Basically all linux distros have a keyboard shortcut menu where you can add scripts and programs that do whatever you need. I have only used AHK once long ago, so i dont remember all that it does, but isnt that just all it is basically. The thing that makes AHK easy for people is all the publicly available scripts people made and published, not the application itself.
I like inkscape but snapping is terrible. In corel I just drag whatever I need with my mouse and it just snaps to where I need it to be. I always thought this is fairly simple and standard but when I tried snapping in Inkscape, it always tries to snap to something on the other half of the document.
I need to constantly change snapping options to make it work whereas in corel I enabled all the options, set and forget thing, it just does what I want every time, as if it’s reading my mind, without the need to toggle snapping options every time.
Honestly the UAC (the admin password/permission popup) and the way it handles software crashing (I believe by taking a screenshot of the current session, then moving to a safe session and asking what you wanted to do)was pretty nice. I don’t think most distros have matched the security of windows UAC prompts but then again it’s not as necessary on Linux either.
AutoHotkey. I’ve been meaning to try out AHK_X11 although I don’t think there’s a Wayland option yet :\
Oh and CorelDRAW. Inkscape is not bad but its UI is not quite as slick.
I miss Clipjump. It’s built on top of AHK and it makes managing clipboard so much easier.
Klipper is nice but not as convenient.
https://github.com/aviaryan/Clipjump
I wonder how hard it might be to build something like AHK for Linux.
I’m a big fan of AHK myself, and my small scripts would be a real gap when I finally manage to kick Windows out.
Basically all linux distros have a keyboard shortcut menu where you can add scripts and programs that do whatever you need. I have only used AHK once long ago, so i dont remember all that it does, but isnt that just all it is basically. The thing that makes AHK easy for people is all the publicly available scripts people made and published, not the application itself.
Among my primary uses is completely remapping the keyboard layout, from scan codes to international Colemak (like Dvorak but different).
That means my script captures every alpha keystroke and sends something else instead.
AHK is marvelous to run on otherwise locked-down corporate computers.
While I’m at it, my AHK also tracks typing stats, just for fun.
If you have a keyboard that can run the QMK firmware, you can remap keys and run macros in the keyboard.
I use a variety of laptops with their built-in keyboards, and sometimes with a variety of plain usb keyboards.
It’s easy to run an AHK script on each machine, just for me. It’s not feasible to carry a special keyboard around.
QMK keyboards are not special. And you can buy one in any size, layout and portability.
As someone familiar with Colemak & Dvorak, I’m surprised you are not familiar with custom mechanical keyboards. Check out r/mk on leddot.
I like inkscape but snapping is terrible. In corel I just drag whatever I need with my mouse and it just snaps to where I need it to be. I always thought this is fairly simple and standard but when I tried snapping in Inkscape, it always tries to snap to something on the other half of the document.
I need to constantly change snapping options to make it work whereas in corel I enabled all the options, set and forget thing, it just does what I want every time, as if it’s reading my mind, without the need to toggle snapping options every time.
For autohotkey-Like stuff on Wayland I’ve been very happy with https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd
Honestly the UAC (the admin password/permission popup) and the way it handles software crashing (I believe by taking a screenshot of the current session, then moving to a safe session and asking what you wanted to do)was pretty nice. I don’t think most distros have matched the security of windows UAC prompts but then again it’s not as necessary on Linux either.
Yes omg I forgot about this but I do miss it frequently