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the problem is with your previous operating system, not ours. I wish I could flip the mac laptop to not use that command key.
by gjs278 8y ago
the problem is with your previous operating system, not ours. I wish I could flip the mac laptop to not use that command key.
- leadingthenet 8y agoWhy? It's much, much more comfortable once you get used to it.
- gjs278 8y agodoubtful. the command key does not need to exist. every other operating system gets along fine without it. apple is not even consistent either. as soon as you open up their terminal, you’re stuck in this bizarre land where you have to ctrl+c and cmd+c for different tasks. linux splits paste into either a mouse click or shift+insert to avoid all this.
- saagarjha 8y ago> you’re stuck in this bizarre land where you have to ctrl+c and cmd+c for different tasks Which I find quite reasonable, personally. If I want to copy text, it's Command-C everywhere in the system, even in the terminal–no Command-Shift-C or similar "hack". If I want to send a SIGINT to a program it's Control-C, as it should be.
- JdeBP 8y agoOn the contrary, other operating systems simply call it other names, such as "Windows" or "Super". It's all the one key to the USB HID protocol.
- tracker1 8y agoI swap the cmd and ctrl keys on mac all the time, it's in the GUI... Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys The only pain is when I'm in a terminal, the ctrl key is different. I use model-m style keyboards.