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A cheatsheet of shortcuts for Amethyst ( mac window manager )

Amethyst Keyboard Shortcuts

mod1: option + shift
mod2: ctrl + option + shift

Changing layouts

mod1 + space: Cycle layout
mod2 + space: Cycle layout (backwards)

mod1 + i: Display current layout

mod1 + a: Tall layout
mod1 + s: Wide layout
mod1 + d: Fullscreen layout
mod1 + f: Column layout

Panes

mod1 + l: Expand main pane
mod1 + h: Shrink main pane

mod1 + ,: Add another main pane
mod1 + .: Remove a main pane

mod1 + t: Toggle float for current window

Focusing

mod1 + k: Focus next pane
mod1 + j: Focus previous pane

mod1 + n: Focus next screen
mod1 + p: Focus previous screen

mod1 + w: Focus screen 1
mod1 + e: Focus screen 2
mod1 + r: Focus screen 3
mod1 + q: Focus screen 4

Moving panes

mod2 + j: Move pane to previous "slot"
mod2 + k: Move pane to next "slot"

mod2 + n: Move pane to next screen
mod2 + p: Move pane to previous screen

mod1 + enter: Make current pane the main pane

Move to other desktops (same screen)

mod2 + left: Move pane to previous desktop
mod2 + right: Move pane to next desktop
mod2 + {0-9}: Move pane to desktop {1-10}

Move to other screens

mod2 + w: Move to screen 1
mod2 + e: Move to screen 2
mod2 + r: Move to screen 3
mod2 + q: Move to screen 4

Refreshing

mod1 + z: Refresh layout
mod2 + z: Restart amethyst
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