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You're definitely not alone in not knowing this, I have to explain to like 95% of people that this works, is faster, and vastly preferrably over sending me scre
by stinos 3y ago
You're definitely not alone in not knowing this, I have to explain to like 95% of people that this works, is faster, and vastly preferrably over sending me screenshots (or pictures taken by phone) of error dialogs. In their defense: the only way to discover it is word of mouth or just trying it (which I did once). Similar with copying text from terminals.
And a lot of other things which makes using a computer more convenient actually. Especially for the younger generation I have the impression (anecdotally) they lack this "let's find out if I can do this faster/better" mindset. Like: my mum knows basics text stuff on windows like doubleclicking a word selects it, triple clicking selects line/paragraph, ctrl+cursor moves around words and so on. Meanwhile it's painful to see how many people in their twenties only know how to select text by moving the cursor to where they want, clicking and holding, then hunting for the last character and often missing it. I assume the main reason for this is more smartphone/tablet usage, less desktop.
- justsomehnguy 3y agoLack of curiosity is not a generational thing, but here it's pronounced way more