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Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by sethammons »

I like ShiftIt (free) for basic window management. I have opt+ctrl+cmd+[arrow] set to move my active window to that part of the screen. Ie, left arrow has that active window take up the left half of my screen. I then cmd+tab to another window and put it on the right side. Super quick for my window management needs.

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by psychometry »

srfilipek wrote: post #106
psychometry wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cmd+shift+/ doesn't work in any app I'm running. Did you set that up yourself?

It works in every single app that I'm running. Did you remap that key combo?

Nope, just checked my keyboard shortcuts and it's not listed.

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by dreamcompiler »

In the Finder,

cmd-shift-A opens Applications folder

cmd-shift-U opens Utilities folder

cmd-shift-L opens ~/Library (might not work on older versions or if ~/Library is invisible)

cmd-shift-H opens Home folder

cmd-shift-C opens toplevel computer folder

cmd-[ "Back" button for Finder windows

cmd-] "Forward" button for Finder windows

cmd-1 changes window to icon view

cmd-2 changes window to list view

cmd-3 changes window to column view

cmd-4 changes window to cover flow view

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by keroro »

sethammons wrote: post #107
jonhess wrote: post #24

Command-e, put the selected text on the find clipboard. Then command-e, command-g (find next) will search for the selected text without sacrificing the copy/paste clipboard. Also, the find clipboard is shared between apps, so you can command-e in Safari, then command-g in Xcode.

Note, cmd+e seems to be a safari thing; no such luck in chrome. I just cmd+f again.

In chrome, cmd+e updates the search text, cmd+g starts the search and iterates through results, shift+cmd+g goes backward through the results

Re: Ask HN: The most useful Mac keyboard shortcuts?

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Post by Bud »

jonbaer wrote: post #8

Shift+Cmd+4 for screenshot(s)

Just to sum this all up and add some detail:

Shift-Cmd-3 will simultaneously capture a screenshot of ALL monitors connected to your system and put the files on the Desktop.

Shift-Cmd-4 will give you a cursor with which you can draw a rectangle of the area desired; if you then hit Space, however, the cursor changes to a camera icon which then allows you to click on any open window. That window will then be captured.

Shift-Cmd-5 pulls up a full set of screen capture controls with various options.

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