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> on Windows, I can type Alt + F > But on the Mac, I have to type Cmd + Option + Shift + S, which is … yikes. I feel like a Cirque du Soleil performer every t
by eviks 3y ago
> on Windows, I can type Alt + F
> But on the Mac, I have to type Cmd + Option + Shift + S, which is … yikes. I feel like a Cirque du Soleil performer every time I try it.
Indeed, keyboard shortcut design as well as physical keyboard design is such a forgotten moulded corner of personal computing (especially bad with Apple given they own both the OS and the device)...
But there are apps for that! (at least the former) You can have Alt-F open your File menu on your Mac as well, the press E with Karabiner+KeyboardMaestro combination
> But I found it problematic to go back and forth between the MacBook Air and my PCs, as I would constantly reach for the wrong keyboard shortcuts. The biggest issue is the Ctrl + C (Windows)/Cmd + C (Mac) divide: Those modifier keys are in very different places.
Well, put then in the same place! (and Mac's place is better since it's a more ergonomic thumb key) This is one of the few benefits of different designs - they might force you to reevaluate your common routines
- semi-extrinsic 3y agoWhat's the best software for remapping keys on a Mac these days? I'm currently using Ukelele, but it's not ideal. And I would really really like to remap Right Alt different to Left Alt, to get a proper ISO layout!
- eviks 3y agoKE+KM combo is close to the best, KE allows you working around yet another dumb limitation of the OS of treating left and right the same (otherwise Ukelele is nice), KM gives you a more friendly GUI and integration with other apps (like Alt+F) (the only missing low-level part in KE is stuff like home row mods where you'll need another utility like kanata/kmonad, but not sure how well they integrate with KE)