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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?

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[–] finestnothing@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Come to the vim side, we have y for copy (yank) and p for paste. We even have d for cut

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] mofreak@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago

terminal text editor

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meh, Ctrl+C Ctrl+V works well.

What I really would like is a Compose key.

The concept is brilliant, you use it with a special key combination to "draw" a special character or symbol.

If you wanted to type a copyright symbol you would hold the Compose key and press O and C in order, then release the compose key.

Here is a list of a few characters with their compose key combinations, every combo is pressed in order while holding the compose key.

To get the letter Ä use " and A

To get the letter Å use o and A

To get the letter Ö use " and O

To get the letter Æ use A and E

To get the symbol ¿ use ? and ?

To get the symbol ¡ use ! and !

To get the symbol ® use O and R

To get the symbol ™ use T and M

To get the symbol € use C and =

To get the symbol £ use L and -

There are plenty more combinations....

I have never used a computer with a compose key, but I love the concept of drawing other characters like this.

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

Other than already working like that for accents in spanish keyboards, what is with the euro combination??? C + =?? What kind of unhinged British person are you, not to think it would be like the pound, E + - ??