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sxhkd
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How handle two speakers in dwm?
Hello, firstly I would separate all these non wm related keybindings to a program like sxhkd (https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd) it's config is easier to modify on the fly and less bloat/unrelated stuff in window managers codebase is always better.
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whkd: A simple hotkey daemon for Windows
After getting frustrated trying to update the library generation code to conform to the AHK2 syntax changes, I decided to run with an idea that I've had for a while now: writing my own simple hotkey daemon for windows based on skhd and sxhkd.
- How to make a keybinding for dmenu_run in .xinitrc?
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What's the closest equivalent of AHK for LINUX?
For GUI automation and the like, I would recommend checking out xdotool and maybe sxhkd for keybinds -- though, each DE/WM tends to have some method of handling keybindings in its own way.
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shod: an acme-like window manager that tile windows inside floating containers
You control shod via a remote controller, called shodc. You map shodc calls to keybindings using a third application (a keybinder like sxhkd).
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Chromebook
That said, if you enable linux app support, you can use something like sxhkd for hotkey definitions in combination with bash scripting.
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Volume Control Works on MATE but not BSPWM
Not that I know, at least the general syntax is said to work with KEYSYMs only. However! I've been reading some more about it and you can try this: if you're not using a US layout keyboard, start sxhkd -m 1 as described here https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd/issues/249. And just out of curiosity, maybe you can check if you have the proper drivers installed (again, sorry I don't know the details) but at least I have xf86-input-libinput installed.
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Getting keyboard to work....
Because we specify super/ctrl/alt as modifiers x11 doesn't distinguish between left and right. See https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd/issues/89
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Best way to insert the ñ character.
Now I have an script that copy the char to the clipboard when I press that shortcut. This is archived using [sxhkd](https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd). Is there a better way?
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Show HN: A tiling window manager like i3wm written in C#
komorebi dev here. I can't tell you the number of times I've wanted to just write my own take on sxhkd[1] for Windows and use that to manage my own keybindings for komorebi instead of ahk.
You can just as easily write your own/use another hotkey daemon or PowerShell scripts to handle komorebi's configuration and keybindings, in that sense there is no dependency on ahk at all. However, the inertia around ahk in the Windows ecosystem is undeniable and it's in the interests of making adoption and onboarding easier that the project provides example ahk files and has invested in an ahk code generation library.
My thoughts on the dominant hotkey daemon in the Windows ecosystem aside, I remain convinced that the famous bspwm socket communication architecture[2] is the best way to handle both configuration and keybindings for a tiling window manager that has been proposed to this today.
Unfortunately I have to concede that there is a certain configuration burden that comes with komorebi, which is amplified in some cases by having to write/maintain ahk. This configuration burden is largely due to the highly fragmented nature of Windows application development that is discussed often on HN and it is inescapable.
With this in mind, the next release of komorebi (currently available on master) will invest even more heavily in automatic configuration generation.
A separate repository of common application-specific configuration tweaks[3] (in YAML!) has been created which I and others from the komorebi Discord server are contributing to, with the goal of having the edge cases for as many applications as possible fully documented so that a comprehensive configuration file can be generated[4] for the user which ensures that every (major) Windows application behaves as expected under a tiling window manager.
I hope that other Windows tiling window manager developers can use these YAML definitions in the future to handle the same edge cases in their projects so that eventually there will be a tiling window manager of every flavour (bspwm, i3wm etc.) available for Windows users where having to manually accommodate and compensate for the non-standard behaviour of individual applications is a thing of the past.
[1]: https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd
[2]: https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm#description
[3]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi-application-specific-conf...
[4]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/#generating-common-applic...
PowerToys
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Unlock Web Dev Superpowers with PowerToys
Windows PowerToys GitHub Repo
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We released a new powerful efficiency tool called RunFlow, which is similar to PowerToys and Alfred, welcome to try it
RunFlow is a cross-platform productivity tool which can launch apps and search files and more, that similar to Wox and PowerToys on Windows, and also similar like Alfred and Raycast on macOS. But we have differences with these tools, and we have our own unique new features. Right now, at the below, we will introduce you what features of RunFlow have been implemented in more details. It's an amazing journey, let's start.
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GTK: On fractional scales, fonts and hinting
I'm curious - when you were doing research into the mechanics of hinting options, did you stumble onto any relevant discussion around allowing custom pixel geometries to be defined, to enable hinting on modern OLED / WRBG displays? There's a good thread on the topic here[0], with some people referring to it as 'ClearType 2' on the MS side [1]. On the oss side I know FreeType theoretically supports this[2], but I can't quite figure out how relevant the FreeType backend is to this most recent work.
This is great work btw.
[0]: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/issues/932
[1]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/25595
[2]: https://freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/ft2-lcd_render...
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Ask HN: Cleanest way to manage Windows OS?
Thank you all for the informative advices. Here is the summary for those who are in the same situation:
1. Run Windows on Linux by using VM
for the applications you can’t run on Linux
Risks:
* some softwares may attempt to detect VMs and refuse running
* Anything what needs to touch hardware may not work.
2. separate "data" partition on D:
3. back up %APPDATA% and %USERPROFILE%
4. learn chocolatey, scoop or winget
Winget should be good enough
5. Don’t worry about C:\Program Files
6. (Mixed) Use/Don’t use Ansible (or saltstack/salt)
Use:
* Allows you to setup a new machine quickly and consistently when one breaks, get stolen, or lost in an inconvenient time.
* You can get a clean and consistent development environment so that you do not depend on anything accidentally installed on the machine.
* If you define specialised roles, create test playbooks for those individual roles, use these roles to compose more complex playbooks, and offload logic to custom ansible modules that are written in python, you won't wrestle with heavy logic in the template or playbook layer.
* installing software and pulling some configs and scripts down is fine
Don’t use:
* You will spend your days fighting a mix of yaml and Jinja.
* You will end up looking at Python errors because there are no static types.
* errors are cryptic.
7. Use WSL2
You need 32gb of ram, but ram is cheap so choose a good thinkpad
8. Debloat with Recommended Tweaks
Run
irm christitus.com/win | iex
from Administrator Terminal (Powershell)
The link leads to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/mai...
VirusTotal
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/709834b0e003b6bb546cf16e...
9. Get [PowerToys](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys)
10. Use Devbox for containered environment
https://www.jetpack.io/devbox
11. Dual-Booting Linux and Windows
If you use physically separated drives, you don’t need partitioning.
12. Dedicated Windows machine for class
Yes it sure would be the cleanest solution but I prefer one device for everything
13. keep a git repository with all dot files in it
Many people suggested me to use virtualization, otherwise just let Windows be Windows.
Also, backing up seems to be a good practice.
I’m planning to write a blog about this, if it worked.
Again, thank you all for the helps!
- Ask HN: Best Hacks for a Ultrawide Monitor?
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Keypirinha: A fast launcher for keyboard ninjas on Windows
Powertoys Run (https://github.com/microsoft/powertoys) can do this. There are not that many plugins as Alfred but Window Switcher is built-in.
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LAN Mouse is a mouse and keyboard sharing software
For sharing a mouse/keyboard between Windows PCs, there is Mouse Without Borders. It's included in PowerToys nowadays.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
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Hrvach/Deskhop: Fast Desktop Switching Device
- https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
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How do I type letters with accent marks?
If you’re on Windows, download PowerToys. It’s an app published by Microsoft officially. Then enable Quick Accent in the settings of PowerToys. Now all you have to do is hold down the key you want accented until the switch shows up, then add an accent with your arrow keys.
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Microsoft's Powertoys Key Manager now can paste text and unicode by shortcuts
microsoft/PowerToys: Windows system utilities to maximize productivity (github.com)
What are some alternatives?
xcape - Linux utility to configure modifier keys to act as other keys when pressed and released on their own.
Wox - A cross-platform launcher that simply works
scripts - *Well documented* scripts exploiting some useful UNIX utilities.
AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.
bspwm - A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning
sharpkeys - SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key.
releases
Flow.Launcher - :mag: Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins
NvChad - Blazing fast Neovim config providing solid defaults and a beautiful UI, enhancing your neovim experience.
Fluent-Search - Official repository for Fluent Search, use to report issues or ask for a new feature
shotkey - A simple and lightweight hotkey daemon for X with configurable custom modes and key chords (in ~200 LOC)
T-Clock - Highly configurable Windows taskbar clock