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Am I the only one that thinks we should have dedicated buttons for copy/paste on keyboards? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by AstralPath@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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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[-] AnokLola@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

If you're using Linux, you can do this easily with custom key bindings.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

is Ctrl c and Ctrl v too hard for OP? it's damn near universal with no extra effort to setup...

[-] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 3 points 3 months ago

There are some work that requires me to copy and paste a lot of times, after a while, it kind of strains the fingers a bit.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

autohotkey

point is, this already exists, no reason to add special keys when there are already work arounds for people that want it different.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Doesn't work in Linux consoles.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

nearly every console requires including SHIFT if it doesn't work like normal, even truenas shell. add that to your toolkit, will be good.

CTRL + SHIFT + V also gives you paste options and paste without formatting, so it's already superior.

[-] AnokLola@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Yes, it's weird, but maybe he does a lot. For example, I use the superkey+space to change the keyboard layout about five times per minute, but I changed it to use the Caps Lock key to change the keyboard layout instead.

[-] gens@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago

On linux middle mouse is traditionally paste, with just selecting text being copy.

[-] burrito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

This is one of the greatest features ever. I constantly use it. I always get screwed up if I end up on a windows system and select text and wonder why I can't paste it with a click.

[-] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

AutoHotKey on Windows is very good also.

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