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.
