Thanks Paul, it seems that every browser available for Linux is the same, where control keys are concerned. So sad.
On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 2:10 AM Paul Boniol <[email protected]> wrote: > Immediate search results imply you should right-click. I know it isn't > getting Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V to work, but all I could find. > > Paul > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 3:36 PM Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, I've been setting up a Linux computer with dual monitors as a >> secondary, perhaps backup to my main iMac computer. On the Mac, using >> Chrome (and perhaps Firefox and Safari) when I'm in a text field, the >> editing control keys work properly. Ctrl-A, left margin. Ctrl-E, end of >> line. Ctrl-B, Ctrl F are non-destructive cursor left and right moves. >> Other control keys work as expected, including Ctrl-T for character >> transposition. >> >> These keys work on the command line and in various editors, I use Emacs >> (no flame wars, please!) >> >> I'm liking the Raspberry Pi 400, at 1.8 GHz it's suitably faster than the >> Pi 4's 1.5 GHz. Just enough to (mostly) run YouTube at 30 FPS and 1080P >> resolution. Totally silent and doesn't run hot, very nice design. It >> would be nicer if it had an audio output jack… >> >> Ah, but then bring up a browser. I have both Firefox and Chromium >> installed and they've gone over to what I call the Bill Gates system. >> Ctrl-A selects all text, Ctrl-B probably makes selected text bold - the >> same as in a Microsoft OS. >> >> I originally brought up Ubuntu for the Pi, loved the features, but then >> ran into the control key issues in the browser. OK, I have another micro >> SD card; I'll load up the RasPi OS. Sadly, it's the same with both OSes on >> the Pi. The traditional Unix/Linux control keys work properly in >> terminal and xterm, but not in the browser. I do a lot of filling out of >> web forms, and really want the proper behavior with control keys (at least, >> proper as perceived by me…) >> >> Searching has not revealed a way to revert control keys to their normal >> behavior in either browser, and maybe it's just my search-fu, but looking >> on Google and DuckDuckGo has not revealed the answer. >> >> I really like the general look and feel of Ubuntu for the Pi, and >> performance isn't bad. Is there a browser I can use that has the control >> keys set up in Unix/Linux format, or is there perhaps a plugin that will >> 'fix' the issue in one of the major browsers? >> >> Thanks all >> Curt Lundgren >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CADPPtroSJLv77YNfFdaXVXMs_QWff2eV1kENT3vQdh%2BS9GYh1g%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CADPPtroSJLv77YNfFdaXVXMs_QWff2eV1kENT3vQdh%2BS9GYh1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAL9PgS0vG6BY%2BUH9to22dgvQQ%2BOzqFBzxA9xVEx6Y_JLa2HJ_g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAL9PgS0vG6BY%2BUH9to22dgvQQ%2BOzqFBzxA9xVEx6Y_JLa2HJ_g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CADPPtrqE%2Bet-dAF6q3%2BPn1nt6yM2RAp8cxzrAZJByRu19_k4fg%40mail.gmail.com.
