From c131ee46bd06470c60150c328886200b0f114240 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed_ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:24:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] 2041280601710559658 --- ...s-has-this-in-all-applications-click-on.md | 55 +++++++++++++++++++ ...e-your-command-palette-and-raise-you-an.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++ ...-why-visual-assist-x-and-resharper-find.md | 40 ++++++++++++++ .../index.md | 44 +++++++++++++++ archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/index.md | 1 + 5 files changed, 191 insertions(+) create mode 100644 archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-06-iSpeedtest0S-macos-has-this-in-all-applications-click-on.md create mode 100644 archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-rfleury-i-see-your-command-palette-and-raise-you-an.md create mode 100644 archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-zabigfrench1-thats-why-visual-assist-x-and-resharper-find.md create mode 100644 archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/index.md diff --git a/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-06-iSpeedtest0S-macos-has-this-in-all-applications-click-on.md b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-06-iSpeedtest0S-macos-has-this-in-all-applications-click-on.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7179f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-06-iSpeedtest0S-macos-has-this-in-all-applications-click-on.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +title: "@nicbarkeragain macOS has this in all applications." +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/iSpeedtest0S/status/2041291683778720075" +author: "→ iSpeedtestOS" +handle: iSpeedtest0S +post_id: "2041291683778720075" +date: 2026-04-06 +archived: 2026-08-26 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - nicbarkeragain +description: "@nicbarkeragain macOS has this in all applications." +in_reply_to: "" +parent_post_id: "2041280601710559658" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/iSpeedtest0S/status/2041291683778720075 +- Author: → iSpeedtestOS (@iSpeedtest0S) +- Posted: 2026-04-06 23:07:17 + +## Branch + +**1/** **@iSpeedtest0S** ^2041291683778720075 + +**@nicbarkeragain** + +macOS has this in all applications. Click on search in the menu bar and start typing. You can find any menu action there, regardless of where it is buried + +**2/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2041292565555957890 + +**@iSpeedtest0S** + +If you want a fun anecdote, this is how @billwurtz made all his early videos - he figured out that cmd + ? is the hotkey for the OSX help menu search bar, and he could use that to "hotkey" all the various menu items in Final Cut Express that didn't have dedicated keybindings + +**3/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2041292805751112086 + +**@iSpeedtest0S** **@billwurtz** + +But unfortunately, most applications have plenty of "actions" that don't have a corresponding native OSX menu bar item, so they're not accessible via this menu. It also doesn't have any kind of fuzzy search AFAIK. + +**4/** **@boris_p_petrov** ^2041625436623667385 + +**@nicbarkeragain** **@iSpeedtest0S** **@billwurtz** + +This is indeed the case with Logic Pro X. I’d estimate less than 1/4 of commands have corresponding menu items, and there’s no command palette (nor the requisite APIs/hooks for building a third-party palette). What a waste! + +## Related + +- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the]] diff --git a/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-rfleury-i-see-your-command-palette-and-raise-you-an.md b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-rfleury-i-see-your-command-palette-and-raise-you-an.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7efca4 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-rfleury-i-see-your-command-palette-and-raise-you-an.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +title: "@nicbarkeragain I see your “command palette” and raise you an “everything palette”" +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/rfleury/status/2041340211670798497" +author: "Ryan Fleury" +handle: rfleury +post_id: "2041340211670798497" +date: 2026-04-07 +archived: 2026-08-26 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - nicbarkeragain +description: "@nicbarkeragain I see your “command palette” and raise you an “everything palette”" +in_reply_to: "" +parent_post_id: "2041280601710559658" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/rfleury/status/2041340211670798497 +- Author: Ryan Fleury (@rfleury) +- Posted: 2026-04-07 02:20:07 + +## Branch + +**1/** **@rfleury** ^2041340211670798497 + +**@nicbarkeragain** + +I see your “command palette” and raise you an “everything palette” + +https://x.com/rfleury/status/1957853922191638708 + +**2/** **@cmuratori** ^2041599027389854075 + +**@rfleury** **@nicbarkeragain** + +"The Wynn Buffet of UI" + +**3/** **@rfleury** ^2041623853093491065 + +**@cmuratori** **@nicbarkeragain** + +The $75 All You Can List Special + +## Related + +- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the]] diff --git a/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-zabigfrench1-thats-why-visual-assist-x-and-resharper-find.md b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-zabigfrench1-thats-why-visual-assist-x-and-resharper-find.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5af18b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-zabigfrench1-thats-why-visual-assist-x-and-resharper-find.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +title: "@nicbarkeragain that's why visual assist X and resharper find symbol stuff are the most powerful feature of all." +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/zabigfrench1/status/2041558014663258610" +author: "Vivien" +handle: zabigfrench1 +post_id: "2041558014663258610" +date: 2026-04-07 +archived: 2026-08-26 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - nicbarkeragain +description: "@nicbarkeragain that's why visual assist X and resharper find symbol stuff are the most powerful feature of all." +in_reply_to: "" +parent_post_id: "2041280606534017466" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/zabigfrench1/status/2041558014663258610 +- Author: Vivien (@zabigfrench1) +- Posted: 2026-04-07 16:45:35 + +## Branch + +**1/** **@zabigfrench1** ^2041558014663258610 + +**@nicbarkeragain** + +that's why visual assist X and resharper find symbol stuff are the most powerful feature of all. +Blender also has this (F3). +Emacs it's just native. M-x. +that's why Ctrl+R is the most useful feature in bash. + +## Related + +- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the]] diff --git a/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/index.md b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..12a6580 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +title: "I'm completely convinced at this point that the \"Command Palette\" is a fundamental UI concept, and should be in all applications." +type: archive +source: twitter +source_url: "https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2041280601710559658" +author: "Nic Barker" +handle: nicbarkeragain +post_id: "2041280601710559658" +date: 2026-04-06 +archived: 2026-08-26 +draft: false +tags: + - archive + - twitter + - nicbarkeragain +description: "I'm completely convinced at this point that the \"Command Palette\" is a fundamental UI concept, and should be in all applications." +in_reply_to: "" +--- + +## Source + +- URL: https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2041280601710559658 +- Author: Nic Barker (@nicbarkeragain) +- Posted: 2026-04-06 22:23:15 + +## Thread + +**1/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2041280601710559658 + +I'm completely convinced at this point that the "Command Palette" is a fundamental UI concept, and should be in all applications. It should also be a built in browser concept, there should be an API for websites to push items to the command palette ("new post", "muted words" etc) + +![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HFQUskubMAAU5pj?format=jpg&name=orig) + +Branches: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-06-iSpeedtest0S-macos-has-this-in-all-applications-click-on]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-rfleury-i-see-your-command-palette-and-raise-you-an]] + +**2/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2041280604248101157 + +UIs are built on the idea of hierarchical hiding of information, but users' brains don't work that way. You think of the thing you want by name, then have to reverse engineer the sequence of buttons / dropdowns to get there. + +**3/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2041280606534017466 + +It also gives you resistance against irritating UI changes. If a company decides to move a button you use all the time into some other menu, it impacts your workflow immediately. If you're grepping for it by string, it doesn't matter where the visual trigger is. + +Branches: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the/2026-04-07-zabigfrench1-thats-why-visual-assist-x-and-resharper-find]] diff --git a/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/index.md b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/index.md index 8a35b3d..7437399 100644 --- a/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/index.md +++ b/archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/index.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ tags: - [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-07-15-i-cant-help-but-have-this-feeling-that-were]] - [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-07-22-branchless-programming-is-a-term-used-to-describe]] +- [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the]] - [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-03-imo-basically-every-object-creation-api-you-have]] - [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-05-an-example-of-this-a-classic-way-to-construct-a]] - [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-08-25-i-think-one-of-the-biggest-level-ups-i-had-in]]