• certified_expert@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    6 days ago
    • i3 on X11.
    • emacs for everything.
    • Rust lover
    • dvorak
    • i3 config shared across different machines. Config dynamically generated based on hostname.
    • Custom menus with rofi
    • Web content is the only thing that makes me use the mouse.

    relation status: long distance.

    For this degree of tism, I would say that’s a win!

      • certified_expert@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        It’s actually quite neat. It is a three part archesta:

        1. i3 key binding, say, Super-l that triggers a script of mine.
        2. The script itself rofi-menu takes a single argument, a text “menu file” that describes the menu. Say, my-layouts.menu
        3. The menu file is super simple. It looks like this:
        Menu Title
[shortcut] # <exit | stay> # <label> # <command>
[shortcut] # <exit | stay> # <label> # <command>
[shortcut] # <exit | stay> # <label> # <command>
...

        The script parses this file and generates the menu.

        • shortcut is the key binding that will immediately trigger the menu item.
        • exit | stay defines whether the menu closes after the option is actioned (sometimes you wanna keep the menu open)
        • label is what you see in the menu
        • command is… well, the command

        One more thing, if your hostname is “my_machine”, and the menu file that you gave to my script is “my-layout.menu”, then the script will actually prefer to use “my-layout.my_machine.menu” if it exists. So you can share your config across multiple machines and have them pick the appropriate menus depending on where it is ran.

        A menu example could be:

        Layouts
l # stay # Rotate Layout # i3-msg toggle all
f # exit # Toggre Floating # i3-msg floating toggle

        So to change i3 layouts, I type:

        • Super-l (opens menu)
        • l rotate layout (rows, cols, tabs, stack) and keep the menu open. If I keep hitting l it will keep rotating.
        • Esc to close the menu.

        To toggle the window floating:

        • Super-l (opens menu)
        • f to toggle floating. The menu closes immediately after.

        If you are interested, I can share the script with you :)

      • Barbarian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9·
        7 days ago

        It’s good for what it’s good for: avoiding carpal tunnel.

        Are you consistently using a keyboard for 4+ hours a day? I mean typing, not just mouse & the occasional tap. Then Dvorak is vastly superior to qwerty. If not, not really worth it.

        It was a huge pain for 2+ months for me to rewire my muscle memory to use it, but it was worth it for me. 15 years of typing a lot almost every day, never had so much as a twinge.

        It doesn’t help with speed. Typing speeds between qwerty and Dvorak are the same, once you factor in user experience and which one they’re more used to.

        • porous_grey_matter@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          6 days ago

          If it helps you that’s great, but there’s no real evidence for it making any difference with RSI or carpal tunnel.

          • Barbarian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            6 days ago

            An anecdote is of course not evidence, so please take my single point of view with skepticism. As the number of hours spent typing increased, I started getting wrist and joint pain. Once I switched, that went away.

            • ilikecats@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              1·
              23 hours ago

              I’d guess that it stopped not because you started using Dvorak, but because you typed less while you were acclimating

      • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
        7·
        7 days ago

        Personally, I really like it. I’ve never been a fast typer, but I feel like I’m faster with it. The layout just makes sense to me. There was a significant learning curve though, it took me a while to get used to it

      • Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        Honestly as a Dvorak user, I wouldn’t switch if you can already touch type on qwerty. Unless you have to type a lot and are having issues maybe.

        If you want to learn though it makes a lot of sense to just learn Dvorak instead. It’s easier and less likely to cause issues later.

      • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
        6·
        7 days ago

        No I’m not lol I use GUI desktop, I do like the terminal for navigating the file system, running code, and installing apps though

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      9·
      6 days ago

      guys don’t hate me i love gnome i know im in the minority but it works so well with touchscreens and i love the no-minimize model

  • NewOldGuard@lemmy.mlEnglish
    18·
    7 days ago

    Using NixOS means when I had the time to customize I wrote it all declaratively, so now that I’ve got obligations it all stays configured and reproducible. No need to swap lol

        • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.comEnglish
          4·
          6 days ago

          You can especially since flakes are still experimental technically, but I really like being able to track the lockfile in git, have a bunch of systems/homes/packages/overlays all stored together, and mixing&matching various inputs (e.g. very easily handle multiple versions of nixpkgs in the same config)

          The modularity, if built properly, is pretty nice. I can just tell my friend to run a console command aimed at my flake repo and boom they have my exact mpv package and configuration with customized settings; and if they like it they can just copy one or two files and make it their own.

  • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
    19·
    7 days ago

    non judgemental post i just think this might be funny or relatable to some and if not i hope u feel welcome to share your experiences here peace and love

  • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    7 days ago

    htop, ytop, and ranger (or something similar).

    And just based on the info those show, the computer is a ThinkPad with some 4-core, non-SMT Intel CPU and 8 GB of memory with 512 MB of that reserved for the integrated GPU.

  • certified_expert@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    Kind of serious question…

    If you are in the tiling team, is this some sort of pattern in you? To be dissident of the “mainstream” way of doing things?

    Do you see yourself also taking “the other”, custom, method for most areas of your life?

    • MadhuGururajan@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      it’s a way of doing things with programs that you don’t have to think about. moving your hand to the mouse, clicking or double clicking the window, dragging it to the appropriate corner and waiting for snapping to toggle are all too slow compared to a keyboard shortcut to open and tile left, right, bottom, or stacked in i3.

      this mouse movement is even ambiguous on mac os which requires external apps to make the experience marginally above suck.

      The main thing is you want to commit these actions to muscle memory to free up your conscious effort on whatever it is you are trying to focus on.