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Swiping in Finder (self.apple_enthusiast)

submitted 2 months ago by DJDarren to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You can use column view. It’s not exactly what you’re asking for but kinda similar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How did you create this screenshot? I mean, is there some kind of smart program that lets you zoom in like that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I got it off Google images

[–] DJDarren 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I know column view is an option, I'm just wondering why - for a company as focused on trackpad manipulation as Apple - they never brought that to Finder. And since my original post I've noticed that swiping doesn't work in Settings either.

It just seems like a bizarre omission.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Column view has pretty much become my default.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Has been mine since Mac OS X 10.2. It was one of the reasons I switched to a Mac in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yep, that’s a bizarre oversight. If you’re going to include a back button in your app, it should work consistently.

[–] DJDarren 1 points 2 months ago

I've also just realised that the BetterTouchTool method doesn't translate over Universal Control. So my Mac mini's trackpad can't activate the BTT shortcut on my MacBook, and vice versa.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Agreed