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Spectacle (https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts) will change your life with better/fa

by zuccs 7y ago

Spectacle (https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts) will change your life with better/faster window management. And Karabiner Elements (https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements) to remap keys to something more useful (who uses Caps Lock anymore?)

SkyPuncher 7y ago
I use Karabiner to map symbols to the home row with a Caps Lock modifier. It's really nice to use k for "(" and l for ")". I don't have to reach up two rows.
- raihansaputra 7y ago
  FWIW, I use the Double Use Shift for parantheses. Tap left Shift for (, tap right Shift for ), and shift works as usual for normal typing and shortcuts. Karabiner is really an essential tool for me, especially this shortcut.
  - SkyPuncher 7y ago
    Oh wow. That's a really good one. Never thought about shift taps.
SkyMarshal 7y ago
Iirc you can remap capslock in OS X settings, don't need an addon for that. Thought I'm sure Elements does a lot more than just that.
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ebg13 7y ago
Spectacle is great but abandoned. It hasn't been updated in years. Bug reports and PRs are piling up. It looks like someone else is currently working on a Swift rewrite. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
- karma20 7y ago
  TIL. I should check out Rectangle: > Spectacle used it's own keyboard shortcut recorder, while Rectangle uses MASShortcut [1], a well maintained open source library for shortcut recording in macOS apps. This cuts down dramatically on the number of bugs that were only in Spectacle because of the custom shortcut recorder. [1] https://github.com/shpakovski/MASShortcut https://github.com/shpakovski/MASShortcut
- RobertKerans 7y ago
  There's Amethyst as well, which generally works really well, it's been basically the first thing I install on a new Mac for years now https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst
david-m-walter 7y ago
I used Spectacle before but switched to Magnet now (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magnet/id441258766?l=en&mt=12 https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magnet/id441258766?l=en&mt=12). It's basically the same.
cgxx 7y ago
For window management, I'm a big fan of Slate (https://github.com/jigish/slate https://github.com/jigish/slate). So powerful and customizable. Works great with Mojave.

by zuccs 7y ago

SkyPuncher 7y ago

I use Karabiner to map symbols to the home row with a Caps Lock modifier. It's really nice to use k for "(" and l for ")". I don't have to reach up two rows.

raihansaputra 7y ago
FWIW, I use the Double Use Shift for parantheses. Tap left Shift for (, tap right Shift for ), and shift works as usual for normal typing and shortcuts. Karabiner is really an essential tool for me, especially this shortcut.
- SkyPuncher 7y ago
  Oh wow. That's a really good one. Never thought about shift taps.

SkyMarshal 7y ago

Iirc you can remap capslock in OS X settings, don't need an addon for that. Thought I'm sure Elements does a lot more than just that.

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ebg13 7y ago

Spectacle is great but abandoned. It hasn't been updated in years. Bug reports and PRs are piling up. It looks like someone else is currently working on a Swift rewrite. https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle

karma20 7y ago
TIL. I should check out Rectangle: > Spectacle used it's own keyboard shortcut recorder, while Rectangle uses MASShortcut [1], a well maintained open source library for shortcut recording in macOS apps. This cuts down dramatically on the number of bugs that were only in Spectacle because of the custom shortcut recorder. [1] https://github.com/shpakovski/MASShortcut https://github.com/shpakovski/MASShortcut
RobertKerans 7y ago
There's Amethyst as well, which generally works really well, it's been basically the first thing I install on a new Mac for years now https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst

david-m-walter 7y ago

I used Spectacle before but switched to Magnet now (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magnet/id441258766?l=en&mt=12 https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magnet/id441258766?l=en&mt=12). It's basically the same.

cgxx 7y ago

For window management, I'm a big fan of Slate (https://github.com/jigish/slate https://github.com/jigish/slate). So powerful and customizable. Works great with Mojave.