I_I_complete_me·Jan 5, 2023
Maybe checkout https://vickychijwani.me/blazing-fast-application-switching-.... Personally I use jumpapp which does more or less the same thing. https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp.
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A run-or-raise application switcher for any X11 desktop
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8 sourcesI use jumpapp[0] and find it fantastic for application switching on Manjaro/KDE.
[0] https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp.git
In Albert – open-source keyboard launcher for LinuxOn Linux, I use jumpapp: https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp
On Mac, Quicksilver with Triggers: https://qsapp.com/
In My 2020 desk setupAutohotkey is awesome. I used it as part of an automation workflow to remove an hour or longer of daily routine work each engineer had to do each morning as part of their job. Sometimes things failed, but it was used to automate, among other things, a GUI only app.
For "Fast Window Switching":
Linux: Use jumpapp: https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp
OS X: Use triggers in QuickSilver: https://qsapp.com/
This is one feature I could not do without in any OS now.
In In Praise of AutoHotKeyI'm looking to switch to either a P1 or X1 Extreme. I think those would be better equivalents with even better hardware: more max RAM (64gb), 2 SSD up to 2tb each, OLED screens on the 2nd gen versions (on X1E currently and soon on the P1 I understand), better keyboards etc. My company will be buying me one soon. As far as software, for me, after almost a dozen years on OS X, using Linux is superior in almost every single way mainly because of jumpapp [1] and customization (I prefer KDE). Some rough times when first installing with crashes / having to reinstall but it's been stable more or less for months.
[1] https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp
In Ask HN: Is Thinkpad X1 Carbon an Alternative to MacBook Pro?Can't recommend a task tracker that does that but how about using your favorite one and hot keying that one?
The most usable one (and the one I use would be a tiling WM).
Another would be dependent on the desktop environment you use.
KDE has KHotkeys. Gnome certainly something similar.
Another more independent solution would be ror scripts (run-or-raise).
They start or run a custom command with a key stroke.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1336/run-or-raise/
https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp
In Todo.txt: Future-proof task tracking in a file you controlI no longer bother with Alt-Tab, I just use jumpapp[1] to switch between windows quickly.
[1]: https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp
In What's new in Ubuntu 19.04Off the top of my head, I'd suggest the following:
- Flameshot for screenshots and annotation [1]
- Albert Launcher [2]
- Jumpapp for quickly launching or switching between windows [3]
They are all desktop agnostic.
[1]: https://github.com/lupoDharkael/flameshot
[2]: https://albertlauncher.github.io
[3]: https://github.com/mkropat/jumpapp
In Ask HN: What linux desktop tools/apps boosted your productivity?