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I tried to switch to Linux for philosophical and customization reasons. Found it nearly impossible to configure stuff reliably and such it wont crash in new int

I tried to switch to Linux for philosophical and customization reasons. Found it nearly impossible to configure stuff reliably and such it wont crash in new interesting ways. For example: Create a new keyboard layout and have it appear in KDE keyboard settings. Good luck. Input Manager for macOS: done.

foepys 8y ago
But then try to get the shoulder buttons of a Logitech MX518 to work in the web browser on Mac OS X. That's a task that might take hours. Or try to let the Home and End keys of an external keyboard behave the same way in the terminal and in any other UI text box. There's a lot of configuration required.
finchisko 8y ago
It's interesting how different people can have completely opposite experience. I've modified my Microsoft keyboard that zoom slider works as Spotify control buttons play/stop/next. I doubt I would be able to achieve something like this in macOS or Windows. It works all the time, super reliably. https://gist.github.com/mauron85/5f4b640aa4e5e968e0496ac5a0878715 https://gist.github.com/mauron85/5f4b640aa4e5e968e0496ac5a08...
- Shoue 8y ago
  You can probably use Autohotkey to achieve the same thing on Windows. It's a great tool to be aware of should you ever have to use Windows for any reason – you can also use it to push windows to virtual desktops and others, approaching a more Linux-y experience. Someone even wrote a tiling WM in AHK: https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
    AHK is the kind of thing that should have been built into desktop environments since '95. Why go through the trouble of adding all these workflow features that may or may not align with what actually makes the user's workflow better when you could add a scripting environment that allows the user to do that for themselves and a few pre-configured defaults.
StavrosK 8y ago
> Input Manager for macOS: done. Funny you should say that, it literally just took me hours to create a new kb layout (my keyboard has a broken P key that I wanted to substitute). It was a mess of error messages and "keyboard already existing" problems. Ugh.
riquito 8y ago
AFAIK you cannot create a new keyboard layout in macOS. How did you do?
magduf 8y ago
That's funny, I've been using Dvorak on KDE since probably around 1998. Works fine.

foepys 8y ago

But then try to get the shoulder buttons of a Logitech MX518 to work in the web browser on Mac OS X. That's a task that might take hours. Or try to let the Home and End keys of an external keyboard behave the same way in the terminal and in any other UI text box. There's a lot of configuration required.

finchisko 8y ago

It's interesting how different people can have completely opposite experience. I've modified my Microsoft keyboard that zoom slider works as Spotify control buttons play/stop/next. I doubt I would be able to achieve something like this in macOS or Windows. It works all the time, super reliably. https://gist.github.com/mauron85/5f4b640aa4e5e968e0496ac5a0878715 https://gist.github.com/mauron85/5f4b640aa4e5e968e0496ac5a08...

Shoue 8y ago
You can probably use Autohotkey to achieve the same thing on Windows. It's a great tool to be aware of should you ever have to use Windows for any reason – you can also use it to push windows to virtual desktops and others, approaching a more Linux-y experience. Someone even wrote a tiling WM in AHK: https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
  AHK is the kind of thing that should have been built into desktop environments since '95. Why go through the trouble of adding all these workflow features that may or may not align with what actually makes the user's workflow better when you could add a scripting environment that allows the user to do that for themselves and a few pre-configured defaults.

StavrosK 8y ago

> Input Manager for macOS: done. Funny you should say that, it literally just took me hours to create a new kb layout (my keyboard has a broken P key that I wanted to substitute). It was a mess of error messages and "keyboard already existing" problems. Ugh.

riquito 8y ago

AFAIK you cannot create a new keyboard layout in macOS. How did you do?

magduf 8y ago

That's funny, I've been using Dvorak on KDE since probably around 1998. Works fine.