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Re:System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard with Open Source Code by boogies on Thursday February 11, 2021 @05:55PM (#26108562)
> Who … uses insert regularly?

Me for Shift+Inserting my X Primary selection (eg. HN block quotes. Virtually every single time I ever try to use any non-free OS I end up highlighting something, (Control|Alt|Command)+Tabbing, Shift+Inserting or middle-clicking, and hating my painful life when I realize I have to tab back and manually copy the text with a keyboard chord or dragging down a menu).

Re:System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard with Open Source Code by __MatrixMan__ on Friday February 12, 2021 @12:02AM (#26110913)
Ha, that's a good point.

The feeling of inserting the primary buffer is so natural that I forgot it exists.

And the feeling of trying to use it and not having it--it's so bad I guess I blocked out.

Shift insert aside, a raw insert is a rare thing--until you tie it to zsh-autosuggestions

Re:System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard with Open Source Code by devenvdev on Friday February 12, 2021 @02:46AM (#26111504)
My company is forcing using macs, the lack of ability to highlight something and middle click later was the biggest disappointment. I could arrange a TWM, workspaces, etc with Amethyst (I used i3 on Linux), but no solution whatsoever for middle click out there. edit: typo