I haven't gotten it actually, I'm still deciding. But right now on my 2015 MBPr I can easily get 8 hours. I haven't worried about battery life since I got it. I'm beginning to lean heavily towards the one without the touch bar.
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With an energy impact of 27.5 for Safari, I'm pretty sure you'd get double battery life if you managed to solve your Safari issue, whatever it might be.
Sorry for the off-topic but: try using Opera instead of Safari (that's quicker than trying to solve all Safari issues) and see if you get more battery out of it.
I updated my Spotify controller app to use system-wide now playing controls, just like iTunes.
Check it out
Check it out
It's messed up. The redt if the build quality is good except for stupily short battery life, a buggy non-dimmable touch bar, a touch id button that no longer works after 2 days, weird graphics splashes on the screen periodically, and overall stuttering between applications. Im returning this pos today.
I suppose I should put these here for the record.
My touch bar does not work at all, and behaves completely randomly in all contexts. Here are some photos:
My touch bar does not work at all, and behaves completely randomly in all contexts. Here are some photos:
I do not own a MBP with tb but after reading that people are having issues with the dynamic changes in the display and muscle memory I just had some random thoughts. I think an app that allows static "widgets" on the touch bar no matter what app you are in could be useful.
Maybe things such as:
- stock prices
- Weather conditions and temp quick glance widget
- Top news headlines could scroll by and you press to enter the news app and are directed to the article
- Quick glances at notifications such as iMessages would be useful when presenting. DND could be activated so that messages aren't displayed on the presentation display, but you could quickly read the messages on the touch bar
Just some random ideas I had. Now I'm sure not everyone would prefer this, but could be useful in certain situations depending on your workflow.
Maybe things such as:
- stock prices
- Weather conditions and temp quick glance widget
- Top news headlines could scroll by and you press to enter the news app and are directed to the article
- Quick glances at notifications such as iMessages would be useful when presenting. DND could be activated so that messages aren't displayed on the presentation display, but you could quickly read the messages on the touch bar
Just some random ideas I had. Now I'm sure not everyone would prefer this, but could be useful in certain situations depending on your workflow.
Just got my MacBook today. Overall I'm not finding a lot of use for the TouchBar. It's not bad, but when I'm listening to music I'm going to just want it to display play/pause constantly and not have that be a two-step process. The "recommended words" don't do much for me as I type so fast (I usually average 110 WPM) as to completely pass them up and they've proven to be no use (unlike with say, the slow thumb-typing that you do on an iPad or iPhone).
So...meh. I just hope it doesn't use too much battery.
So...meh. I just hope it doesn't use too much battery.
I think static widgets/controls in the TouchBar are not going to happen. Apple has designed it to be contextual only, that is, always dependant from an active window on the screen. In other words, it's supposed to be an actual row of (dynamic) keys, and not a standalone display. And, frankly, I think this is the most sensible choice to provide a cohesive and not confusing user exp.
Developers are not officially allowed to append persistent (aka system-wide) buttons on the TouchBar apart from playing controls for media apps (like mine), even though some (such as BetterTouchTool) have discovered a way to do that through reverse-engineering DFRFoundation private framework.
^Well, you can make it static if you have it set to always display the brightness adjust, volume, etc. which is an option under "System Preferences". I'm not sure if I'd want to do that, but when listening to music, I kinda do, since I'm a chronic volume-adjuster.
Yep, using BetterTouchTool ;-) see https://twitter.com/bobjouy/status/806850248329089024
Well, there are many use cases for which static controls / widgets are great. System tools like BetterTouchTool/HammerSpoon etc. could really make the Touch Bar very helpful for special use cases and add Touch Bar capabilities to apps that don't support it natively. Also you dont need DFRFoundation for that (but other private API)
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as others have asked have you actually used it?
i've had my TB a week and although apps aren't making the best use of it yet, I find it to magically put the perfect button at my fingertips quite often in finder and with dialogue boxes. that alone has made it useful.
i'm looking forward to seeing how devs continue to take advantage of it.
your thought kinda... maybe... makes sense in theory? but it doesn't seem like you have that much real experience on it and are just analyze a situation based off of how you think the human brain works.
I would have gone with the nTB if given the choice. I use MS office on VMWare Fusion a lot and use the function keys all the time, so I could care less about it. Plus if it saves me $300-$400. I haven't got mine yet so I guess I'm biased at this point...Wonder how many would opt for the TB version given the choice?
Let's say between having it or perhaps the same computer without TB and maybe £200 (you name your price) off the cost...
Maybe someone should do a poll
Honest question, how is muscle memory kicking in for something you need to tap down on, and then slide your finger back and forth ? So you are able to hit the icon you want consistently without looking and then start sliding with absolute confidence you selected the right thing ?
Except for the coveted corner points, ESC key and whatever is on the right, so far I've had zero ability to guess what the right position is.