So Long, Macbook. Hello Again, Linux
I so wish the Linux community would get its act together and implement a working usable clipboard. It's the one thing I miss the most whenever I switch from Mac OS to Linux.<p>On a Mac, you can cut/copy/paste using predictable keystrokes in any application, anywhere. And there is a single clipboard. On Linux, you have to deal with a multitude of behaviors (middle mouse button, Ctrl-C, others, and does it paste where the cursor is or do you have to click the middle mouse button exactly where you want stuff pasted, etc).<p>And I'm not even talking about multiple media types: all I need is plaintext.<p>The second dream wish would be for consistent keybindings in all text input boxes, like in Mac OS. Such as make Ctrl-A <i>always</i> go to the beginning of line, Ctrl-E always to the end, and Ctrl-K always kill whatever is in there.<p>If I had that, I think I could use Linux without getting annoyed every couple of minutes. I would still miss apps like TextExpander, flawless drag&drop, and lots of other things, but I could at least use it without frustration.<p>Unfortunately, none of this is likely to happen. If you wonder why, it's enough to look at the responses that will surely land here: