Quick Quality-of-Life Improvements

[renehoj]

I’m using the super key (Windows key) for shortcuts that use the active window, but it could be the alt key for people without the super key.

super + s, opens setting
super + t, opens terminal
super + i, opens terminal in template (install)

[unman]

We have a lot of “map to shortcut” suggestions. To lighten everyone’s loads, we should add suggested key bindings so people won’t have to figure out how to make around ten unique bindings that aren’t commonly used.

We also have a lot of suggestions that use the same basic template.
Identify the active window -> do something.
Does this make sense? Wouldnt it be better to highlight that, and then
under subcategory put the various implementations.
(I should make it clear that I have no idea how this thread looks in
practice.)

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.

[unman]

I too use the Super key for many such shortcuts - the same super+s and
super+t bindings.

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.

[otter2]

@renehoj

super + i, opens terminal in template (install)

I’m totally stealing this for opening qube’s template’s salt formula

[fiftyfourthparallel]

@unman The main post relies heavily on markdown, so I’m sure it’ll look strange to you via email. I’d take a screenshot and post it, but I’m not even sure if images are included in the email posts (or if you’ve enabled images in your emails).

There’s some repetition since there’s an emphasis on readability and ease of use. Users should be able to spot something they like and have everything they need to implement it without chasing down references. I think we have a good balance between ease of use and density, and won’t have to go full DRY (Do Not Repeat yourself).

 

So right now the key set is super + s, t, i, esc. There should be some shortcut entries without anything but I don’t have time right now.

Will suggest users without super to substitute with alt where possible

Do the super combinations above clash with anything anyone knows of?

[unman]

@unman The main post relies heavily on markdown, so I’m sure it’ll look strange to you via email. I’d take a screenshot and post it, but I’m not even sure if images are included in the email posts (or if you’ve enabled images in your emails).

Images are always an issue for me,tbh.

There’s some repetition since there’s an emphasis on readability and ease of use. Users should be able to spot something they like and have everything they need to implement it without chasing down references. I think we have a good balance between ease of use and density, and won’t have to go full DRY (Do Not Repeat yourself).

Thanks for that. I just thought there would be a space where someone
could say “I can use that to do…”

So right now the key set is super + s, t, i, esc. There should be some shortcut entries without anything but I don’t have time right now.
Will suggest users without super to substitute with alt where possible
Do the super combinations above clash with anything anyone knows of?

In KDE, I dont think there are significant clashes, or at least not in
my workflow. Users are always warned of clash with existing shortcuts.
Meta+t - toggle tiling

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When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.

[solene]

@renehoj

#!/bin/bash

CUR_WIN_ID=`xdotool getwindowfocus`
CUR_VM=`xprop _QUBES_VMNAME -id $CUR_WIN_ID |cut -d \" -f2`

qubes-vm-settings $CUR_VM

exit 0

Reusing this, it’s easy to open the file manager, whatever the template is:

#!/bin/sh

ID=`xdotool getwindowfocus`
QUBE=`xprop _QUBES_VMNAME -id $ID | cut -f 2 -d\"`

if [[ "$QUBE" == "$_QUBES_VMNAME:  not found." ]]; then
    exit
else
    qvm-run "$QUBE" /usr/bin/xdg-open /home/user &
fi

[fiftyfourthparallel]

Added; thanks

Just want to double check that this works with typical installations for both Debian and Fedora.

Also, I assigned super + f to this, and updated relevant entries to include suggested shortcuts.