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@christofk
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear but this is difficult to explain. Of course I don't swap the levers themselves. I already have the setup I want (Rear brake and derailler -> RHS, front brake and derailler -> LHS).
The thing is, under the bottom bracket the cable guides forces you to have the front derailler cable on the left, and the rear derailler cable on the right (to align with the derailler themselves).
so if I don't cross the cables under the down tube, I have to do left lever (front) -> left boss (the thing behind the head tube where the cable housing stops) and right lever (rear) -> right boss. So no crossing of the gears cables & housing in front of the head tube, not so good for cable housing torsion when turning.
Or I do left lever (front) -> right boss and right lever (rear) -> left boss. Then the cables & housing cross in front of the headtube, but I also have to cross the bare cable under the down tube: left boss (front) -> right cable guide under the bottom bracket and right boss -> left cable guide.
I thought it was standard to have front LHS, rear RHS (given that the front brake cable goes to the right of the front brake caliper), and to have the gears on the same side of the brakes relative to front and rear. Or am I confused ?