My personal dotfiles managed with GNU stow. Previously I used a Makefile. All dependencies are installed using Ansible in this repo. Since you cannot use ansible on Windows as a host machine, I have opted to keep all Windows "dotfiles" in another repo and resort to ad hoc scripts.
Though I would prefer for the key directly to the left of the space bar, call
this key X, to be the mod key used for tiling window managers, I have settled
on the following set of modifier keys.
| Mac (Before) | Linux (Before) | Mac (After) | Linux (After) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPS | CAPS | CTRL | CTRL |
| CTRL | CTRL | CTRL | ALT |
| OPT | SUP | OPT | SUP |
| CMD | ALT | CMD | CTRL |
This allows consistent use of key X for the following:
| Key combo | Action |
|---|---|
X + c |
copy |
X + x |
cut |
X + v |
paste |
X + w |
close browser tab |
X + q |
close focused window |
given the constraints that
- On Linux:
modmust bemod4(a.k.a.super) sincealtis used by other programs. - On MacOS:
modmust beoption(a.k.a.alt) sincecmdis used all over the OS.
I used to map caps lock to escape for vim but later realize that relearning to
use ctrl-[ for escape is far superior. The iPad does not have an escape key
for example. Have caps lock as control allows much easier access to ctrl-f,
ctrl-b, ctrl-d, ctrl-u, ctrl-o, and ctrl-i in vim as well. Also its
way easier to copy and paste into a terminal not having to stretch your pinky
so far.
| Key combo | Action |
|---|---|
mod + 1 |
Go to workspace 1 |
mod + 2 |
Go to workspace 2 |
mod + 3 |
Go to workspace 3 |
mod + 4 |
Go to workspace 4 |
mod + 5 |
Go to workspace 5 |
mod + 6 |
Go to workspace 6 |
mod + 7 |
Go to workspace 7 |
mod + 8 |
Go to workspace 8 |
mod + 9 |
Go to workspace 9 |
mod + Shift + 1 |
Move focused window to workspace 1 |
mod + Shift + 2 |
Move focused window to workspace 2 |
mod + Shift + 3 |
Move focused window to workspace 3 |
mod + Shift + 4 |
Move focused window to workspace 4 |
mod + Shift + 5 |
Move focused window to workspace 5 |
mod + Shift + 6 |
Move focused window to workspace 6 |
mod + Shift + 7 |
Move focused window to workspace 7 |
mod + Shift + 8 |
Move focused window to workspace 8 |
mod + Shift + 9 |
Move focused window to workspace 9 |
mod + t |
Set layout to tiling |
mod + m |
Set layout to monocle |
mod + f |
Set layout to floating |
mod + Enter |
Open terminal |
mod + u |
Set gaps for ultrawide monitor |
mod + Shift + u |
Unset gaps for ultrawide monitor |
mod + p |
dmenu |