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Why isn't it recommended to change the SIGINT shortcut from Ctrl+C to something like Ctrl+SHIFT+C? (lemy.lol)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I read a lot of answers online that its a bad idea, but the arguments did not make a lot of sense. "it's a heavily ingrained part of the eco system". Well if I can change it, what's the deal?

It makes more sense to make an interrupt signal be the harder shortcut, and copy to be ctrl+C, matching other programs and platforms.

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[–] z00s 25 points 4 months ago (4 children)

The "why" doesn't matter. If you don't like it, change the shortcuts on your own machine. That's the beauty of Linux.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

To the contrary, it matters to getting Windows and Mac users to convert more easily.

The argument is that the default should be changed.

[–] z00s 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No it really doesn't. Shortcut keys are a minor issue

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Speak to someone who does first line IT support to end users. It's the small frequently encountered annoyences that impact end user buy-in most.

[–] z00s 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah I was gonna buy a Ferrari but the key was too big to fit in my pocket so I kept my corolla