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Macs have every one of those, just with different shortcuts: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102650 https://support.apple.com/en-us/102650

• grujicd 7mo ago
  Sure, but using modifier keys. What if I want to add shift to the mix to select, let's say to the beginning of line or document? You'll need to press two modifiers. That's not optimal. And I use these all the time while editing. And I don't consider this a MacBook flaw particularly, it's more or less general laptop flaw nowadays. If anything, other manufacturers have even more imagination to mess up keyboard layout.
  • kstrauser 7mo ago
    Eh, I dunno. I played piano, so I'm not allergic to pressing 10 keys and a couple of foot pedals at once if needed. Here, that means I rarely consciously think about what chord I'm pressing to select from here to the beginning of the word/line/document.
    • jasomill 7mo ago
      On a related note, I've half-seriously considered wiring up a switch pedal[1] as a modifier key in Emacs through MIDI. Where I really want chording to be universally available, though, is in video games when playing cross-input games on controller. [1] https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FC5--yamaha-fc5-foot-switch https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FC5--yamaha-fc5-foot...
  • maleldil 7mo ago
    I'd rather use more modifiers than reach for a key that's far away from home row. ctrl-a/e for start/end of line works pretty much everywhere.