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logfish
wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:24
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In gnome-terminal you can use SHIFT-CTRL-V
See Edit->Keyboard shortcuts to change this to your own liking.
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aysiu
(Brainstorm moderator)
wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:25
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Shift-Insert also works.
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shift-insert is the shortcut to paste in the terminal
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Arnaudus
wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:27
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It would be great to have both systems? Ctrl-C Ctrl-V and "selecting""middle-click" should have the same effect.
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in a term, ctrl-c sends the TERM signal (kills the app). This is why it can not be bound to copy.
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Alan Pope
(Ubuntu developer)
wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:31
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CTRL+C has (for many years) been used to kill foreground programs. If you change that to "copy" then you'll cause as much (if not more) issues than leaving it be.
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Well then, seems I've made a dumb suggestion, but have found a way to get what I want, so thank you all. Oh, and vote down the hell out of my suggestion.
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i didn't understand either why ctrl+shift+c but now it's clear
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mouse middle button also does it! its the fastest way
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spyyder
wrote on the 16 Mar 08 at 01:43
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So because a bunch of old timers are unwilling to change thier ways we have to have an antiquated keyboard short-cut. Way to be on the cutting edge Ubuntu!! This is ridiculous.
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When you open the Edit menu both shortcuts are shown to you.
please keep +C killing foreground programs
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If you want to use Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V for cut and paste you can use Alt-F2 > gconf-editor > apps > gnome-terminal > keybindings > look for copy and paste > right-click > edit key > delete
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r0g
wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 00:07
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@spyyder
Ubuntu is based on Linux, Linux is based on Unix and one of the reasons that is good is because that means Ubuntu can run a huge number of terminal based programs. It has been convention for MANY MANY years that these programs use CTRL+C to exit. It's not as much "a bunch of old timers are unwilling to change thier ways" as no-one wants to...
A) Rewrite tens/hundreds of thousands of old apps
B) Confuse the f*** out of everyone who's already knows Unix/Linux.
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My suggested solution is probably only for real novice users. I would not consider myself needing this solution but we should think about the real first time 'just'-users
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DST
wrote on the 20 Nov 09 at 14:43
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Some points i'd like you all to consider:
1st: Closing windows from the keyboard is something i never do. Ever.
2nd: I copy/paste/select all from the keyboard exclusively.
3rd: Copy/Paste is something i use all the time, and so it should be easy to use. Adding another button to it does not make it easy to use. In fact, its unlikely at this stage that i can even unlearn it. Ctrl C Ctrl V Ctrl A it's how i've always done things.
4th: Linux is prospering in great part because of converted Windows users, and treating them like idiots is very unLinux.
5th: I'd be more than willing to override ctrl+c and get rid of the close app shortcut alltogether, which since this isn't Windows anymore, can certainly be done.
6th: I used windows for 10 years. I program games and audio software. I am familiar with 6 programming languages. I'm not a noob by any definition of the word. I never used ctrl+c to kill an app because i was a windows user.
I was told that Linux was a joint effort and it was all about working together to improve the software. Though i'm not surprised to see mindless posting, it does make me sad.
If i have to, i'll hack the input controls and make this happen, even if i have to have a custom keyboard mapping script running all the time.
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The best way i know to paste commands in the shell is with the highlight then middle-click (it's not the same clipboard as Ctrl+C/V). This shortcut is so magic, it's the best feature of linux.
Ctrl+C does not close the window, it only sends a signal to the program running in the terminal. In normal programs it copies text. The same thing appears under MS-DOS.
Under Windows : launch cmd, type "ping google.com", press Enter, press Ctrl+C. Congratulations, it's the first time you killed an app under windows with ctrl+c.
In gnome-terminal i don't know how to select text with the keyboard. I always select with the mouse.
You don't need to hack the input controls, create a custom keyboard or recompile your kernel while dancing around the computer, just read the second line of the first comment.
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