Quote from: Jomble on May 06, 2022, 17:25:11
And no one wants / uses Fn + arrowkeys for home/end/page up-down, because for typists trying to highlight or jump words you also have to hold shift and maybe ctrl all at the same time. That's why they should be on dedicated keys.
I don't agree. I like dedicated keys but if I have to use Fn combination, this is the way to go. Plus I can easily use it without looking which is not always the case with dedicated keys, not to mention that different laptops have them in different places. I'm more annoyed by up/down cursor keys being small or the lack of grouping of F keys (the gaps between groups serve as indexes for orientation without looking, like the protrusions on F and J).
Really, the combination you need is shift+fn for selection. Which is hardly different from shift+ctrl for word selection except it uses thumb instead of the little finger (unless you live in ThinkPad land in which case it's the other way around). And frankly, I don't use page up/ down much at all (I can see the appeal of nicely placed dedicated buttons there - poor placement is one reason why I don't use page up/ down). I either scroll as I read along (if a display is too small) or use cursor keys to flip pages instead of page up/ down. Pages align perfectly (first line is in the exact same spot) and there is no silly animation, a page just flips practically instantly as it should be. Animations (e.g. in galleries) annoy me; what a waste of time.
These crappy layouts of modern time have made appreciate the logic of vim. I guess this is what you get when most people can't use a keyboard properly (including the useful shortcuts that involve F keys - I guess adjusting volume or brightness is more important). I digress.