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How to use a typical Linux / Windows Keybindung on MacOS (tested with 10.15.2 Catalina)
/*
PUT THIS FILE IN ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
This file remaps the key bindings of a single user on Mac OS X 10.5 to more closely
match default behavior on Windows systems. This particular mapping assumes
that you have also switched the Control and Command keys already.
This key mapping is more appropriate after switching Ctrl for Command in this menu:
Apple->System Preferences->Keyboard & Mouse->Keyboard->Modifier Keys...->
Change Control Key to Command
Change Command key to Control
This applies to OS X 10.5 and possibly other versions.
Here is a rough cheatsheet for syntax.
Key Modifiers
^ : Ctrl
$ : Shift
~ : Option (Alt)
@ : Command (Apple)
# : Numeric Keypad
Non-Printable Key Codes
Up Arrow: \UF700 Backspace: \U0008 F1: \UF704
Down Arrow: \UF701 Tab: \U0009 F2: \UF705
Left Arrow: \UF702 Escape: \U001B F3: \UF706
Right Arrow: \UF703 Enter: \U000A ...
Insert: \UF727 Page Up: \UF72C
Delete: \UF728 Page Down: \UF72D
Home: \UF729 Print Screen: \UF72E
End: \UF72B Scroll Lock: \UF72F
Break: \UF732 Pause: \UF730
SysReq: \UF731 Menu: \UF735
Help: \UF746
NOTE: typically the Windows 'Insert' key is mapped to what Macs call 'Help'.
Regular Mac keyboards don't even have the Insert key, but provide 'Fn' instead,
which is completely different.
*/
{
"\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; /* Home */
"@\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocument:"; /* Cmd + Home */
"$\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Home */
"$@\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + Home */
"\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfLine:"; /* End */
"@\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocument:"; /* Cmd + End */
"$\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + End */
"$@\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + End */
"^\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; /* Home */
"^\UF703" = "moveToEndOfLine:"; /* End */
"$^\UF703" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + End */
"$^\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Home */
"\UF72C" = "pageUp:"; /* PageUp */
"\UF72D" = "pageDown:"; /* PageDown */
"@x" = "cut:"; /* Shift + Del */
"@v" = "paste:"; /* Shift + Help */
"@c" = "copy:"; /* Cmd + Help (Ins) */
"@\UF702" = "moveWordBackward:"; /* Cmd + LeftArrow */
"@\UF703" = "moveWordForward:"; /* Cmd + RightArrow */
"@$\UF702" = "moveWordBackwardAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + Leftarrow */
"@$\UF703" = "moveWordForwardAndModifySelection:"; /* Shift + Cmd + Rightarrow */
"@\UF728" = "deleteWordForward:"; /* Cmd + Delete */
"@\U007F" = "deleteWordBackward:"; /* Cmd + Backspace */
}
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towhans commented Apr 8, 2022

Thank you for writing this. I used Ukelele.

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