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From macOS to Arch Linux

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  1. Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    If you use a big monitor, Rectangle (https://rectangleapp.com/) is must-have. It’s minimal and works really well. Without it, using multiple windows side-by-side is really painful.

    #Mac Tools #Window Manager #Developer Tools 447 social mentions

  2. Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X.
    Only use Homebrew for ‘Casks’ (GUI .apps)— `brew cask` subcommand Nix or pkgsrc for reliable management of CLI tools (both, if you want to try Nix but want an escape hatch) don't forget to install GNU coreutils, grep, find, and bash. (BSD coreutils are weird and anemic if you're used to GNU. Macos bash is ancient, etc.) disable cursor acceleration (barely works, but it's the only thing that works): https://plentycom.jp/en/cursorsense/index.html the only mature terminal emulator on the platform that performs okay (provided you enable GPU acceleration): https://iterm2.com/ recover basic key remapping functionality: https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ recover basic audio controls like per-app volume mixing: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic recover FUSE support: https://osxfuse.github.io/ recover configurability for a whole host of missing functionality, like global keyboard shortcuts, through automation (Lua scripting): https://www.hammerspoon.org/ recover clipboard management: https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/ if you don't use some hack to get window tiling, you might also want to... Recover basic window management functionality: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle recover modifier key window drag: https://github.com/dmarcotte/easy-move-resize good luck.

    #Mac Tools #Window Manager #Automation 269 social mentions

  3. You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions

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    Move your mouse over the green zoom button in any window, and Moom's mouse control overlay will appear (as seen in the above animation).

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 65 social mentions

  5. Magnet Developers

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 68 social mentions

  6. FUSE for OS X allows you to extend OS X's native file handling capabilities via third-party...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Only use Homebrew for ‘Casks’ (GUI .apps)— `brew cask` subcommand Nix or pkgsrc for reliable management of CLI tools (both, if you want to try Nix but want an escape hatch) don't forget to install GNU coreutils, grep, find, and bash. (BSD coreutils are weird and anemic if you're used to GNU. Macos bash is ancient, etc.) disable cursor acceleration (barely works, but it's the only thing that works): https://plentycom.jp/en/cursorsense/index.html the only mature terminal emulator on the platform that performs okay (provided you enable GPU acceleration): https://iterm2.com/ recover basic key remapping functionality: https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ recover basic audio controls like per-app volume mixing: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic recover FUSE support: https://osxfuse.github.io/ recover configurability for a whole host of missing functionality, like global keyboard shortcuts, through automation (Lua scripting): https://www.hammerspoon.org/ recover clipboard management: https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/ if you don't use some hack to get window tiling, you might also want to... Recover basic window management functionality: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle recover modifier key window drag: https://github.com/dmarcotte/easy-move-resize good luck.

    #Storage #Cloud Storage #OS & Utilities 31 social mentions

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    A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Only use Homebrew for ‘Casks’ (GUI .apps)— `brew cask` subcommand Nix or pkgsrc for reliable management of CLI tools (both, if you want to try Nix but want an escape hatch) don't forget to install GNU coreutils, grep, find, and bash. (BSD coreutils are weird and anemic if you're used to GNU. Macos bash is ancient, etc.) disable cursor acceleration (barely works, but it's the only thing that works): https://plentycom.jp/en/cursorsense/index.html the only mature terminal emulator on the platform that performs okay (provided you enable GPU acceleration): https://iterm2.com/ recover basic key remapping functionality: https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ recover basic audio controls like per-app volume mixing: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic recover FUSE support: https://osxfuse.github.io/ recover configurability for a whole host of missing functionality, like global keyboard shortcuts, through automation (Lua scripting): https://www.hammerspoon.org/ recover clipboard management: https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/ if you don't use some hack to get window tiling, you might also want to... Recover basic window management functionality: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle recover modifier key window drag: https://github.com/dmarcotte/easy-move-resize good luck.

    #Terminal #Developer Tools #SSH 100 social mentions

  8. Adds "modifier key + mouse drag" move and resize to OSX - dmarcotte/easy-move-resize
    Only use Homebrew for ‘Casks’ (GUI .apps)— `brew cask` subcommand Nix or pkgsrc for reliable management of CLI tools (both, if you want to try Nix but want an escape hatch) don't forget to install GNU coreutils, grep, find, and bash. (BSD coreutils are weird and anemic if you're used to GNU. Macos bash is ancient, etc.) disable cursor acceleration (barely works, but it's the only thing that works): https://plentycom.jp/en/cursorsense/index.html the only mature terminal emulator on the platform that performs okay (provided you enable GPU acceleration): https://iterm2.com/ recover basic key remapping functionality: https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ recover basic audio controls like per-app volume mixing: https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic recover FUSE support: https://osxfuse.github.io/ recover configurability for a whole host of missing functionality, like global keyboard shortcuts, through automation (Lua scripting): https://www.hammerspoon.org/ recover clipboard management: https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/ if you don't use some hack to get window tiling, you might also want to... Recover basic window management functionality: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle recover modifier key window drag: https://github.com/dmarcotte/easy-move-resize good luck.

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #Mac Tools 6 social mentions

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    Welcome to Medium, a place to read, write, and interact with the stories that matter most to you.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Karabiner Elements + goku may help with the keyboard shortcuts issue; some seriously impressive things are possible with this combination... https://medium.com/@nikitavoloboev/karabiner-god-mode-7407a5ddc8f6.

    #Blogging #Blogging Platform #CMS 2210 social mentions

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