NixOS on Framework Laptop

Re:NixOS on Framework Laptop by kilburn on Monday October 18, 2021 @01:40AM (#28902565)

> changing default shortcuts from CMD to CTRL. Is swapping the positions enough?

I strongly recommend not to do this.

I did it and it was a nightmare: some of mac's hotkeys are like linux hotkeys but reversing Meta & Ctrl, but not all of them. I adjusted the most egregious hotkeys, but there were always more. This went on for around a month. In the end, it was impossible for me to get used to the differences: my muscle memory would betray me many times over the day, and it wasn't getting better.

Then I deicded to just reset everything back to my distro's defaults. It was painful for a couple days. I made a few mistakes in the next week... and then it all got in muscle memory. I can even switch from working on a mac to working on linux without issues now.

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Re:NixOS on Framework Laptop by raihansaputra on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:52AM (#28903167)

Yeah the inconsistency is what worries me. But my concern is that the CMD position (ALT on other keyboards, right beside space) is more ergonomic than the CTRL position, especially on laptops.

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Re:NixOS on Framework Laptop by Cyphonetic on Monday October 18, 2021 @06:01AM (#28903836)

I strongly recommend binding CTRL to Caps lock. It's pretty ergonomic, and just feels natural. Also, that would force you in a different mindset, aiding in differentiation of your Mac and Linux

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Re:NixOS on Framework Laptop by k1rcher on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @11:25AM (#28919130)

This. The MacOS <-> Linux <-> Windows swapping isn’t too difficult, just takes a day or so of training that muscle memory.

I should note to the OP that I almost exclusively use my HHKB[0] for all of those operating systems, which places the CTRL key where the Caps Lock normally is, abstracting caps lock functionality to a function key.

When I do use a different keyboard (or the laptop’s native keyboard), it takes a few minutes to adjust and every now and then I’ll accidentally tap the wrong key, but overall I would say negative impact is negligible

[0] https://www.hhkeyboard.com/uk/products/ (I have the Pro2, and for some reason the official site is not loading for me. This keyboard has lasted me 4+ years and I use it for gaming, coding, and everything in between. By far my favorite keyboard I have ever used, the toupre keys feel soooo so satisfying. Amazon link here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K9QHF4P/)

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Re:NixOS on Framework Laptop by raihansaputra on Monday October 18, 2021 @07:59AM (#28904512)

Yeah I might do that. Currently on Mac I have Caps Lock remapped to a "Hyper" key to act as another layer, so I get "Vim" (jkl; instead of hjkl) arrows. Might move the layer to spacebar instead.

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