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?

  • lycanrising@lemmy.world
    11·
    3 months ago

    I have a mouse that happens to have two extra buttons off to the side and mapping those to ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ has been the best thing i’ve ever done for my productivity. Also mapping middle mouse button to ‘screenshot to clipboard’ but that’s just a personal thing i happen to do a lot

    • NaoPb@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Forward and Back is also nice to map on those buttons if you do a lot of web browsing or navigating through folders.

      • lycanrising@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        by default my computer interprets them as forward and back but i’ve got to be honest, it doesn’t do it for me 😂

    • TwinTusks@bitforged.spaceEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I have also been using wgestures which let me have gesture movements with mouse that serve “copy”/“paste” functions. Can’t work without it