How can I create a keyboard shortcut on mac and disable native document shortcuts

mediocreMatt wrote:

I have created a keyboard shortcut by following the guide here. For this shortcut, I have made "Control + F" linked to "Find" in menus. This allows me to more fluidly swap between Linux and OSx workflows. This shortcut nearly always works in most apps.

I run into a problem that I believe is sourced here in this support link• . Essentially, under "Document shortcuts" I see this:

Control-F: Move one character forward.

Now if I'm in Chrome and I have clicked anywhere on a web page, "Control + F" just moves my cursor forward in that page. Once I have applied any focus to a web page, I can no longer search the page without clicking through 3 menus with my mouse.

Control key and Command key are baked into the macOS— trying to change the behavior universally is asking for issues.

Command F is the default Find command.

You can try some third party to override—

Keyboard Maestro—

https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/

alternative

https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/