#Autohotkey sharpkeys pro
#Autohotkey sharpkeys code

I use VS Code on Windows (as well as on macOS), and I’ve yet to run into any keyboard bindings that have tripped me up once I’ve done these couple of tweaks.

Alt + Space opens the Start Menu to mimic Spotlight (the Windows start menu functions pretty much identically to Spotlight now).Īnd that’s it! There are still a bunch more macOS keyboard bindings that I have yet to bring in, but these are the major ones for me.

Similarly, Alt + Left/Right brings you to the end and beginning of lines, and all four directional sets function with Shift in mind to select things.

Alt + Up/Down maps to the Home and End keys on Windows to mimic the document scroll manipulation that macOS has.

Alt + Tab is once again rebound to toggle through active Windows, and Ctrl + Tab returns to tab through browser windows.

The trick with AutoHotkey is that, now that you’ve mapped Ctrl to Alt and Alt to Ctrl, any script you write has to function with that in mind. Copy and paste this starter script into your file. You can also create a new blank new file here and save it with a.

Create a new AutoHotKey script by opening the context menu in the folder (right click), press New, and then press AutoHotkey script.

Any script we create here will run on Startup.

Type in shell:startup and hit enter to open up Windows Explorer in the Startup folder. To get to it quickly, simply press Windows + R.

Open the Start Menu in the lower left corner and open the Run dialog.

AutoHotkey is an automation scripting language - which means nothing actually happens until we create and run a script.

Thankfully, AutoHotKey can intercept button presses and execute different actions.

Unfortunately that alone isn’t quite perfect, in macOS we use Command + Tab to tab through active windows and Ctrl + Tab to tab through browser windows that’s the default scenario on Windows as well, but we just reversed it. Press Write to Registry and reboot Alt now maps to Ctrl and vice versa, almost like what happens in macOS! AutoHotkey On the right column, scroll to find the Special: Left Ctrl and select it. Scroll to find the Special: Left Alt on the left column and select it.

Hit the ‘Add’ button, you’ll see two columns - one that indicates the button you hit, the other that shows the action you want to take.

Sharp Keys is going to be used to swap the Ctrl and Alt keys on your Windows keyboard.

Use AutoHotkey + this starter script to bring over basic macOS keyboard bindings and restore Alt Tab functionality.

Who in the world wants to use their pinky finger to use their main modifier key? The Control button is so far away! The Command button placement was perfect! Not to worry, with a combination of Sharp Keys and AutoHotkey you can simulate the same keyboard environment as you’re used to. Hopefully, you found Owen William’s great post to setting up your perfect Windows developer environment, but there’s just… just one thing that’s bothering you.

#Autohotkey sharpkeys pro

Maybe Brad Frost’s horror story about the new MacBook Pro worried you or maybe #davegoeswindows convinced you - but, long story short, you bit the bullet and went Windows.