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Do Mac developers care at all about function keys? When I switched to a Powerbook G4 back in the day, I learned vim key bindings because of the lack of function
by localhost 10y ago
Do Mac developers care at all about function keys? When I switched to a Powerbook G4 back in the day, I learned vim key bindings because of the lack of function keys (and page down/up). To address the specific complaint about the ESC key, I've been using CTRL-[ with the CAPS LOCK key mapped to CTRL for as long as I can remember.
Does the typical Mac developer care at all about physical / virtual function keys given their workflow? I would imagine not, but would love to hear about others' experiences here.
- nek4life 10y agoYes I do and the escape key. I use the escape key all the time to cancel out of modal windows. I also use the function keys quite frequently when using Intellij/Jetbrains products as they have quite a few shortcuts bound to them in the default config.
- przemelek 10y agoWhen I'm using IntelliJ Idea on Macbook I use function keys very often. Having those on touch bar would mean need to look to ensure that I'm hitting F7 instead of F8 or F9 when Debugging. I'm able to change those shortcuts but I like to use the same shortcuts on OS X and on Ubuntu.
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