If you're a vim user the touch bar mbp is pretty much a no-go. Most users just map capslock to escape and they're mostly okay, but if you're like me and like to map capslock to delete, then having to press escape on the touchbar just doesn't work. (i've tried to map some other key to escape, but haven't found anything that feels natural)
US users can map caps lock to esc an be fine with it, but pretty much the rest of the world uses more characters than english does. Many people use caps lock as a switch to the local keyboard layout. This way you can get the best of both worlds.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by parasubvert on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @10:59PM
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I am a regular vim user (every day) and I really just got used to using ESC on the touchbar. It’s not a big deal.
Mis-taps on the touchbar are my main annoyance.
Have you tried mapping caps lock to escape?
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by parasubvert on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @12:18AM
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Yeah. But I found it didn’t make sense to me, my muscle memory is for my pinky to reach up. Hitting a flat surface was less weird than hitting caps lock.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by jsjohnst on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @07:58AM
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I’m a heavy vim user and have not had an issue hitting the escape key past the first couple days as long as I don’t look down.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by johnsonjo on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @12:23AM
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I have a 2016 touchbar MacBook Pro. I’ve been learning vim, but I agree using escape is hard with the touchbar. I ended up mapping “jj” to escape. Seems to work well and keeps my fingers on the home row.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by deepaksurti on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @01:26AM
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I have remapped Caps Lock to Ctrl and Escape to Ctrl + ].
You know Ctrl + [ is bound to escape doesn't even re-bind. I use a Thinkpad but I won't reach all the way for escape. Ctrl + [ is way easier.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by CountSessine on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @11:53AM
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The keys don't have enough tactile feedback. That tricks (my) brain into hitting the keys harder because they instill less confidence. That's exhausting when typing for a few hours.
The ESC key issue isn't as bad - I have 'jk' remapped to ESC anyways. But the lack of feedback with the butterfly keys makes my hands feel like I'm setting myself up for repetitive stress injury.
The keyboard is just awful. Can anyone honestly say that they prefer the feel of the butterfly keys?
What is the problem with "touch-typists" and the new keyboard? Is the layout different in such a way that confuses you? Is it the lack of feedback from the touchbar?