Apple 8 years ago, specifically in 2010, it introduced the new operating system OS X Lion. This operating system brought many new features and functions that were inspired by its sister operating system iOSAlong with the news, we also received Launchpadu – simply a screen that allows us to view an overview of applications and launch them. Launchpad but it's not very popular among macOS users. It's not so much because it's bad. It's more because there are faster ways to launch an application - for example, using Spotlight or Finderu. To be for me personally Launchpad usable on Mac, I have to make some adjustments. And today we'll take a look at what those adjustments are and how you can work with it too. Launchpadto make it more pleasant.
Launchpad loosely translated means something like "launch pad" (for example, rockets). Now try looking at the icon itself Launchpadu – gray background together with a launched rocket. Launchpad However, it is not only used for "launching" applications. For example, if you are just starting out App When you download an app from the Store, hovering over the icon will display a notification where you can see how much download time is left. The icon will also change, for example when one of the apps is updated.
Active corners
We have already looked at the active corners feature separately in one of the tutorials (you can switch to the article using the link below). Using active corners, you can very easily set up Launchpad opened after you move the mouse to one of the corners of the screen. And that's exactly how I open Launchpad me too – not using the icon in docku, but with the help of hot corners. You can easily set hot corners in System Preferences. Here you just need to open Mission Control and click Active Corners in the lower left part of the window.
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Launchpad you can also simply activate it with a gesture using your fingers. Just press on trackpad put all your fingers down and make a pinch-to-zoom gesture with them. Simply put, it's like pinching your fingers together or spreading them apart.
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Uninstalling apps
Uninstalling apps has always been pretty weird in macOS, at least for those who were used to uninstalling apps in the competing Windowsu. You won't find any uninstaller tab on Mac. However, you can very easily uninstall any application directly from Launchpadu. Just move to it and hold the Option key. The applications will start to “shake” just like in iOS and a small cross will appear next to them. Using this cross, you can easily uninstall applications directly from Launchpadu.
You can also easily uninstall applications directly in Finderu. All you have to do is navigate to the Applications tab using the left menu and simply drag the application you want to delete to the trash. Then simply empty the trash and voilà, the application is gone.
Organization Launchpadu
Default organization Launchpadu is simply terrible. The first page contains pre-installed applications from Applu, then third-party applications on the second page. Unfortunately, third-party applications are not sorted in any way - they are installed in the order in which they are installed. Launchpadu will appear. And that's exactly how it can Launchpad become very simply unusable.
From personal experience, I recommend that you leave the first page with pre-installed applications as is. However, I recommend that you sort the second page, where the third-party applications are located, alphabetically. Unfortunately, there is no button here that would do it for you (and it would definitely be useful here!). Therefore, you need to find some free time, repeat the alphabet a few times and get to work. But believe me, once you sort the applications after a few minutes, you will be happy with LaunchpadI work much better.
Of course, don't forget that even in Launchpadu can create folders. So if you have several Adobe applications (such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and others), you can put them in one folder so that they don't take up a lot of space. Also, remember that there is a search text box at the top of the screen above all the icons - here you just need to type the name of the application you are looking for.
For those who LaunchpadIf the 5×7 matrix is not suitable, I would also add a link where it is described how to change the number of rows and columns (the instructions are in English).
http://osxdaily.com/2016/03/09/change-launchpad-icon-grid-layout-mac-os-x/
In my opinion, Launchoad is a complete waste. Graphically not nice, confusing for work. A spotlight is enough for everything. I don't understand why one thing is available in multiple ways. Then I feel good windowsu.
If only they had worked on improving it finderu, so that it can save the window size (even after using options it sometimes gets smaller)
Launchpad I hardly use it because I put the applications I use most often in docku -) probably the simplest solution -)
cool, but what is completely useless is the dashboard