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I used the app rcmd and karabiner together to ensure I have deterministic app switching. I remap caps lock to right-command key using karabiner and then use rcm
by fellowniusmonk 3y ago
I used the app rcmd and karabiner together to ensure I have deterministic app switching. I remap caps lock to right-command key using karabiner and then use rcmd for app switching.
Caps-lock + letter key means I can jump to any app instantly.
Other people map caps lock to escape or turn it into a "super key" but I don't like fiddling very much.
If you are doing web dev I find using chrome beta to always have your app front and center so it doesn't get lost in research tabs, since mac used "app switching" instead of "window switching" it's a nicer workflow.
So I have capslock+a mapped to terminal, +s mapped to chrome beta, +d mapped to editor, +c mapped to normal chrome, etc..
I've used a bunch of different approaches over the years like workspaces, multi monitor, global terminal hotkey, windows style "alt-tab" etc... I've found deterministic app switching to be way better.
- deanmoriarty 3y agoI have always wanted to move to a "deterministic app switching" workflow, since on any given day I go through cmd+tab thousands of times. I rely on it so much that on every macbook I've ever used the cmd key becomes visibly discolored and beaten up after a couple years :) Have you found a way to do it for free, without paying for rcmd?
- fellowniusmonk 3y agoI just paid for it, it was $4 at the time. It and bettertouchtool (for tiptap window tiling, moving windows between monitors and 3 finger middle click) and sublime's text and merge are the primary dev/env gui tools I've paid for over the years.