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Mac keyboard shortcuts is one of a handful of features keeping me close to macOS instead of switching to Linux. I started using Emacs when I was around 6 or 7
by ashton314 6y ago
Mac keyboard shortcuts is one of a handful of features keeping me close to macOS instead of switching to Linux.
I started using Emacs when I was around 6 or 7 years old. CTRL-[aeknpbfl] etc. are hard-wired into my muscle memory, and they all work everywhere on every app when editing text. All the other shortcuts use the Command key. This brilliant distinction made the transition between FreeBSD’s command line (what I grew up on) and the macOS GUI an easy one.
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve had to use a Windows machine where I’ve hit `ctrl-a`, started typing, and lost my document. (Just an undo away, but still.) So frustrating.
I recently discovered the KDE desktop. I thought, “oh, this is pretty and really customizable! I could switch to this.”
And then I learned there was no easy way to use Emacs keybindings everywhere. (Gnome has an option to do this and it works pretty well.)
If anyone knows of a way to get most of the core Emacs keybindings in KDE, please let me know.