> Rebinding Ctrl-X or Ctrl-C never works without addressing a dozen quirks, and there's always another one waiting around the corner. Hell no.
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> I'm arguing for more consistent behaviour for applications
I think that's tilting at windmills.
You can solve your own problems, or you can ignore them, but there's no way you can just whinge on the Internet about how much you love Emacs but hate the copy/paste keys and get anywhere. You already know this. I'm sorry. Good luck with that.
> This can be objectively measured by answering questions such as: "does this application copy and paste text? if so, does it use the same key shortcuts as the next application?"
Since my first mouse, it has always been select with left button and paste with second button. That's how it is in OS/2, in every unix, and even on VMS. That's how it still is with every terminal I use. It's just simply not an application concern in my world and I think it was bad engineering for Apple and Microsoft to try and get the Application involved in the clipboard.
:)
> I'm arguing for more consistent behaviour for applications
I think that's tilting at windmills.
You can solve your own problems, or you can ignore them, but there's no way you can just whinge on the Internet about how much you love Emacs but hate the copy/paste keys and get anywhere. You already know this. I'm sorry. Good luck with that.
> This can be objectively measured by answering questions such as: "does this application copy and paste text? if so, does it use the same key shortcuts as the next application?"
Since my first mouse, it has always been select with left button and paste with second button. That's how it is in OS/2, in every unix, and even on VMS. That's how it still is with every terminal I use. It's just simply not an application concern in my world and I think it was bad engineering for Apple and Microsoft to try and get the Application involved in the clipboard.