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Use standard keys for cut/copy/paste/new/close #252

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I would like to be able to use standard Windows keys for cut (Ctrl-X), copy 
(Ctrl-C), paste (Ctrl-V) and creating new windows (Ctrl-N) and closing windows 
(Ctrl-W).

This would make it easier to copy text from other lines and paste it onto a new 
line.  It would also cut down on the number of new keystrokes that a new user 
needs to remember in order to use the terminal.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by phidia...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2011 at 1:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Ctrl+letter combinations send control characters ^A through ^Z and are heavily 
used as shortcuts by applications running in terminals. Most obviously, Ctrl+C 
is used to interrupt processes. Therefore it's not a great idea for terminal 
emulators to intercept such combinations.

Furthermore, Ctrl+Insert for Copy and Shift+Insert for Paste actually are 
standard shortcuts that are supported by most Windows applications. They were 
introduced by IBM's Common User Access (CUA) standard.

Finally, you might be interested in the Ctrl+Shift+letter shortcuts option on 
the Keys page of the options dialog that was added in mintty 0.9.6, inspired by 
KDE Konsole and GNOME Terminal. It enables the following shortcuts:

Ctrl+Shift+C: Copy
Ctrl+Shift+V: Paste
Ctrl+Shift+N: New
Ctrl+Shift+Q: Close
Ctrl+Shift+R: Reset
Ctrl+Shift+D: Default size
Ctrl+Shift+F: Full screen
Ctrl+Shift+S: Flip screen

Original comment by andy.koppe on 10 Mar 2011 at 12:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
This make using windows sooo much better for me. Thanks for fixing this!

Original comment by sail@chromium.org on 11 Mar 2011 at 8:50

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Thanks.  That should do the trick nicely.

Original comment by phidia...@gmail.com on 28 Mar 2011 at 6:52

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hi, I am using the mintty 1.0.3 an the KDE Konsole style copy paste option is 
NOT available in the Keys options dialog.

Original comment by zhoujia...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 10:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
@zhoujiafan Please look again. The option is called 'Ctrl+Shift+letter 
shortcuts' and appears at the bottom of the Keys pane.

Original comment by andy.koppe on 11 Jul 2012 at 11:55