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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by yolomcsuperswag on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @06:33AM (#23626321)
Accelerated scrolling makes the home key superfluous. Just scroll "fast".
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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by easygenes on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @06:43AM (#23626386)
Yeah, unless the doc is dozens+ pages long. Say, a book on a single page. Then it’s real nice to have a key sequence to get around. Going to the start or end of a long document is an infrequent enough operation I think a two hand sequence is fine.
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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by raxxorrax on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @07:11AM (#23626555)
I use both home and end constantly while coding. Writing text not so much, but it still does happen. Sure, you could do without, but...
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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by Gracana on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:31AM (#23627655)
On a mac you'd use Control-A and Control-E to navigate to the beginning and end of a line. IIRC Home and End navigate the document, not the line.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201236

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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by raxxorrax on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @10:04AM (#23627984)
Hm, that would indeed be an alternative. I never tried hooking up a (windows-) keyboard to a mac, but don't see why it shouldn't work. Question is if the software or editors support the key layout.
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