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  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) NoNoNo -- the proper keys are ctrl-insert to copy and shift-insert to paste.(1) That way, I don't have to take my hand off the mouse. Steve (1) Of course, Win95's Explorer doesn't support these keystrokes. Grr. (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) Actually, the _proper_ way is for selecting text to copy it, and the middle mouse button to paste. (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) Uh... How does this keep you from taking your hand off the mouse? On MY keyboard, i can do ctrl+c and ctrl+v with one hand. But not reach the insert key. Sarah Heacock (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
My keyboard has two control keys, bottom row, each side... (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) I'm left-handed. I do the cut/copy/paste keystrokes with my right-hand. Awhile ago, I was having a discussion with my dexter sister, about Window's standard accelerator keys. She was surprised that the program I wrote didn't have built-in (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
Perhaps a Princess.... wrote in message <3625dedc.24073841@2...63.236>... (...) They're duplicated on most keyboards - there are shift-ctrl-alt keys on both sides (for this very reason) Moz (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) That still does not explain how you reach ctrl and insert with the same hand. They are on opposite sides of the keyboard for me. (...) Have been for a while. (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) Maybe he uses the mouse left-handed and means the righthand keys? (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) My wife is sinister as well but she drives the mouse with her right hand. In fact, I think the has told me that it is easier for her to use her right hand to mouse than the left. (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) Haven't you told us you use a laptop a lot of the time? On some, maybe even most laptop keyboards the ctrl/alt/shift keys aren't duplicated on both sides, but they are on most standard keyboards. (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) Must be because I'm using a laptop. Shift and alt on both sides, Ctrl on only the left. Sarah HEacock sarah@eskimo.com (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: You know you're a keyboard-head if...
 
(...) This was back in 1992, when Windows was still a new experience for 95% of the people. I also meant to say that my sister didn't know about the standard left-handed cut/copy/paste keystrokes. Steve (26 years ago, 15-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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