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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