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I recently rediscovered Ratpoison WM and the origin of its name (tl;dr it is meant to prevent the need for using a mouse). I think the main issue for me really
by IgorPartola 2y ago
I recently rediscovered Ratpoison WM and the origin of its name (tl;dr it is meant to prevent the need for using a mouse). I think the main issue for me really is that navigating the web is sometimes faster with a pointer. I already use vim and the shell for everything else, but navigating Google Maps or Wikipedia or Stack Overflow is just easier when you can point and scroll.
- cess11 2y agoHave you tried Vimium or something similar?
- IgorPartola 2y agoI have not. Worth a try?
- cess11 2y agoI think it's a nice first step in running web browsers from the keyboard. Well, beyond built-in functionality. You push 'f' to get link hints, if there's few they'll be things like 'a', 'c', 'j', 'l', if many it'll build up algorithmically, most I've seen is triples, like 'ade'. You push those keys and it opens the linked page. 'H' to go backwards, 'd' and 'u' to scroll down and up, 'yf' and then a link hint to copy a link URL, 'x' to close a page and 'X' to open the last closed, and so on. Some people want more, like vim motions in input fields and so on, so they opt for more complex tools.
- floren 2y agoUse the right tool for the job and don't feel bad about it. A pointing device is an excellent way to point at things. Btw I've been using stumpwm for years, it's ratpoison but implemented in Common Lisp. Give it a look!