This was pretty close, but ultimately was too i3-ish for me. I'm also realizing that I could never be as productive with i3 as I am with a mouse or trackpoint -- with a trackpoint I never have to change my hands out of root typing position, whereas to hit any of the key combinations involving the super key, I have to move my left hand to a whole different, scrunched position. Don't know how you guys do it.

Thanks for mentioning Regolith and I'm pumped to hear that you find it useful!

I'm gonna try this it looks really good and exactly what I want.