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Toggle maximize in iTerm: Cmd-Opt-Equals
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Toggle maximize in other apps: You need to create a shortcut called "Zoom" in the Keyboard section of System Preferences. (I put it on Opt-Cmd-Equals)
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Toggle maximize in other apps: You need to create a shortcut called "Zoom" in the Keyboard section of System Preferences. (I put it on Ctrl-Cmd-Equals)
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(Note that Zoom will only horizontally maximize a window to fit the content; it won't fill the screen if it doesn't need to.)
- NEW: You can do this in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Modifier Keys. Swap "Globe" and "Control" keys.
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- NEW: You can do this in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Modifier Keys. Select the relevant keyboard, and then swap "Globe" and "Control" keys.
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Alternatively you can do what old Unix keyboard did: put the Control key on the "home row", where Caps Lock is. This can be done in the Keyboard settings dialog mentioned earlier. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caps_lock#Caps_Lock_versus_Control_key (The contemporary positioning of the Caps Lock key on PC keyboards was such a big mistake, the manufacturers put a step on the key to make it harder to hit it by accident!)
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See also: Apparently this offers a customisable auto-setup: https://github.com/minamarkham/formation
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Go to App Store and start downloading XCode first, because it is big. XCode is needed for homebrew.
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Go to App Store and start downloading XCode first, because it is big. XCode is needed for homebrew. (You might be able to install only the tools, but if you might later engage in development using XCode, then perhaps tidier just get the whole thing.)
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Open Safari, install Chrome, iTerm2 and homebrew.
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(The web recommends Cmd-Shift-Equals, but Cmd-Opt-Equals fit with iTerm. However, only Ctrl-Cmd-Equals works with VSCode.)
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See [step 3 here](http://osxdaily.com/2013/03/22/5-simple-window-management-keyboard-shortcuts-to-improve-workflow-in-mac-os-x/)
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I wanted to map this to `Opt-Z` to match my Linux, but for some reason that binding would not respond.
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Note: This (somewhat inconsistent) binding may no longer be needed. Try Fn-Ctrl-C or F instead.
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In case you choose to remap Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-Right in future, you can make desktop switching like Linux by doing:
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- Keyboard > Dictation > Shortcut: I switched it to "Press Right Command Key Twice" (because it was on "Press Control Key Twice" which was far too easy to trigger accidentally)
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Sequoia introduced shortcuts for tiling windows. But I like to use the following two for moving tabs left/right in Firefox. So I need to disable them. To disable them, we actually need to [assign them to something else](https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOSBeta/comments/1e26ljh/comment/lt57o3a/). (Strangely, in Chrome these shortcuts only move the tabs, but in Firefox they both move the tabs _and_ tile Firefox, which is the problem.)
Default Fn-Ctrl-Up/Down move tabs left/right in Chrome and Firefox
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Cmd-Opt-Left and Right switch tabs in Chrome
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Note that the default settings for `Top` and `Bottom` end up tiling poor Firefox when I try to move tabs left or right.
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(OLD) Suggest: Try out Rectangle before any of these.
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(OLD) Install [Spectacle](https://www.spectacleapp.com/) to allow easy manipulation of windows.
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- Maximize (gone): <kbd>Ctrl-Opt-Cmd-M</kbd>
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If you have a MacBook with a UK layout, but are accustomed to keys in a US layout, then you may like to reconfigure some keys.
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The `§ / ±` key below `Escape` may be more familiar if it performs `\` / ~`. This will also enable `Alt-§` to cycle windows in the same app (usually `Alt-backtick`). To configure that:
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The `§ / ±` key below `Escape` may be more familiar if it performs `Backtick / Tilde`. This will also enable `Alt-§` to cycle windows in the same app (usually `Alt-backtick`). To configure that:
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- OLD: [these instructions](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/401673/159962). Last time `launchctl` was producing an error `Load failed: 5: Input/output error`, so I ended up [using Automator](https://web.archive.org/web/20231119010622/https://kitcross.net/remapping-tilde-key-macos/) to run `hidutil` on startup.
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- You end up with two instances of the same application just with different icons. They still work functionally identically, but they have different icons.
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- Your app with the custom icon will be the second one offered by Spotlight, Alfred and Raycast, not the first.
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- For a while, your app with the custom icon will be the second one offered by Spotlight, Alfred and Raycast, not the first, although if you keep choosing it, it may get moved to the top.
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- If macOS restores your apps after restarting, it will likely load the official app, rather than your tweaked version. So after a restart, you may need to quit those apps, so you can start your tweaked versions.
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