Keyboard

Master of keyboard is master of automation.

Installation

$ brew cask install creasty/tools/keyboard

List of actions

+ denotes a key sequence in the 'super key' mode which is activated by pressing and holding the first letter with no modifier keys.

Window/space navigation

Key	Description
S+H	Move to left space
S+L	Move to right space
S+J	Switch to next application
S+K	Switch to previous application
S+N	Switch to next window
S+B	Switch to previous window
S+M	Mission control

Requirements

Open "System Preferences" and set the following shortcuts.

• Mission Control > Move left a space Ctrl-LeftArrow
• Mission Control > Move right a space Ctrl-RightArrow
• Keyboard > Move focus to next window Cmd-F1

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Window resizing/positioning

Key	Description
S+D+F	Full screen
S+D+H	Left half
S+D+J	Bottom half
S+D+K	Top half
S+D+L	Right half

Emacs mode

Key	Description	Shift allowed
Ctrl-C	Escape	NO
Ctrl-D	Forward delete	NO
Ctrl-H	Backspace	NO
Ctrl-J	Enter	NO
Ctrl-P	⬆️	YES
Ctrl-N	⬇️	YES
Ctrl-B	⬅️	YES
Ctrl-F	➡️	YES
Ctrl-A	Beginning of line	YES
Ctrl-E	End of line	YES

Word motions

Key	Description
A+D	Delete word after cursor
A+H	Delete word before cursor
A+B	Move cursor backward by word
A+F	Move cursor forward by word

Mouse keys

Mouse button:

Key	Description
C+M	Left click
C+,	Right click

Cursor pointer:

Key	Description
	Parallel movements (10px)
C+H	⬅️
C+J	⬇️
C+K	⬆️
C+L	➡️
	Parallel movements (10%)
C+S+H	⬅️
C+S+J	⬇️
C+S+K	⬆️
C+S+L	➡️
	Diagonal movements (10px)
C+H+J	↙
C+J+L	↘
C+K+L	↗
C+H+K	↖️
	Diagonal movements (10%)
C+S+H+J	↙
C+S+J+L	↘
C+S+K+L	↗
C+S+H+K	↖️
	Quick jump actions (Highlight enabled)
C+Y	Top-left corner
C+U	Bottom-left corner
C+I	Top-right corner
C+O	Bottom-right corner
C+U+I	Center of screen

Scroll:

Key	Description
C+X+H	⬅️
C+X+J	⬇️
C+X+K	⬆️
C+X+L	➡️

Highlight:

Key	Description
C+Space	Highlight the location of the mouse pointer

Switch input source

Key	Description
Ctrl-;	Selects next source in the input menu

Switch input source with Escape key

Change the input source to English as you leave 'insert mode' in Vim with Escape key so it can prevent IME from capturing key strokes in 'normal mode'.

Key	Description
Ctrl-C	Invokes EISUU, Ctrl-C
Escape	Invokes EISUU, Escape

Switch between apps

Key	App	Bundle ID	URL
;+F	Finder	com.apple.finder	N/A
;+M	Alacritty	io.alacritty	https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty
;+T	Things	com.culturedcode.ThingsMac	https://culturedcode.com/things
;+N	Bear	net.shinyfrog.bear	https://bear.app

Fool-safe "Quit Application"

Prevents Cmd-Q from quiting applications.

Key	Description
Cmd-Q	No-op
Cmd-Q, Cmd-Q	Invokes Cmd-Q. Quits application