#Mouseless computer mac os#
#Mouseless computer driver#

If you use more than one machine and you can't customize the shortcuts because other people use them, too, just stick with the stock shortcuts. Combined with the 'shipped' or 'out of the box' shortcuts for Title, Headline, and body I rarely need to click (menus or to make a selection) to modify text.Įxtensively customizing the shortcuts only really makes sense if you spend all (or nearly all) of your time on one machine. I added shortcuts for bulleted lists ( + 8), dashed lists ( + ), numbered lists ( + 0), strikethrough ( + + ), and monospaced style ( + ) for code. I added two shortcuts to toggle the Folders sidebar (F19 for view and hide). Some app-specific menu items without their own KB shortcuts you might find you use frequently can have a KB shortcut added in the App Shortcuts. You add new shortcuts to Services and/or App Shortcuts, but you can modify the shortcut for anything in the list regardless of the section it's in. There are a lot of tutorials online to walk you through the process of creating KB shortcuts. Just keep in mind not all shortcuts are in that list so you can still run into conflicts.īest way to learn a shortcut is to make it easy to use and make it make sense. You really will not need the vast majority of the items listed, and the removed keystrokes become available for the next step: making your own. Go through and remove every default shortcut you don't use, but especially all those you likely won't ever use. Go to the keyboard preferences and turn on 'Show Keyboard viewer in menu bar' to make it easy to open the KB prefs (albeit with the mouse).

#Mouseless computer mac os#

While I dual boot my Mac (I use W7 because it was the Windows OS closest to the Mac OS and I used it for over twelve years at work), I spend nearly all my time in the Mac OS these days. The rest of the advice applies to the Mac OS. If not a Mac user, skip the rest of this. I apologize up front for the length of this, but here goes. Minor but annoying when you switch between OSs often. So to select from insertion to end of line in Windows is +, but the Mac OS makes you + +. In the Mac OS to do the same things you have to + and +. One thing I like better in Windows than the Mac is the use of and in the navigation cluster. Next learn the selection/navigation modifiers (,, and Mac: & Windows: ). They both work exactly the same (well, except in the Mac OS you can click on the icons in the app switcher rather than having to tab, tab, tab, tab.). One of the most important KB shortcuts for ANYONE to learn are the app switchers (Mac: + windows: + ). The more you learn, the easier it gets to learn new ones.

Easier to remember them when used as you work rather than trying to just memorize. Initially, concentrate on those 1) in menus since they will be marked what they are in the menu, and 2) you find yourself using the most. But it takes time to really get to the point that the percentage of mouse time is notably smaller. Learning keyboard shortcuts saved me time and let me concentrate on the task rather than the process. I used to work in marketing and was the office MS Office expert, especially in Excel. Though it will take a conscious effort to do it, forcing yourself a bit in the beginning. And of course learn touch typing if you already haven't - I consider this a prerequisite to be a programmer though, even if you're the mouse using type.īoth of these will take practice, but neither of them require a discrete switch - they can be improved over time. Even before shortcuts, learn basic app operation, like menus, via the keyboard.

This also gives more flexibility when managing files. Learn to do as much as possible in the console - learning Bash helps. The first of these are basic computer operations. Speed: A lot of things are faster if done on the keyboard.

#Mouseless computer driver#

I tried a controller->mouse pointer driver once, as well as keyboard driven pointer - both difficult, but an option if necessary. I try to only play games that use a game controller. I now use a left and right mouse to reduce one-sided stress.

Physical Concerns: Many people suffer from wrist/arm/shoulder/back issues due to using the mouse. Different goals will have different approaches. First decide why you want to break your dependence on the mouse.