martinrenze/dotfiles-windows

Setup for windows machines

dotfiles-windows

Setup for windows machines

programs

• everything, for easy file finding
• nextcloud, to sync notes and files
• thunderbird, email
• firefox, browser
• logseq, for daily notes
• vscode, coding
• kopia ui, for backups
• keypass xc, for passwords

typing keyboard settings

• use US layout keyboard
• switch between german und us with windows + space
• set setting so windows remembers the language for each window
• use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) to create us keyboard layout with switches z and y key
• this way the german and us layout are identical for typing words, for coding I switch to US layout to get easy access to special chars
• for german text i just remember where the Umlaute are or will draw them on the US keyboard
• I switch the physical y and z key so they match my settings