Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: Andreas Kohlbach
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:31

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On Thu, 1 Feb 2018 10:48:03 +0000, Andrew Swallow wrote:
>
> On 01/02/2018 06:46, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:46:41 +0000, Andy Burns <use...@andyburns.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> So why don't we have Ctrl-S for cut? Where S stands for secare ...
>>
>>       How about Ctrl-C for cut?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Gene Wirchenko
>>
>
> May be Copy got their first.

Suppose the aim was to have all keys close at the keyboard. a-z-x-c
(all-undo-cut-copy). But makes me wonder why "paste" usually has CTRL-p then.
-- 
Andreas
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