Zeus , (edited )
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I’m advocating about not to change defaults based on a propaganda term invented by Apple declaring all people who are not into inverted scrolling to be against nature.

it’s not a propaganda term you muppet, i was using natural scrolling long before i heard the term. the reason i use that term is that to me, “inverted scrolling” is non-inverted it’s normal; whereas “unnatural scrolling” feels weird and unnatural. also, again, natural scrolling is the same direction as a mousewheel; so if anything should be called “inverted scrolling” it’s the one that goes the opposite direction to the established paradigm

OK, cool. Then just copy Windows in everything. Ship Edge and Candy Crush by default, put a huge Bing search bar in the middle of the desktop, ignore usability basics like Fitt’s Law and center the main panel leading to the “start button” move all the fucking time, add nag screens whenever users go off the path of Microsoft-set defaults, and basically take away all arguments for “I’m annoyed by Windows, I want to move somewhere else.” Greatest idea ever…

ok i didn’t say kde should copy windows, i said that “natural scrolling is the most common behaviour”. but if you’re going to have a tantrum because somebody suggests a default (not even the only option, just a default) that you don’t like, i can’t be bothered to engage. try to read before you work yourself into a tizz next time

also for what it’s worth, windows is much better in regards to fitts’ law than any linux de i’ve used, including kde (edit: except possibly cinnamon)

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