Pratyush Yadav <m...@yadavpratyush.com> writes:

> On 04/09/19 11:39PM, Johannes Sixt wrote:
>> Am 04.09.19 um 21:20 schrieb Birger Skogeng Pedersen:
>> > On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 8:59 PM Johannes Sixt <j...@kdbg.org> wrote:
>> >> Many keyboards do not have a right Alt-key. That means that Alt+1 to
>> >> Alt+4 combinations must be typed single-handed with the left hand. This
>> >> is mildly awkward for Alt+4. Can we please have the very important
>> >> commit widget *not* at Alt+4? I could live with Alt+3.
>> > 
>> > (RightAlt wouldn't be used by Europeans, anyways)
>> > Are you suggesting to keep Alt+1/2/3 for the files/staged/diff
>> > widgets, but use something other than Alt+4 for the commit dialog? If
>> > so, which one would you prefer?
>> 
>> I was suggesting Alt+3 for the commit message widget, but my preferences
>> are actually Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, in this order. My preference for the
>> diff widget would be Alt+4 (the awkward one) because I do not foresee
>> that I would use it a lot. Use what remains for the two file lists.
>
> I wonder if that binding is very intuitive.  If we do 1/2 for the top 
> and bottom panes on the left side, and 3/4 for the top and bottom panes 
> on the right side, that makes some sense.  Doing it your way makes it a 
> counter-clockwise motion.
>
> I am not arguing for or against this proposal, just pointing something 
> worth thinking about.  Either way, I suppose after a while it becomes 
> muscle memory so I'm not sure how much difference this subtle thing will 
> make.
>
>> 
>> > The initial propsal from me was to use CTRL/CMD+1/2/3/4. What do you
>> > think of using the CTRL/CMD key instead of ALT?
>> 
>> I would not mind Ctrl instead of Alt. Take your pick.
>
> FWIW, I vote for sticking with Alt.

Can't these differences in personal preference be solved by
configurable key binding?

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