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I started using Chunk a few months ago. I'd been using i3 for a few years and loved it, but my main OS is macOS. I mapped my caps as HYPER (like most), but I r

I started using Chunk a few months ago. I'd been using i3 for a few years and loved it, but my main OS is macOS. I mapped my caps as HYPER (like most), but I really wish MacOS had a method to acquire a true native SUPER key. I'm currently using ctrl+shift+alt-arrows for resizing, ctrl+alt-arrows for movement, HYPER + arrows for selection --- but its just not as smooth as i3. The more I use Linux w/ i3, the more I realize that MacOS is very much a cursor OS -- at least with window management. And in this respect, MacOS is way behind the competition.

SebastianKra 7y ago
> I realize that Macos is very much a cursor OS I used to hate that fact, until I got a keyboard without numpad. The smaller distance between keyboard and mouse makes a huge difference. I realized, that the mouse is actually faster in many situations. I still use Vim, Launchbar, Magnet and 'CMD Shift /' (Menubar search), but now I am far less annoyed when I do need to switch to the mouse.
- stevewillows 7y ago
  I went TKL a few years back and have the same feelings as you. I also switched to a Magic Trackpad 2 -- which has been somewhat life changing (to some extent.) It took about a week or so to get comfortable with, and I haven't gone crazy with the gestures -- but its such a nice experience. The funniest thing about MacOS window managers is that a lot of them can't do three windows stacked (not in the i3 sense) on the left side with one window on the right. This is what ultimately lead me to chunkwm. Prior to that I was using BetterTouchTool with zones.
  - hollerith 7y ago
    TKL above means "tenkeyless", i.e., without a numeric keypad.
- frosted-flakes 7y ago
  Does anyone make left-handed keyboards with the numpad and the PageUp, etc. block of keys on the left? I saw a positively ancient one at a friend's parent's house years ago, but that's it. That would solve the problem of moving the mouse closer, while still having a full keyboard. It would also put the numpad closer to the Tab key. Alternatively, I could use the mouse with my left hand. My friend actually did this when I suggested it as a joke, and apparently it didn't take long for him to get used to it. However, I generally don't like ambidextrous mice. Alternatively, I could use a ten key less keyboard and get a separate wireless numpad.
  - stevewillows 7y ago
    A while ago there was a 65% 'Southpaw' keyboard on reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/comments/75djfk https://www.reddit.com/comments/75djfk There are others if you do a search for left-handed keyboards.

SebastianKra 7y ago

> I realize that Macos is very much a cursor OS I used to hate that fact, until I got a keyboard without numpad. The smaller distance between keyboard and mouse makes a huge difference. I realized, that the mouse is actually faster in many situations. I still use Vim, Launchbar, Magnet and 'CMD Shift /' (Menubar search), but now I am far less annoyed when I do need to switch to the mouse.

stevewillows 7y ago
I went TKL a few years back and have the same feelings as you. I also switched to a Magic Trackpad 2 -- which has been somewhat life changing (to some extent.) It took about a week or so to get comfortable with, and I haven't gone crazy with the gestures -- but its such a nice experience. The funniest thing about MacOS window managers is that a lot of them can't do three windows stacked (not in the i3 sense) on the left side with one window on the right. This is what ultimately lead me to chunkwm. Prior to that I was using BetterTouchTool with zones.
- hollerith 7y ago
  TKL above means "tenkeyless", i.e., without a numeric keypad.
frosted-flakes 7y ago
Does anyone make left-handed keyboards with the numpad and the PageUp, etc. block of keys on the left? I saw a positively ancient one at a friend's parent's house years ago, but that's it. That would solve the problem of moving the mouse closer, while still having a full keyboard. It would also put the numpad closer to the Tab key. Alternatively, I could use the mouse with my left hand. My friend actually did this when I suggested it as a joke, and apparently it didn't take long for him to get used to it. However, I generally don't like ambidextrous mice. Alternatively, I could use a ten key less keyboard and get a separate wireless numpad.
- stevewillows 7y ago
  A while ago there was a 65% 'Southpaw' keyboard on reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/comments/75djfk https://www.reddit.com/comments/75djfk There are others if you do a search for left-handed keyboards.