Thanks Bucky, I'll check that out immediately.

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:28 PM Bucky Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote:

> I might've misinterpreted. If you just want emacs bindings in gtk, change
> your gtk key theme:
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/124815/how-do-i-enable-emacs-keybindings-in-apps-such-as-google-chrome
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 10:16 AM Bucky Wolfe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> You can definitely get some keyboard-driven-ness back into your browser.
>> The least complicated way would be to install Vimium for ff or chrome, but
>> there are also full blown browser forks like luakit and qutebrowser, the
>> latter of which will just let you open a multiline text field in vim if you
>> so desire:  https://qutebrowser.org/doc/help/settings.html#editor.command
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 9:42 AM Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
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