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I'm curious, which settings app layout do you prefer? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 hours ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/kde@lemmy.ml

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The image on the right is how the settings app look on macOS 12. On macOS 13 (2022) it was changed to look more to the one on the left, with all the sections selectable in a sidebar and a smaller window. Many users have complained about it, saying that it sacrificed function for form and is part of making macOS more like iOS by mindlessly copying phone UIs onto computers which it isn't meant for. I think its alright, not terrible. And it's the norm with settings apps looking like that in Windows, KDE, Gnome, and some other DEs.

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[–] dditty@lemm.ee 4 points 10 hours ago

KDE's System Settings is way more streamlined and intuitive than even the new macOS Ventura/Sequoia System Settings, though. I'm one of the people critical of the new macOS System Settings, even though I think it is a step in the right direction and agree it makes sense to make it similar to the iOS settings app for consistency's sake. Imusing it feels like the Apple developers didn't really put much thought into how and where various settings should be accessed, imo.