DoubleCommand screenshot
DoubleCommand is a software for Mac OS X (a kernel extension) that lets you remap keys, in other words change the way your keyboard works. Often used to make a PC keyboard more comfortable with a Mac, swapping the Alt (Option) and Windows (Command or Apple) keys, since they are in swapped positions on Mac and PC keyboards. DoubleCommand is a quick and easy way to fix this if you use a PC keyboard with your Mac.
SHIFT+HOME and SHIFT+END selections are the bread and butter of typing.
And they don’t work by default on Mac OSX so this proved to be the first thing I needed to fix.
Head on to http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net/
After installing this app, you can find its settings in the System Preferences aka OSX Control Panel. Just tick the box called “PC style Home and End Keys” and you’re good to go.
I am still reluctant to switch the CTRL with ALT keys. For the sake of true compatibility I prefer them to be the same as on mac.
Anyway, I find ALT+S being obviously more comfortable to type than CTRL+S.
Don’t you?