Quantcast
Channel: Ctrl+B in an answer text field on OS X makes text bold instead of moving cursor back - Meta Stack Exchange
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2

Ctrl+B in an answer text field on OS X makes text bold instead of moving cursor back

$
0
0

For most programs on OS X (as well as emacs) Ctrl + B causes the text cursor to move back a character. Unfortunately, Stack Overflow's answer editor hijacks Ctrl + B and uses it for bolding text. This is, of course, a very understandable decision, but it breaks a standard UI convention for OS X users, which naturally leads to a number of mistakes and minor annoyances. For example, I added and removed **strong text** perhaps a dozen times while writing this bug report.

Is there any way you all can change Ctrl + B to Command + B for OS X users? In addition to fixing a usability problem, using Command will make the shortcut more in line with other OS X shortcuts. It'll also make answering/asking question a little less annoying.


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images