Suggestion for MATE Tweak tool: Keyboard Shortcut "Themes"

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One of my many customizations I do when I install the MATE desktop is change the keyboard shortcut to lock the screen from ' Ctrl + Alt + L ' to ' Super + L ' , the latter being the one I am familiar with from my years with the Windows operating system. I did a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 16.04, and I couldn't remember what the default shortcut is, and I found myself trying the Windows one. As I encountered this, I realized that this is a problem that users of other operating systems probably encounter when switching to Ubuntu MATE.
What if MATE Tweak included an option to change keyboard shortcut "themes" to match what the user is used to from other operating systems?
Here's a rather rough mock-up I was able to cobble together in GIMP:

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Here's what I think the options should include:
Ubuntu MATE
Redmond
Cupertino
Cupertino PPC
Emacs

Redmond would be Windows of course, and Cupertino is for users of Apple operating systems.
I'm not familiar with older versions of Mac OS, but I would guess that there would be differences between the keyboard shortcuts which is why I think there might be a need for two Cupertino entries (because Ubuntu MATE has users who come from older Macs).
What do you think? I think it could be really helpful for users who are trying to make the jump to Ubuntu MATE.

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Like the idea, can even put a scroll down list with the keyboard shortcuts shown on the welcome screen of the selected options.

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It’s good to see fellow keyboard shortcut users here and ideas like this are great for keeping it alive and well. Idontneednosteenkingmouse! :grin:

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@Bill_MI I like keyboard shortcuts up until the point where I have to stop and think “Wait, what’s the keyboard shortcut for this?” That’s why including the ability to have Windows style keyboard shortcuts might help, because I still have quite a few Windows keyboard shortcuts mapped in my brain.

Oh, and for true keyboard shortcut nirvana, make the Caps Lock key an additional Control key by going to Control Center > Keyboard > Layouts > Options > Caps Lock key behavior > Make Caps Lock an additional Ctrl. This is one of the first things (if not the first thing) I do on new installs. It’s so much easier to reach for the Caps Lock key than the Control key (at least on my keyboard), and it makes pulling up Synapse with Ctrl + Space a snap.