a small fraction of screen real estate because the Notch is effectively carried across the whole width of the screen, but this is far better user experience overall.
This probably appeals to the minority of owners but hope it helps someone...