Mark Schouten wrote: > However, imho there are three points here: > 1: Lot's of people do not have a clue what ctrl-a does. Since Ubuntu > focuses on ease of use, it also automatically attrackts less experienced > users who will not know what ctrl-a is. > 2: Experienced screen-users will default to ctrl-a since that's what > they're using for years. > 3: Ctrl-a can be done using one hand. ctrl-a space/$digit switches > windows. Maybe it's me, but I don't feel like pressing ctrl-g is a > comfortable move, typing wise. > > Anywho, this is just my point of view. Maybe other screen users have a > very different opinion. :) > > If there allready was an extensive discussion, don't let me be the one > to start that process all over again. (But do consider my personal view > above ;))
I give everything Mark said a +1. - Otherwise, is someone going to change the screen man and help pages to reflect this "non standard" key choice? Will they re-do this every time upstream changes them? - The zillions of screen HOW-TOs and articles all over the web will now not work if you're running Ubuntu. - This now means that *every* system must have the new profiles or else screen just won't work the same and every action will require entirely too much pre-thinking. - My hand knows how to do Ctrl-a and I really don't want to try to train it for something else. Muscle memory is valuable. Ctrl-a is the master key in screen. It shouldn't be changed lightly. My vote: stick with what works and stay with Ctrl-a Michael -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
