Comment by csunbird

8 hours ago

I think the problem with touch bar was that, it completely replaced the function keys, instead of complementing them. Other than that, I actually liked it.

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plomme  8 hours ago

Hah, that reminds me! My first work issued Mac didn't have the ESC key, just the touch bar. IIRC a program hung in fullscreen, freezing both the app and the touch bar. So I had to reboot to get out of it because the esc key didn't work.

  • vel0city  8 hours ago

    Its interesting the touch bar was also hung up, as from what I recall the touchbar was actually driven by a separate processor (the T1/T2 chip) and had its own version of watchOS running. I would have thought it would have continued working, just unable to continue syncing with the rest of the Mac.

    • Forgeties79  7 hours ago

      It’s rare but I’ve definitely seen my touchbar lock up or go dark and require a restart.

      It also could get mad hot on my 2016 MBpro when video editing. Still love(d) that computer though…

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  • prewett  6 hours ago

    You should have been able to Cmd-Tab to a different app; if that wasn't working, something more serious was going on. Also, if you have Spaces enabled, you can three-finger swipe, since a full screen app gets its own Space.

pants2  7 hours ago

Another issue with the touch bar is that part of the laptop gets quite hot (especially on Intel CPUs), and so did the touch bar. I recall a few times feeling like I burned my finger just pressing esc during video rendering.

wtallis  8 hours ago

I think the lack of haptic feedback is what doomed the Touch Bar. If they'd been able to solve that problem, it could have been an acceptable replacement for the function keys.

  • shawn_w  1 hour ago

    I wonder if a keyboard where the keycaps are little eInk displays is feasible.