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Re:An OS 9 odyssey: Why some Mac users won’t abandon 16-year... by ori_b on Monday September 12, 2016 @11:32PM (#12485459)
> use-different-key-combos-than-the-standard

As someone who lives in the command line, the fact that they use the standard readline/emacs key combos is one of the few things I really appreciate about OSX.

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Re:An OS 9 odyssey: Why some Mac users won’t abandon 16-year... by labster on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @05:28AM (#12486615)
For sure. And you can actually copy/paste normally in the command line without the use of the shift key.

Apple is different from the standard because the standard sucks. With macOS you get: CLI bindings on control, GUI bindings with command, and text entry with option and shift. The Windows equivalent is just a mess, even with an extra Windows™ key that ends up being mostly useless. And don't get me started on Ubuntu.

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Re:An OS 9 odyssey: Why some Mac users won’t abandon 16-year... by toddchambery on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @08:35AM (#12487557)
It's not just Emacs bindings, you can customize system-wide text area navigation (including any well-behaved apps)[1]. It's one of many things I appreciate about OSX.

[1]: http://xahlee.info/kbd/osx_keybinding.html

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