They probably removed it because nobody was using it and they couldn't figure out how to teach people, while spending extra $ to add it into phones.
Cynically, it feels like they think everyone should already "just know" how the various gestures work, which is obnoxious and user hostile.
I also dont often use Linux, but I could try some new distro with a completely different windows manager I have never seen before and I can figure it out and be happily computing in no time.
apple stuff always requiring searching on the internet to find out how how to do even most basic functions.
Also, not relevant, but I gotta mention as it grinds my gears so bad.. The only reason I have to use macOS is that it's required to build to iOS, which is just uniquely egregious. That sort of business should actually be illegal. Hopefully it will be in EU soon.
The shortcuts associated with menu items are shown in the menu item. I realize that there other discovery problems with keyboard shortcuts (on all platforms) but there is non-zero discoverability for "the most basic things" on Mac OS.
Gesture discoverability is much closer to zero, IMHO.
(yeah this is the computing equivalent of a locked file cabinet in a disused toilet stall in a dark basement with a sign on the door that says "Beware The Leopard")
OTOH it makes complete sense to have a look at the Trackpad pane to see how it works. It’s not like it’s hidden behind a defaults command line, and it even has movies. It’s much worse on phones.
What do you expect? Unskippable videos when you first set up a mac followed by a mandatory test that you have to pass before you can use the computer?
Everyone else does it worse, except maybe the VSCode command palette.
I’d like a Mark II version which also says “there is no such thing as Sunday 8th of August this year” so that I can fix my errors before they cause problems.
No matter how clever and subtle you think you're being, you're still just redirecting the user's attention from the task at hand toward the UI itself. No matter how ignorable, dismissable, or optional it is, it's an abysmal UI failure and it shouldn't even happen once. Make the feature right in the first place and you won't have to resort to nagging.
Isn't that the Tips App? I'm pretty sure it gets recommended every time you set up a new phone. Mine has a tip on using Haptic Touch with the keyboard to move the insertion point.
There is/was - it's called Tips, and most people ignore or uninstall it.
Some say it's why minesweeper et al were added to Windows, so people could learn how to use the mouse.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA
"just few hundred clicks away"
The end. (I didn't even know about it until I finally switched to an iPhone Xs after years and years of lowest tear iPhones).