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Re: Installing Windows 8 after 8 years of Linux

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Post by Shorel » Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 10:21 PM UTC

luxpir wrote: post #69

bebna wrote: post #5

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As someone who uses sc[1][2] (basic desc: spreadsheets in console with vi-like controls), I don't understand why someone would use switch to windows (as in reboot), just for Excel. Don't gnumeric and libreoffice fill all your typical spreadsheet needs? [1] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10699 [2] https://github.com/dkastner/sc

That's not quite the situation, but thanks for the sc tip. It looks great, but again it's not really Excel that's keeping me on Windows. Phone has been Linux for 5+ years, at least (n900). I have ended up running Win7 with a few 'Linuxes' in VMs. One main one, really though. #! for those who care... sadly recently discontinued. The main reason I stick with Win7 is a) legacy reasons of my own, I suppose we could call…

What's your translation software?

Re: Installing Windows 8 after 8 years of Linux

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Post by qubitcoder » Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 12:43 AM UTC

Sammi wrote: post #60

millstone wrote: post #44

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Can you elaborate on how OS X is way behind Gnome, KDE, and Windows?

File and window management is what kills OSX for me. Finder is just too simple and restrictive, and simple things like window snapping doesn't even exist in OSX. Don't get me started on the horrid mess that is maximization of windows. I really don't know what will happen when I press that green little button in the corner.

When I first switched to OS X, Finder seemed like it lacked some basic features. But like much of OS X, once you learn the keyboard shortcuts, the real power shines through. There's a helpful free app for discovering them [1]. After holding the Command key for a few seconds, an overlay will appear with all the shortcuts for your current app.

I use BetterSnapTool [2] for window management. You can drag a window to some edge for quick resize/snap options, similar to Windows.

Personally, I use Vim-inspired bindings to move windows around quickly.

E.g. Command-Shift-J snaps a window to the left half; Command-Shift-K to the right. And Command-Shift-M to fully maximize a window. To snap windows to each of the four corners, I use the same pattern followed by 1,2 or 3,4. There’s lots of useful shortcuts you can configure, like sending windows back and forth between two monitors. Or just moving the mouse to reposition a window--or resize it--by holding down some key. I believe you can also customize the behavior when double-clicking the title bar.

As a user of i3/Xmonad on linux, this setup works well for me on OS X; I rarely use the track-pad to move windows around. And the iTerm hot-key shortcut toggles a popup terminal on the top right corner of my screen (or wherever you like).

[1] http://www.mediaatelier.com/CheatSheet/ [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m...

Re: Installing Windows 8 after 8 years of Linux

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Post by luxpir » Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 12:48 PM UTC

Shorel wrote: post #101

luxpir wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not quite the situation, but thanks for the sc tip. It looks great, but again it's not really Excel that's keeping me on Windows. Phone has been Linux for 5+ years, at least (n900). I have ended up running Win7 with a few 'Linuxes' in VMs. One main one, really though. #! for those who care... sadly recently discontinued. The main reason I stick with Win7 is a) legacy reasons of my own, I suppose we could call…

What's your translation software?

MemoQ, for the most part!

It's .Net software so it should run in theory under Linux. Certainly under a VM, potentially with Mono. I haven't tried either.

Re: Installing Windows 8 after 8 years of Linux

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Post by Shorel » Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 9:25 PM UTC

luxpir wrote: post #103

Shorel wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's your translation software?

MemoQ, for the most part! It's .Net software so it should run in theory under Linux. Certainly under a VM, potentially with Mono. I haven't tried either.

Thanks, I have only used Virtaal, and white it works, it feels too basic.