I was just reading this thread… https://sh.itjust.works/post/23476261

…and it got me thinking about something that I’ve wanted for a long time. Why is it that keyboards have not evolved to have dedicated copy/paste keys left of the main board? I’d love to see an additional column of keys left of Esc->Ctrl configurable as macros at least. I do a lot of copy/paste for work. The current shortcuts arent terrible or anything but they’re not exactly comfortable. I’d rather move my whole hand to the left for a macro key than contort to hit the current shortcut.

What do you think?

  • @BorgDrone
    12•1 month ago

    Why is it that keyboards have not evolved to have dedicated copy/paste keys left of the main board?

    You mean like on a Sun type 4 keyboard, they had this since the early 90’s at least.

    If you want this, you can try to find a Sun type 7 keyboard which has a USB connector. You should be able to get it to work on Windows with a bit of remapping of the extra keys.

    • Rimu
      5•1 month ago

      It’s glorious! Found my next keyboard, thanks 👍

    • trevorEnglish
      1•1 month ago

      You can also do this on any keyboard compatible with QMK firmware.