The weather is better than expected and so we’re staying a night longer than planned. Good times!

The weather is better than expected and so we’re staying a night longer than planned. Good times!

I only found out once I switched to an English keyboard layout that macOS has a useful and intuitive shortcut to toggle through windows of the current foreground app: ⌘` (CMD-backtick).

This makes perfect sense on an English layout, because the backtick key is right above the Tab key. And so it’s a very similar shortcut as CMD-Tab, which toggles between windows of all currently open apps.

On a German keyboard layout, it’s the same shortcut by default: CMD-backtick. This makes no sense at all, because the backtick is next to the backspace and requires the Shift-key modifier, too.

Of course I was missing this handy shortcut once I switched back to a German layout again. And so I remapped ⌘` to ⌘^ to keep my muscle memory working for switching windows. Because the ^-key on a German layout has the same position as the ` on an English one.

I only found out once I switched to an English keyboard layout that macOS has a useful and intuitive shortcut to toggle through windows of the current foreground app: ⌘` (CMD-backtick).

This makes perfect sense on an English layout, because the backtick key is right above the Tab key. And so it’s a very similar shortcut as CMD-Tab, which toggles between windows of all currently open apps.

On a German keyboard layout, it’s the same shortcut by default: CMD-backtick. This makes no sense at all, because the backtick is next to the backspace and requires the Shift-key modifier, too.

Of course I was missing this handy shortcut once I switched back to a German layout again. And so I remapped ⌘` to ⌘^ to keep my muscle memory working for switching windows. Because the ^-key on a German layout has the same position as the ` on an English one.

Out and about on a short camping trip. The first of the year. While it’s been raining for most of the day, we’re still very much enjoying ourselves. It just always feels good spending time in and around the camper. Especially when it’s been a while. Looking forward to the next two days!

Out and about on a short camping trip. The first of the year. While it’s been raining for most of the day, we’re still very much enjoying ourselves. It just always feels good spending time in and around the camper. Especially when it’s been a while. Looking forward to the next two days!

By the way: did you know about the fantastic “A boy and his dad” photo blog? Well, now you do! You’re welcome!

By the way: did you know about the fantastic “A boy and his dad” photo blog? Well, now you do! You’re welcome!

Time for some music again: been listening to “Those Once Loyal” quite often recently. Best Bolt Thrower album. And “Salvo” might be my favourite track.

Man, that bass sound! 🤘

Time for some music again: been listening to “Those Once Loyal” quite often recently. Best Bolt Thrower album. And “Salvo” might be my favourite track.

Man, that bass sound! 🤘