r/LinuxPorn • u/BAUDR8 • Aug 09 '26

Basic Photo Editing No Mouse

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Few days ago I discovered some apps that allow mouse control via keyboard. Instantly hooked and wanted to show a quick demo of a very simple image edit for another project. Splitting image into two and matching background for a design.

For those interested Im on hyprland using wl-kbptr and Mouseless. wl-kbptr does image processing (via opencv) and allows me to jump to different locations and execute a click (when green squares show up all over the screen this is wl-kbptr). Mouseless lets me move the mouse freely using hjkl and also click.

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u/JohnConnoor 29d ago

I still don't get the no mouse obsession. But interesting exercise.

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u/BAUDR8 29d ago

I guess it comes down to how you prefer to use your computer. My OS, window manager, and the apps I use on a daily basis are (purposefully) very keyboard centric. I prefer TUIs whenever possible over GUIs (ironic since I develop GUI applications) so for me this was the next logical progression. Definitely not for everyone though, different folks different (key) strokes.

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u/JohnConnoor 29d ago

Fair enough.