Matching Up Hotkeys for OS X and Linux GUIs? 83
I use a MacBook Pro for my main machine, but also have a Ubuntu desktop. I get irritated about switching between command-oriented hotkeys and ctrl-oriented hotkeys (cmd-a on OSX = ctrl-a on Linux/windows). I've looked over a lot of forums and have found that Gnome doesn't seem capable of changing hotkeys, while xfce and fluxbox can. The ideal solution would be a way to change system keys in X, or at the system level — that way I can keep compiz. Does anyone have any ideas or know a trick to change system hot keys?
What? (Score:3, Insightful)
I've looked over a lot of forums and have found that Gnome doesn't seem capable of changing hotkeys
You mean System>>Preferences>>Keyboard Shortcuts doesn't really exist? Or am I misunderstanding?
Why do posts like this get approved? (Score:1, Insightful)
Both OS do this, and it's very easy to figure out.
If you can't find the flexibility you require built into the OS, at least on OSX I know their is another solution:
http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net/
live with it (Score:2, Insightful)
sounds like you need to change the mac to bring it in line with everybody else, I drive a vintage car, the gear pattern and pedal arrangement is different to modern cars, ie; reverse is where 1st is normally found, but I have no problem driving it or switching it and a modern manual car.
Re:first they need to fix a few things. (Score:4, Insightful)
I'm sorry, but "delete" != "backspace", cmd a dos shell, and "option" belongs on a toolbar.
For what it's worth, the apple/command key predates not only the dos shell, but MS-DOS itself. Same with the alt/option key. And "backspace" is a function on a typewriter.
Re:first they need to fix a few things. (Score:3, Insightful)
First of all, I do have to admit that you are correct in stating "delete" != "backspace". However, you're using it to support the standard Windows-type keyboard, when in fact this little fact supports the Mac label. Backspace is supposed to move your current typing position one space backwards, not delete the character to the left of the cursor. Thus, "delete" is actually more appropriate. Some Mac-labeled keyboards are labeled with a symbol next to the delete keys explaining whether they are forward or backward delete.
Cmd is a DOS shell, but only in later Windows (probably the NT family). Otherwise, command is the DOS shell. Also, you'll note that "command" or that funky symbol is the actual label for the key, not "cmd". At any rate, command makes far more sense than control as a shortcut. I want to issue the command with a code of q, x, c, v, or w. So I type command q, command x, etc. What the hell does control mean? I want to control the letter q? I want to control the command indicated by the letter q?
As for the option key, that makes sense as well--pressing it will give you different options based on what other stuff you pressed. Right clicking on an application in the Dock will allow you to quite the application, but if you press option, you get the option to force quit instead. Besides, the option key is also labeled with alt, which, by the way, doesn't make sense when used without control. At least option makes sense without command.
Also, buying a Mac keyboard for his desktop will not solve the problem; in fact that will only make things worse. The command key is the Windows key, but the relative position of that key on a Mac keyboard is switched as compared to a Windows keyboard. So he would try to type alt, but would get Winkey instead. Also, that wouldn't enable him to use command shortcuts in Linux, which was the entire point of the question.
That said, I use a Windows keyboard with Mac OS X. I remapped the alt key to the command key and the Windows key to the option key. It works quite nicely.
Re:What? (Score:4, Insightful)