> I have a designated key on my keyboard to invoke Shortcat. This let’s me “click” on anything on the screen (or in any menus, visible or not).
Oh, that's sweet. Anyone know of a version that would work in a Linux-based system?
Exterminate your desk: How to remove your mouse
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Re: Exterminate your desk: How to remove your mouse
#12The only problem I have with going mouseless is selecting text (for copy/paste) that isn't in a tmux buffer. Copying from a pdf or web browser, you're SOL without a mouse. To my knowledge, there isn't a way to do this unless the specific application has this functionality.
You might be able to address this through the WM, which would be a fantastic accesibility feature.
Re: Exterminate your desk: How to remove your mouse
#13Anyone have a Linux alternative for the Mousekey app in the article?
keynav can do that (both that exact version and a slightly different default mode)
Re: Exterminate your desk: How to remove your mouse
#14Anyone have a Linux alternative for the Mousekey app in the article?
The mouse keys specifically are part of the keyboard firmware. So those would work in linux. For window management, i3 is a common one. Shortcat is the only one I haven't found a linux alternative for.
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#15Web is the achilles heel for mouseless environment. And with the rise of browser webgpu based UIs, trying to work around the issue with extensions is increasingly futile. Mousekeys can work as a crutch, but I doubt their convenience for anything but last resort use.
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#16I still low key think the GUI is a crutch for less savvy users and inhibits professional use of most interfaces. There is use for analog input, but I often wonder if rotary encoders and sliders might be more intuitive than scroll bars and arrow keys for most uses. That said for some tasks the mouse is quite nice, and it will always have a place on my desk.
Gui!=mouse based!=wimp
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#17wow, that keyboard looks painful.
Really, why would you use a hard wooden wrist rest? what a mess.
I had trouble with my palms years ago, and a soft wrist rest was the solution.
Your palms don't have high pressure points, the weight is spread out. This means the system of strings and pulleys from your muscles in your arms that control your fingers can function well, and long-term.
The skin slides across soft material.
Your wrists are warm.
and of course they are elevated and positioned well.
Re: Exterminate your desk: How to remove your mouse
#18I still low key think the GUI is a crutch for less savvy users and inhibits professional use of most interfaces. There is use for analog input, but I often wonder if rotary encoders and sliders might be more intuitive than scroll bars and arrow keys for most uses. That said for some tasks the mouse is quite nice, and it will always have a place on my desk.
CLI will always be superior
Re: Exterminate your desk: How to remove your mouse
#19wow, that keyboard looks painful. Really, why would you use a hard wooden wrist rest? what a mess. I had trouble with my palms years ago, and a soft wrist rest was the solution. Your palms don't have high pressure points, the weight is spread out. This means the system of strings and pulleys from your muscles in your arms that control your fingers can function well, and long-term. The skin slides across soft material…
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#20I have been using keynav (https://github.com/jordansissel/keynav) for convenience for a while now, but still pick the mouse up for selecting text outside of the terminal since dragging is bugged.