Post #3663120
2026-07-08 01:38 UTC
I'm switching from #macOS to Linux. So far keyboard shortcuts are the hardest obstacle. Muscle memory refuses to change, so I work like I've seen a keyboard for the first time yesterday.
Lack of separate Ctrl & Cmd seems like a deeper problem than just doing things differently. It halves available keyboard combos. It turns out I've been using lots more than just Cmd+C vs Ctrl+C.
Replies (3)
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@kanru@g0v.social 2026-07-08 03:04
@kornel@mastodon.social I think the Mac keyboard shortcuts and key bindings make sense! It's very close to emacs key bindings and readline convention, so it's almost universal from GUI to cli. Unfortunately on Linux the GUI convention is closer to Windows and to change it would require changing browsers, toolkits, and possibly individual applications.
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@marshray@infosec.exchange 2026-07-08 01:46
@kornel@mastodon.social On Linux I’ve got Caps Lock, Ctrl, Shift, Alt, and Super mappable. That’s just on the left side.
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@SmileyKeith@hachyderm.io 2026-07-08 01:55
@kornel@mastodon.social I'm trying to make it match macOS using https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd