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I always find myself missing the little things when I switch. They just bug me so much. It's stuff like: * Control and Command being separate buttons, so Cmd-
by Ezhik 3y ago
I always find myself missing the little things when I switch. They just bug me so much.
It's stuff like:
* Control and Command being separate buttons, so Cmd-C and Ctrl-C don't conflict in terminals
* Being able to hold-then-drag to quickly select a menu item in one press
* Unix-native built-in CLI utilities for working with the OS
* Better clipboard support for images with alpha channels in Adobe apps
* Built-in universal preview app with file manager integration
* Text cursor shortcuts (Alt-←/→ to move around words rather than Ctrl-←/→)
* iPhone integration (shared clipboard)
Honestly, I think all of these are pretty damn subjective and come down to muscle memory (aka learning PowerShell), while some can be more or less fixed up with AutoHotKey, but I keep finding these little behaviors that make it hard to switch.
- dgellow 3y agoYou may want to look into PowerToy, that comes with a file preview for the explorer and settings for shortcuts and keybindings (and way more other features). It’s a really useful tool for power users
- scruple 3y agoSeconded. PowerToys + WSL2 at work have kept me happy enough and very productive at work. A decade ago, when I was (briefly -- I moved to a Linux based development team before the end of my first year there) in a Windows development shop (.NET), I felt the loss of productivity as I was moving to Windows from a decade of Linux based development. But today? Not really.
- Ezhik 3y agoOh yeah, PowerToys are the best. I loved Zones so much I actually ended up trying to remake my setup with Hammerspoon when I moved back to Mac.
- kyriakos 3y agoMany of these are matter of familiarity though than missing functionality. I find Alt<-/-> alien compared to Ctrl <-/-> because I am used to Windows but both key combinations have the same effect.