As an ex-windows user, I expected middle click to allow me to scroll pages up, down, left, and right just by moving my “mouse” instead of scrolling with the wheel. Not sure I’ll ever get used to using it as paste but linux evolved a shit tonne since I was using it in 2k.
Once you are a slightly advanced user, middle-click-paste is a pretty essential feature, as the Ctrl-v combo doesn’t work in a terminal.
So removing that default feature might appeal a little bit to some of the newcomers, but potentially makes life harder for them in the mid- to long run.
Oh, I use shift-insert on command line (or right click -paste now), I did use linux back in 2k and got annoyed when the insert key was removed from some kbs. I do understand and I think it was my post higher in this thread, should be a toggle if anything, don’t piss off the old guard. I do hate change just for the sake of change, make a change that improves for everyone not just a small group
As an ex-windows user, I expected middle click to allow me to scroll pages up, down, left, and right just by moving my “mouse” instead of scrolling with the wheel. Not sure I’ll ever get used to using it as paste but linux evolved a shit tonne since I was using it in 2k.
Once you are a slightly advanced user, middle-click-paste is a pretty essential feature, as the Ctrl-v combo doesn’t work in a terminal.
So removing that default feature might appeal a little bit to some of the newcomers, but potentially makes life harder for them in the mid- to long run.
Oh, I use shift-insert on command line (or right click -paste now), I did use linux back in 2k and got annoyed when the insert key was removed from some kbs. I do understand and I think it was my post higher in this thread, should be a toggle if anything, don’t piss off the old guard. I do hate change just for the sake of change, make a change that improves for everyone not just a small group
Agree with that!
I never used the insert key much, as it is really missing (or hidden at some function key level) on half of the keyboards I use.