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by mikewhy 2614 days ago
> There are no worries about conflicting keybindings when you use super

Aren't there conflicts on most desktops?

- Windows, off the top of my head, has Win+R, Win+C, Win+V, Win+x, Win+D, Win+L, Win+E, Win+Directions - Linux (well Ubuntu/Gnome3) has Win+L, Win+R, Win+Mouse, Win+Directions - macOS (considering Ctrl to be super here) has Ctrl+Arrows, along with many common Ctrl+Letters from the unix world
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the_pwner224 2614 days ago
On Windows you can't do anything with super (AFAIK); you are stuck with what Microsoft provides you and that's it.

Most Linux desktop environments (Gnome, KDE, etc.) provide default mappings that involve super, but they can all be changed freely by the user. So you can get rid of Win+L or change what it does (at least on KDE, or if you are using just a WM like i3).

macOS is just weird, with the cmd/ctrl split.

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