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		smnscu on May 1, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Macbook Pro frying USB peripherals As an emacs ex-user I could never live without Caps Lock being remapped to Ctrl, the advantages on Mac are tremendous, I use daily C-a, C-e, C-r, C-s, C-k, etc etc. This is one of the best features of Mac OS in my book, being able to use Cmd for operating system commands and Ctrl for typical UNIXy commands. Whenever I have to use a linux (usually Ubuntu) laptop I cringe at all the Ctrl-Shift-C/V.

stevep001 on May 1, 2018 | [–]

FWIW I do the same on Windows. Not usable without that change.

cat199 on May 1, 2018 | [–]

> Ctrl-Shift-C/V

you should be highlight+middle clicking anyway, this is a PCism which was brought over to 'simplify things'

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