Re:Why I Stopped Using Multiple Monitors
by mschuster91 on Thursday August 31, 2017 @03:32PM
(#15143158)
> actually puts to sleep, but also achieves locking
Does not work if you do not have password on screensaver enabled like I do. Windows+L is always locking.
> What bugs me about Windows' Alt-Tab is that it cycles through minimized windows, which I want to ignore.
... which makes a mouse neccessary to "revive" minimized windows. Thanks but no thanks... people always wonder why I'm so speedy using a computer, it is because I do most things using a keyboard and accomplishing more tasks than they do simply by avoiding aiming with a mouse cursor.
* Win+L equivalent : Ctrl+shift+power (actually puts to sleep, but also achieves locking). I usually assign the hot corner for sleep/lock, often faster than keyboard. You can also remap keyboard to Ctrl-L (or whatever) for sleep/lock, using free OSS Karabiner.
* Win+arrow equivalent: NONE - but there's free OSS alternatives, such as Spectacle.
* Alt-Tab: Actually I like Mac's version than Windows. Also Mac has Cmd-backtick, which doesn't exist on Windows. What bugs me about Windows' Alt-Tab is that it cycles through minimized windows, which I want to ignore.