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

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Post by aantix » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:22 AM UTC

Vimium browser extension.

Key commands generated to follow any link on the page. It makes browsing really efficient.

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

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Post by kristjansson » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:23 AM UTC

Command- to open the selected item in finder. A small convenience, but makes my finder usage completely mouse free.

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

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Post by aantix » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:26 AM UTC

scarecrowbob wrote: post #46

aantix wrote: post #43

Alfred 3's Clipboard History. I map it cmd-shift-v and I can bounce between all of my most recent clipboards. Saves so much time.

I don't have alfred, but I've sincerely loved Clipy. Like, it totally changed how I use cut/paste: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy

Does Clipy support images?

Alfred supports images, rich text and a few other mime types for its history.

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

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Post by b3b0p » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:27 AM UTC

Didn't see Command + Shift + G mentioned when in Finder.

"Go to the folder:"

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

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Post by jb111122 » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:30 AM UTC

Esc. I spend most of the time on chrome and esc key can close most of the annoying popups.

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

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Post by luckman212 » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:31 AM UTC

maximilianroos wrote: post #2

Not exactly a shortcut, but https://contexts.co/ completely changes Cmd+Tab; without it I would be materially less productive

That looks nice. Is it working well on Mojave? Last update 8 May 2018, and the release notes don't mention anything.

I own a similar app called Witch[1] from Many Tricks (the guy behind Moom). Also a nice Cmd+Tab upgrade.

[1] https://manytricks.com/witch/

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

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Post by throw_away » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:33 AM UTC

gumby wrote: post #9

kevmoo1 wrote: post #5

Not a shortcut exactly, but remap caps lock to ctrl. So much easier in terminal and for using shortcuts like ctrl-A & ctrl-E for beginning and end of line, etc.

If you have a touchbar remap it to esc. I swapped my MBP for an air but kept the remapping.

with Karabiner, you can make it so that a tap of caps lock emits an escape, while still being able to use it as a ctrl modifier when pressed in conjunction with other keys: https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/document.html#configuration-c...

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

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Post by kohtatsu » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:37 AM UTC

b3b0p wrote: post #54

Didn't see Command + Shift + G mentioned when in Finder. "Go to the folder:"

FWIW tab completion works in that dialog.

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

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Post by elamje » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:52 AM UTC

If you have a touchbar - https://pock.dev is a huge improvement.

Cmd-tab for switching between apps quickly. Takes a few days to get really good with it.

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

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Post by raihansaputra » Tue, Aug 06, 2019, 3:58 AM UTC

SkyPuncher wrote: post #26

zuccs wrote: post #22

Spectacle ( https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle#keyboard-shortcuts ) will change your life with better/faster window management. And Karabiner Elements ( https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements ) to remap keys to something more useful (who uses Caps Lock anymore?)

I use Karabiner to map symbols to the home row with a Caps Lock modifier. It's really nice to use k for "(" and l for ")". I don't have to reach up two rows.

FWIW, I use the Double Use Shift for parantheses. Tap left Shift for (, tap right Shift for ), and shift works as usual for normal typing and shortcuts. Karabiner is really an essential tool for me, especially this shortcut.