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Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by Mikeb85 on Friday April 17, 2015 @12:10AM (#9392218)
> - International text input: in OS X, out of the box, é is opt+e, e (or the now even easier: hold down e and choose é from the menu)

With Linux and Gnome, you can have several keyboard layouts, which are very easy to switch between (much like multiple languages on a phone keyboard). Usually I use the English International layout, one quick change (accessible from the global bar) and I've got all my accents (also speak and write in French) easily accessible. A bonus is that there's different international layouts if one doesn't suit you. é is simply ' + e. ç is alt , + c. And so on... Éïôàç

I'm sure OSX is a nice operating system, but Linux has very usable desktop options these days too. Windows, not so sure...

> - emacs keybindings in every text box! Anyone? ...Anyone? Maybe it's just me.

I think this one is only you...

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Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by aptwebapps on Friday April 17, 2015 @01:18AM (#9392380)
International text input is the kind of thing that many Americans won't need too much.

I love the (limited) Emacs bindings. C-k is probably my all-time favorite.

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Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by Mikeb85 on Friday April 17, 2015 @01:34AM (#9392412)
> International text input is the kind of thing that many Americans won't need too much.

No, but as a non-American, I'm glad that free software has us covered...

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Re:Why We Are No Longer Developing for the iPad by jacalata on Friday April 17, 2015 @09:05AM (#9394007)
> With Linux and Gnome, you can have several keyboard layouts, which are very easy to switch between (much like multiple languages on a phone keyboard).

It's the same on Windows

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