alt Hacker NewsWhy are they using weird key combinations instead of traditional Ctrl + S, Ctrl + A, Ctrl + C used in desktop applications? Why every console program wants to be a special snowflake and not use standard key combinations, please explain. I do not care that 40 years ago someone used Ctrl + C to send SIGINT, it is 2026 now.
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How is Ctrl+S "more traditional" than C-x C-s? C-x C-s is like 50 years old by now. Surely that qualifies as "traditional".
I think you're underestimating just how "standard" many of the shortcuts are when mapped against a standard shell.
You might enjoy the new Microsoft Edit [1].
These are about as standard as you can get when it comes to Unix keybindings
These key combinations have been used for 50 years, so I'm not sure why you call them non-standard. They're just a different standard from what you're used to.
> I do not care that 40 years ago someone used Ctrl + C to send SIGINT, it is 2026 now.
Not "40 years ago". Non-stop all day every day for 55 years.
The fact that you personally don't use it today is as irrelevant as if you were ranting about "why doesn't Linux have a Start menu!? It's 2026!!!"
That sounds like Emacs. Wouldn't know though, given that I dislike vim too.
I would prefer ms-edit or nano if I have to edit text files from the terminal.
Because this isn't beginner friendly it's a new micro Emacs and those are standard libreadline/emacs bindings.
Atto's default key bindings match Emacs, which is about as standard as you get for non-modal editing keys in older Unix traditions.