Ethan Schoonover
Designer and developer; created the Solarized colour scheme and the Kinkless task system that became OmniFocus.
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Uses Xmonad
For instance, I can swipe on the screen to change Xmonad workspaces.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Mixed on iPad
The iPad's lack of built in physical keyboard is kind of a deal breaker for me. Fun to play on but not a key part of my workflow.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Uses x-rite
Color calibration hardware is critical for my work and I use one of the x-rite display calibration units. It works on Arch and OS X.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
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Uses Manfrotto 035 Superclamps
I use a lot of Manfrotto 035 Superclamps and articulated arms like the 244N Magic Arm to mount gear to either the Grip Desk or to a standard table surface (as microphone boom, document holder, etc.).
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Liked Epson 7800
Large format prints roll off of my reliable Epson 7800 with the phatte black ink system and a custom RIP.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Uses Lenovo x220
I also have a dedicated Arch Linux laptop, currently a Lenovo x220 Tablet PC with capacitive & pen touch screen. I run a lot of customizations to take advantage of the hardware.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Uses Arch Linux
I also have a dedicated Arch Linux laptop, currently a Lenovo x220 Tablet PC with capacitive & pen touch screen.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Mixed on Wacom Intuos
I recently upgraded to the new Wacom Intuos which is wireless and has pen/capacitive touch support. The gesture support is very usable though it isn't as smooth as the glass Apple trackpads.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Loved Evoluent Vertical mouse
My wrist has been saved by the Evoluent Vertical mouse. Nothing else like it that I've found.
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Loved Happy Hacking Professional 2
A couple years ago I forced myself to relearn touch typing. I thought I was doing well till I got a this keyboard. It forced me to improve even further and it's a joy to type on (Topre switches).
usesthis.com 23 May 2012
Where they publish
Blog ethanschoonover.com His site.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
GitHub altercation His code, including Solarized.
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- solarized — precision color scheme for multiple applications (terminal, vim, etc.) with both dark/light modes 11 Jul 2024
- vim-colors-solarized — precision colorscheme for the vim text editor 10 Apr 2024
- apple-notes-inbox — Scan or copy files to a folder in macOS and have them automatically attached to a new Apple Note 2 Aug 2023
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- archblocks — Arch Linux Modular Install Script 20 May 2021
- mutt-colors-solarized — mutt mail client color schemes 18 Sept 2019
- OLD-ethanschoonover.com-original — website source (hakyll, pandoc markdown) 23 Apr 2018
- dotfiles-tilingwm — Tiling window manager related files (XMonad / i3) including configuration for components that create a good, minimal desktop-environment replacement. 14 Mar 2017
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