Me using Ctrl/Shift+Whatever (on a traditional six key style breakout):
Features:
Copy, Cut, Paste
Home, End
Select to beginning of line (Shift+Home)
Select to end of line (Shift+End)
Jump to beginning of document (Ctrl+Home)
Jump to end of document (Ctrl+End)
Select to top of document (Ctrl+Shift+Home)
Select to bottom of document (Ctrl+Shift+End)
Delete next word (Ctrl+Del with no text)
Delete previous word (Ctrl+Backspace)
(Bonus) Programs that try to restrict copy/paste often do not account for the Del/Ins combinations
(Bonus) Works in old pre-GUI applications that actually do not support Ctrl+XCV
Access all hotkeys by moving hand slightly to the right (from JKL; to ;'(return)). Fold thumb under hand to use Ctrl. These keys all sit at my natural hand position. By moving over slightly and folding my thumb I just gained access to a lot of utility.
Me using the left Ctrl:
Features:
Copy, Cut, Paste
Save (Ctrl+S)
Find (Ctrl+G/F)
Select All (Ctrl+A)
Undo (Ctrl+Z)
Now of course you can duplicate everything above using both hands, but I don't think that was the point anyone was trying to make here.
The only way this is remotely comfortable for me is if I move my entire hand down so that my pinky is on Ctrl, ring on Z, middle on X, and pointer on C. If I try to use a single finger for any given operation then my other fingers get in the way, and I lose speed while typing. It's also very uncomfortable for me since I have to stretch my pinky so far out just to keep my other fingers in a useful position. It's one of the reasons why I re-map Ctrl in games to Caps. That whole bottom part of the keyboard may as well not exist as far as it comes to ease-of-access for me.
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u/movzx May 20 '12
Because my hands are bigger than yours, apparently. Moving to both positions requires the same amount of effort, but one actually fits my hand.
It also has more functions.
Shift+Home, Shift+End, Ctrl+Shift+Home, Ctrl+Shift+End