On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C. But what if there were hidden shortcut combos for copy and paste
  • enemenemu@lemm.ee
    71·
    5 hours ago

    I got bored after reading 95%, including the end, and it does not mention what the “new” keyboard shortcut is.

    I also miss the point why you bring up external programmable keyboards and not mentioning alternative layouts like neo.

    • chirping@infosec.pub
      3·
      14 hours ago

      Did you (or I?) miss something here? In the 3rd paragraph it’s “revealed”:

      In a story of “what’s old is new again”, the solution dates back to ancient keyboards with physical keys for Copy and Paste.

      Neo seems like a cool layout, reminds me of “unexpected keyboard” for android, but I fail to see the relevance since it doesn’t have the copy/paste buttons (like the keyboard in the picture in the article) as far as I can see

      • enemenemu@lemm.ee
        3·
        13 hours ago

        Buying a new keyboard with an unusual key (combination) is not the solution to a universal copy paste shortcut. I didn’t get why you’d write about adding a new universal shortcut by buying a new external keyboard that you can customize when you can customize what you already have. Yes, customizing the external keyboard is different but it is far far away from becoming universal.