Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by originalbryan2 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @10:12AM
(#17514769)
As an aside, I switched Caps Lock to ESC a few years ago and after the 6 weeks(?) or however long it took to fully adjust, it's fantastic. I wish I could bring Caps Lock -> ESC joy to everyone.
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Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by foldr on Thursday July 12, 2018 @10:31AM
(#17514963)
The only issue with that for me is that Caps Lock as Control is also a useful mapping.
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by scaasic on Thursday July 12, 2018 @11:15AM
(#17515429)
On my Mac I use Karabiner to map Caps + [key] to Ctrl, and a lone press to Esc. It's amazing.
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by prh8 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:07PM
(#17518620)
I've done the same but Caps + key to Hyper (cmd+ctrl+option+shift), just to pair with custom shortcuts.
But I really love using it for escape. I'm on a 2014 model but not going to the corner for escape is great. Plus I'm about to get one of these new ones, and I feel prepared since I have zero usage of the top row (other than the special functions).
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by driverdan on Thursday July 12, 2018 @11:47AM
(#17515730)
Wow, that's a great idea. I didn't realize it had support for that.
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by pvinis on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:14PM
(#17518670)
Yep. Every single thread about TouchBar complaints has this or a very similar comment and people. Spread the knowledge!
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by torstenvl on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:56PM
(#17518524)
That sounds like a perfect setup! Mind sharing the modification rule?
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by prh8 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:12PM
(#17518660)
I map it to Hyper, but you can tweak this to just be control:
{
"description": "Change caps_lock to hyper/escape.",
"from": {
"key_code": "caps_lock",
"modifiers": {
"optional": [
"any"
]
}
},
"to": [
{
"key_code": "left_shift",
"modifiers": [
"left_command",
"left_control",
"left_option"
]
}
],
"to_if_alone": [
{
"key_code": "escape"
}
],
"type": "basic"
}
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by foldr on Thursday July 12, 2018 @11:43AM
(#17515693)
Oh that's neat, thanks for the tip.
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by rz2k on Thursday July 12, 2018 @11:02AM
(#17515285)
I do caps lock to control, and control to escape. I also set right_shift when pressed alone and not a modifier to forward_delete.
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by rz2k on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:09PM
(#17517137)
Complex key behaviors can be defined with Karabiner-Elements.[1]
There are tons of settings posted on Github, and I just modified someone else's to get:
{"description":"Change right_shift alone to delete_forward",
"manipulators":[{
"from":{"key_code":"right_shift","modifiers":{"optional":["any"]}},
"to":[{"key_code":"right_shift"}],
"to_if_alone":[{"key_code":"delete_forward"}],
"type":"basic"}]}
[1] https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by freehunter on Thursday July 12, 2018 @11:23AM
(#17515511)
I feel like I'm the only one who actually uses caps lock for its intended purpose, and often...
Re:MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for ...
by smelterdemon on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:14PM
(#17516012)
Are you writing a lot of FORTRAN 77 or something?