If I were you, I would base the bottom row on the MS Windows layout because most people these days use PC hardware anyway. So there are all sorts of ways that Unix / Linux users use the keyboard. and then most of these have been very configurable. Unix / Linux is very old and there have been a lot of different window managers and desktop environments (both open source and commercial). The thing with Unix and Linux is that there is no body that produces any official "style guide" like Microsoft and Apple have done. Zslane wrote: ↑Actually, I am working on a project in which I need to understand how Windows users, Mac users, and Linux users prefer to arrange their bottom row modifiers (and why). But I'm sure you're familiar with that now.Īre you sure they are not just talking about ergonomic keyboard layouts, like Dvorak or Colemak? The only such layout that comes to mind is the HHKB. If you can be more specific, then it might help. I don't know any Linux users that speak of liking the "so-and-so" layout. There is a minority that might replace it with the Super key, or remap it to a more exotic modifier like Meta or Hyper.Īnd what I have said is true of Linux users is also true for Mac users that might be called command line junkies. In my experience with Linux users, people are split between mapping it either to Escape or to (left) Control. Some people that don't care about GUI controls might remap Super to serve as a different modifier for use with special programs.Īlso important to note is that for ergonomic reasons, a significant number will remap the 1.75u Caps Lock key and put it to better use, since it is prime real estate on the home row. As for the Super (Windows) key, it is mainly reserved to control graphical desktop environments. Most Linux programs make use of Control and Alt, and so they are required. What you might need to know about modern Linux users is that most of them have adapted to use the standard PC layout, and they like to remap keys.
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