Launchpad

[Ozzie]

I was really happy to see this application when I first switched to OS.10.7 - but now because I have so many Apps., I find it awkward and ill conceived. Here I have about three pages of Applications and NO INDEX or any means of locating one in particular in a hurry. Its a very impressive "look" but when you try to use it it becomes cumbersome and time consuming. Its much easier to go Finder/Applications and run down the alphabetical list.
Or have I missed something ?

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

Personally, I never use Launchpad because you can't navigate it using the keyboard other than to go from one page to the other using the left/right arrow keys, I believe it originally came from iOS (iPhone) that's why it's the way it is I guess ...

I just use Spotlight to launch apps ...

Press Command + Spacebar + type the first 3 or so letters of any app and press enter .... it's the easiest method I know.

 

[Ozzie]

Yeah, Thanks I do that too - but when I'm search for something and don't know what its called I have to run down the alphabetised Apps list. Some Apps I have and I don't know what they're for and sometimes I download something and it ask for an App and I have no idea what to use. For that reason an index with some explanation added would be really worth having. (I'd pay money for that)

 

[Kaveman]

In Mountain Lion there is a search, you have only I have 6 and more than a few folders. I use all the time. Pinch, type the first few letters, click...

 

[Ozzie]

Yeah, well too bad this old MacBook won't stretch to ML,which needs 64 bits to run. It's doing well with Lion so I'm not fussed about moving on. I installed a 250g SSD and 2g of memory - it does what I want and when it goes kaput I'll most likely go to an iPad.

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

some Apps I have and I don't know what they're for and sometimes I download something and it ask for an App and I have no idea what to use.

I too have apps which I downloaded some time ago, specifically for just a one-off need & wonder what they're still doing on my HD, long after that need has passed.

I then invariably always end up deleting it thinking if I need it again down the track then surely I'll cross paths with it again.