I'm looking for recommendations on tools and setups that help keep my hands on the keyboard instead of reaching for the mouse. I already use Sway for quick window navigation and I'm quite familiar with the terminal. For browsing, I rely on the Vimium extension, and I use Vim plugins in VSCode and PyCharm. I'm noticing some wrist pain, which seems to improve when I keep my keyboard on my lap rather than on my desk. Are there any other utilities that can support a keyboard-centric workflow? Any advice would be appreciated!
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You should definitely give terminal-based applications a shot! They can really keep you engaged with the keyboard. Also, don't forget that in most GUI apps, you can navigate using the Tab key and utilize Alt shortcuts to jump between menus. It might take some getting used to, but it beats constantly reaching for the mouse!
tmux is a game changer! It allows you to manage multiple terminal sessions easily without needing your mouse. You can split your terminal into different panes and keep everything organized. If you haven't tried it yet, I'd definitely recommend it!
I love using Konsole with tmux! It lets me split the terminal into multiple panes and supports tabs as well. I read that tmux has features like detaching processes, but I haven't needed that yet. What else do you find useful with tmux?