I was just reading this thread… https://sh.itjust.works/post/23476261

…and it got me thinking about something that I’ve wanted for a long time. Why is it that keyboards have not evolved to have dedicated copy/paste keys left of the main board? I’d love to see an additional column of keys left of Esc->Ctrl configurable as macros at least. I do a lot of copy/paste for work. The current shortcuts arent terrible or anything but they’re not exactly comfortable. I’d rather move my whole hand to the left for a macro key than contort to hit the current shortcut.

What do you think?

  • Ephera@lemmy.ml
    31·
    1 month ago

    To paste in vi(m) :?!&///<¥₱!

    Wut? Is this a joke that it’s difficult to paste in Vim? Because it’s literally just p.

    You do need to be in command mode, so alright, there is some complexity there, but you won’t get much closer to just a single key, as OP wants.