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Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 00:01:18

What's the rationale for the shift from Ctrl+k to Ctrl+v for adding a hyperlink to text?

I find it confusing because I expect different behavior from Ctrl+v (replace with clipboard contents).

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 00:37:49

@ntnsndr is this a mastodon thing? I don't see either of these shortcuts in the list - social.coop/keyboard-shortcuts

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 00:42:00

@ammaratef45 No I mean on other platforms like Slack

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 00:47:10

@ntnsndr aha, I didn't know they're changing that, I have a work tool that doesn't use ctrl+k and I kind of cuss everytime I need it šŸ˜…

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 02:33:24

@ntnsndr so far I have only seen this done in slack and it seems wrong. What if you intended to overwrite the selected text with the contents of your clipboard instead?

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 07:26:22

@Eliot_L it is also used in @matrix and I think Notion. Seems more common now than Ctrl+k, which I only now encounter in dinosaurs like Google Docs and @thunderbird

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 18:45:17

@ntnsndr @Eliot_L @thunderbird rationale seems to be "ctrl+k = fast switcher; ctrl+v = paste. but if you paste a URL over something, turn it into a hyperlink"

Föderation EN Di 03.12.2024 16:26:35

@thunderbird @Eliot_L @matrix Indeed you are a beautiful dinosaur that flies me through every day:)

Föderation EN Mo 02.12.2024 03:43:40

@ntnsndr I like it, in obsidian - as long as it only happens when you copied a hyperlink. Probably because I’m hyperlinking things so much, it saves a step or two