| ▲ | robertlagrant 7 hours ago | |||||||
> Are you not calling the MacOS sound-panel a window? When I click on the bluetooth icon in the top bar of MacOS it pops out a little list, and each bluetooth option has a toggle next to it where I can click to toggle. In my version of Gnome, I click at the top bar to open a menu, then click Bluetooth On (or the name of the currently connected device). That pops out a sub-menu, in which I click Bluetooth Settings. That opens a window that lists the paired Bluetooth devices. I can click on one, which opens another window over the top, where I can click a toggle to connect it. I stare at it waiting for it to connect (it's slightly less reliable at this than the Mac[0], so it's worth watching it) and then I click again to close that window, and finally click again to close the window underneath. Actually 7 clicks! [0] It could be the Mac is no better at this, but the UI interruption is basically zero to check and re-click, so it at least feels better, and I can do other stuff between checking. | ||||||||
| ▲ | Fluorescence 7 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
If it annoys you then do look for an extension e.g. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1401/bluetooth-quick-... Recent vanilla gnome has the same type of pop-up as MacOS but it does it does have one more click to expand possible connections if changing connection not just toggling. You could use no clicks and truly no windows with "bluetoothctl connect ..." :) | ||||||||
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