cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/18098231

Have you ever wondered if your keyboard shortcuts are set up optimally? Well, I did, so I decided to visualize it with a heat-map.

It proved to me that I rely on my left pinky too much, so I’ll try to rework my shortcuts.

You can check out the project here, currently it only works on Linux.

    • 56!
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      129 days ago

      I’m assuming blue means a key is more used, so it’s showing Caps never gets used. enter doesn’t make sense though, so maybe it’s only showing key combinations?

      • @andnekonOP
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        329 days ago

        No, the red is more used, I just have Caps remapped to control

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          229 days ago

          Oh, that explains why ctrl is blue.

          • @andnekonOP
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            329 days ago

            Why? The purpose of this project was for me to see which keys I press more often so I know which fingers get stressed, and it exactly what the project does

            • @[email protected]
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              429 days ago

              From the title, it sounds like something that any keyboard shortcut enthusiast would be able to extrapolate to their own shortcuts. But if yours are custom, then it’s more like a fun fact about yourself.

              • @andnekonOP
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                228 days ago

                Fair enough. I’ve only created a visualization tool, I haven’t gathered statistics.

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    30 days ago

    You press Caps Lock more than return. Do you do a lot of shouting in the comments section?

    I am genuinely interested in what you use it for. i assume it a programming things I’m not aware of.

    • @andnekonOP
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      729 days ago

      I have it remapped to control

    • @[email protected]
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      329 days ago

      My caps is backspace, try it and you’ll never look back (though Ctrl is good too). It’s actually part of the colemak layout that I use.