How do you cut/copy/paste?
 

Back in the days of text editor in DOS, the only cut and paste functions were delete and insert, with shift and control acting as modifiers on the same. Apple introduced the concept of using command c/x/v, and early Windows adopted it. I don't know when or who added it to the contextual 'right click' menu, but I believe it was about the same time (anyone remember?)

Anyways, what does everyone Primarily use as their copy, paste, and cut? I only started this thread because I realized I EXCLUSIVELY use a completely indefensible bastard combination of the two: ctrl-c, ctrl-v, and shift-delete. I have never used ctrl-x in my life. If I need to cut and paste, it's shift delete, ctrl-v. :no:

Anybody else have odd choices like this?

I use ctrl XCV, and cry when I see people click "edit", scroll down, click "copy", move the POV with the side and bottom scroll bars, mouse to the insert point, click "edit", scroll down, click "paste".

I always say "ctrl C, use arrow keys, ctrl V", and they invariably say "but it's so much easier this way".

Nah, I'm a ctrl + c/v/x fan. I'm a windows kid and it will always be that way for me.

Holy hell, I forgot that option even existed. People who use the edit menu make baby jesus cry :no:

On that topic, why for the love of all that is practical and holy, is there no convenient keyboard shortcut in MS Office I can find for "paste unformatted text you stupid software package, do not change the font and color and size just paste the content ARGH *stabs monitor with rage at having to repeatedly go through a nested context menu when editing emails or making PPT's*

Step-by-step:
ctrl+c and/or ctrl+x, then ctrl+v (and at times when I'm not thinking about it, right-click mouse, "P" for the paste function).

I recently discovered for myself how to use "ctrl+shift+left(right) arrow key" to highlight portions of sentences or paragraphs within a text editor's box. But that's the extent of my highlighting endeavors to transposing text on a computer.

I frequently find myself also using ctrl+shift home/end, as well as (even more frequently) up/down, and ctrl-arrows and home/end in general for skipping around in a text box (I just used both home and ctrl-arrow to add that parenthetical "even more frequently"). THEREFORE, software that fucks with the functionality of shift-ctrl-arrow/home/end, and/or keyboards that put the arrows, home, or end in the wrong places insight NERD RAGE. Worst culprit: a rash of keyboards that fuck with the six-pack. Latest culprit: Moblin operating system (at least the build I had) doesn't seem support ctrl-arrows at all. Couldn't reformat my netbook quick enough.

I pretty much just use Ctrl XCV and that is how I voted.

However, I will occasionally use the right click version if for some reason my hand is only on the mouse, but this is rare and usually only done when I'm not in a hurry.

Different for a variety of things. If I only want to select one line of text, then I place the cursor at the end point and Shift+Home to the beginning. Then Ctrl+C,V.

I often copy my search terms out of my browser's Google search. Ctrl+K (selects search), Ctrl+C, Delete to empty the field. I can't leave the search in the window after I've copied it.

For files, I select them with the mouse and use default shortcuts. Ctrl X,C,V.

Generally, ctrl-c and ctrl-v here, with various combinations of shift, ctrl, home, end and the arrow keys to select the text I want. Most of the time if I'm copying and pasting, it's in the midst of editing a document or post -- in that situation, I prefer simply not to remove my hands from the keyboard. I'm also one of those guys who tabs/shift-tabs through forms and the like, for the same reason.

However, when I'm browsing and not typing anything I have a habit of putting my feet up on the desk. Since my keyboard sits on shelf, that makes it awkward to type. If I come across something and just want to Google it quickly, I'll simply highlight it with the mouse and use the contextual menu, rather than change position.

As with most things, I find that the best answer depends on context.

I've noticed a trending towards an operation I was unfamilar with: "shift+home".

I suppose I never had much use for it since I generally find that "ctrl+a" solves the problem of selecting all that I had previously written, but I might find a way to use it more fully, now that I know what it does.

I also am glad to have found about "ctrl+L", which highlights the address bar in most browsers (Firefox, Opera, IE, etc.) and allows you to type in or select your next desired website stop.

Opera users (like myself) are spoiled. Nearly anything you can think of using in the web browser can be made to execute as a simple keyboard command, altered to your preferred input combination. Mouse gestures and Opera voice are nice, but I find being able to easily input "w Thomas Edison" to easily be redircted to the wikipedia article of Thomas Alva Edison, or inputting a combo of "xv Mattos" to search xvideos.com site for a new discovery of mine, Monica Mattos, simply sublime.

pretty much exclusively ctrl xcv for me. It is all about the speed to do something. When editing a file, taking your hands off the keyboard to do things with the mouse just makes it take longer to do.

I also use the shift end/home a lot to select the remainder/beginning of the current line.

Textpad (my editor of choice) also has a cool 'block select' mode so you can choose to highlight a column of data rather than rows (and then delete/cut/copy/paste this).

wow why didnt anyone tell me about this early?



i love keyboard shortcuts and usually read up on them to learn more. I can do about everything in photoshop without touching the menus anymore.

Ctrl+L is for suckers. Why press two buttons when you can just hit F6?

I use shift+home/end keys to highlight, ctrl+x/c/v to either cut, copy or paste. When I am absent minded or when I do not have to do any typing whatsoever I use the mouse.

Any other method is way too convoluted and lengthy.

CTRL-CVX here. I like keyboard shortcuts.

In decreasing order of frequency, Highlight/Middle-Click, Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V, and context menu.

That must be browser-specific. I have no such function.

I'm inconsistent, as it depends on the situation.

I like shortcuts. ctrl C, ctrlV, ctrlX, ctrlA, shifthomectrlx... still learning keyboard commands for excel, goodness those are time-savers. The place where key commands really come in handy are with the Zeiss EM software programs. I use key commands to center the sample, labeling, etc... makes imaging so much easier.

This is an admirable ability.

First, I work for a large hosting company.

When I'm slouching in my chair, it's mouse everything. I'm sitting at servers all night, I get tired. haha. I don't even type IP addresses when I'm that demotivated, but rather scroll over to my other 2 screens and copy, then paste it back on the previous screen.

When I'm awake and sitting up, I do both. It just depends on what I'm doing at the time, and even that is inconsistent.

ctrl - insert (copy) & shift - insert (paste) almost exclusively. It's easy and right handed.

I never knew this existed. My mind is blown.

grasshopper, try to take the pebble from my hand....

CTRL+C/X/V exclusively, unless I'm on a damn UNIX terminal, in which case Ctrl+C kills a process, so I have to use their stupid right-click / middle-click stupidity.

Ctrl+X/C/V here as well.

The ONE reason I'm sad I don't use Linux anymore.

Life generally got a lot better when I ditched my last Linux desktop machine for a macbook-and-external-monitor setup. But I MISS my middle-click paste!

There needs to be: Programmed my extra mouse buttons to perform these functions, but when I'm on the laptop or someone else's PC I use ctrl v, c, x.

"I exclusively use shift/ctrl and insert/delete"

wut?

ctrl X, C, V for me..


As far as how I highlight text for copying, I click the beginning of what I want to highlight and shift click the end. Better than shift-home because I get to keep one hand on the mouse.

Ctrl-C has a different meaning in some some command line contexts. So I still use the old version.

Ctrl-C/V is faster to get to however.

Some apps no longer support the old standard, which is annoying.

Google Experimental Search

scroll down, locate "Keyboard shortcuts", and join to check this feature out.


or click this for a little test: rattlesnake - Google Keyboard BetaSearch