misbind Ctrl+F on macos

Wonder why is this closed? ⌃-F to move cursor forward is a long tradition on mac with unix root and used by many people. To mask its functionality in codex is quite annoying, not to mention there is actually ⌘-F mapped to "find" at the same time.

Wonder why is this closed? ⌃-F to move cursor forward is a long tradition on mac with unix root and used by many people. To mask its functionality in codex is quite annoying, not to mention there is actually ⌘-F mapped to "find" at the same time.

I also find this pretty weird — are people at OpenAI really moving the cursor with arrow keys all the time? That sounds kind of absurd.

Here’s my solution (super simple):

1. Install Karabiner-Elements
2. Open this link in your browser and click Import: https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=ctrl%20f#ctrl_pnbfae_arrow This will add the rule to Karabiner-Elements (Alternatively: Settings → Complex Modifications → Add rule manually). Enable the rule.
3. The rule should work out of the box. However, if you’ve previously remapped keys in macOS settings (e.g. mapping Caps Lock → Ctrl), it might interfere — since this rule specifically targets left Ctrl. If you’ve done custom remapping, you probably know how to adjust it, so I won’t go into details.

This is a duplicate to #13822

If it’s a duplicate, close the issue as duplicate instead of ‘not planned’. Otherwise it’s confusing to the people reading this thread.

Sorry, this was closed in error by an automated script that syncs between internal and external issue trackers. Reopening.