I was just reading this thread… https://sh.itjust.works/post/23476261

…and it got me thinking about something that I’ve wanted for a long time. Why is it that keyboards have not evolved to have dedicated copy/paste keys left of the main board? I’d love to see an additional column of keys left of Esc->Ctrl configurable as macros at least. I do a lot of copy/paste for work. The current shortcuts arent terrible or anything but they’re not exactly comfortable. I’d rather move my whole hand to the left for a macro key than contort to hit the current shortcut.

What do you think?

  • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
    7·
    5 months ago

    To paste in Linux:

    Ctrl + shift + v in terminal.

    Ctrl + u in nano but nano doesn’t use the same copy buffer but you can also use Ctrl + shift + v but only to paste something copied from outside nano.

    To paste in vi(m) :?!&///<¥₱!

    Pretty much everywhere else, eg file manager, any GUI, browsers, etc. is Ctrl +v

    I also just love that it is beyond simple to create any key combo shortcut for absolutely anything on Linux.

    Make that menu key work for the real estate it occupies.

    • lemmyng@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Ctrl + shift + v in terminal.

      In some terminals. urxvt for example just uses the selection buffer. And either is reasonable, because Ctrl + C to send sigterm predates Ctrl + C to copy.

      • unrushed233@lemmings.world
        1·
        5 months ago

        Some terminals use weird combinations like Shift + Insert, which is ridiculous, because it requires me to take my right hand off the mouse to hit the insert key