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On Mon, 14 Sep 2015, Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> ctrl+character make sense in an editor since both hands are on the 
> keyboard while hotkey make sense while using the mouse since one hand is 
> handling the mouse.

Emacs-like key bindings make sense since they are the de-facto standard 
for Unix/Linux applications.

(I know this doesn't apply to recent desktop environments; but what's our 
more likely user--the person familiar with gedit or the person familiar 
with the console?)