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Have you tried to make OS X keyboard friendly? Window Management - Spectacle: http://spectacleapp.com http://spectacleapp.com, App Launcher - Quicksilver: http:

Have you tried to make OS X keyboard friendly? Window Management - Spectacle: http://spectacleapp.com http://spectacleapp.com, App Launcher - Quicksilver: http://qsapp.com http://qsapp.com, also just learning each app's keybindings as I incorporate them into work. OS X also has some of the best text manipulation in apps: https://coderwall.com/p/usc8qg/use-emacs-readline-key-bindings-in-os-x https://coderwall.com/p/usc8qg/use-emacs-readline-key-bindin.... As a Emacs/Bash user, I haven't found anything as consistent, even in Linux. For your missing keys Home = Cmd + Up, End = Cmd + Down, PgUp = Shift + Space, PgDn = Space, Delete = control + d

Daneel_ 11y ago
Thanks for the good advice. Yes, I've tried most of these (spectacle is new to me though), but I've found that shortcuts aren't very consistent between apps, plus there's no shortcuts for manipulating windows; eg, [alt+space, x] for maximize. Maximising windows is a whole other problem (rightzoom mostly fixes this.. mostly). It's little workflow issues like that which put me off OSX. I used it for work for three months before I couldn't take it any more, despite learning a lot of shortcuts and 'fixer' apps in the mean time. These days, I like windows as my main OS, with a linux VM for real work.
- rsmith05 11y ago
  There's nothing wrong with your setup. I personally just got a Macbook Pro 13 inch because I wanted to become familiar with the Apple ecosystem, coming from mainly Windows and Linux worlds. I can honestly say given a couple of weeks, I could be productive on any of the platforms. But it just comes down to preference here. The issues you mention for manipulating windows - that is "fixed" by installing a Window Manager such as one of the following (some free, some paid); Free: Spectacle http://spectacleapp.com/ http://spectacleapp.com/ Paid: Divvy http://mizage.com/divvy/ http://mizage.com/divvy/ BetterSnapTool https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m... ===== It sounds like you gave it a fair shot though, which is fine. Use whatever you are most productive in :)

Daneel_ 11y ago

Thanks for the good advice. Yes, I've tried most of these (spectacle is new to me though), but I've found that shortcuts aren't very consistent between apps, plus there's no shortcuts for manipulating windows; eg, [alt+space, x] for maximize. Maximising windows is a whole other problem (rightzoom mostly fixes this.. mostly). It's little workflow issues like that which put me off OSX. I used it for work for three months before I couldn't take it any more, despite learning a lot of shortcuts and 'fixer' apps in the mean time. These days, I like windows as my main OS, with a linux VM for real work.

rsmith05 11y ago
There's nothing wrong with your setup. I personally just got a Macbook Pro 13 inch because I wanted to become familiar with the Apple ecosystem, coming from mainly Windows and Linux worlds. I can honestly say given a couple of weeks, I could be productive on any of the platforms. But it just comes down to preference here. The issues you mention for manipulating windows - that is "fixed" by installing a Window Manager such as one of the following (some free, some paid); Free: Spectacle http://spectacleapp.com/ http://spectacleapp.com/ Paid: Divvy http://mizage.com/divvy/ http://mizage.com/divvy/ BetterSnapTool https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m... ===== It sounds like you gave it a fair shot though, which is fine. Use whatever you are most productive in :)