Ask HN: What are the useful, lesser known keyboard shortcuts?
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When I started using a MacBook at work, I missed the Alt-Tab behavior of Windows and Linux. Alt-Tab switches to the last window that was active (and the one that was active before that, etc). There's a cheap utility for the MacOS that adds this feature. I have it bound to C-tab:
http://manytricks.com/witch/
You'll wonder how you lived without it!
http://manytricks.com/witch/
You'll wonder how you lived without it!
Awesome - thank you!
Well, I'm not sure if these classify as lesser known, but Cocoa (that is most) text fields in Mac OS X support basic emacs bindings which I use all the time (native vim support would be even better of course, but hey..): http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~jrus/Site/System%20Bindings.html (look at the ctrl (^) bindings).
Thanks, that's pretty cool.
Yeah, in retrospect, I should have reworded the question "What are your favorite keyboard shortcuts?".
Yeah, in retrospect, I should have reworded the question "What are your favorite keyboard shortcuts?".
I don't have a Mac, but my colleagues use some keybinding to display a fullscreen list of available shortcuts.. Don't know which one, though
Argh! That sounds particularly useful... Am trying to Google it, but haven't found it yet. Thanks for letting me know about its existence though!
mh.. i've found it.. apparently it's some tool.. i thought it's built in.. But it seems to be quite useful, as most coworkers use it.
http://www.ergonis.com/products/keycue/
http://www.ergonis.com/products/keycue/
Thank you so much - very much appreciated!
⌘` cycles through the windows of the current application. Never leave home without it.
I suspect we find it difficult to learn TOO many (i.e. all) shortcuts, so which are the lesser-known ones (on whichever operating system) that you think people should know?
For example, I just learned the incredibly useful Apple-` shortcut to switch between Windows (not Apps), e.g. for working on multiple documents.
Any suggestions?