PC Keyboard: The First Five Years

Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by kadoban on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @12:33AM (#21394716)

Wouldn't vim users put Esc where Caps Lock is instead?

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Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by apersom on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @01:47AM (#21394980)

I have caps lock mapped to ctrl when holding the key down and esc on tap.

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Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by 1996 on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @06:41AM (#21396224)

I do the same with enter, as I like having 2 control keys! enter is control when held down and enter on tap.

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Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by chongli on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @01:12AM (#21394845)

I use vim and have Caps Lock mapped to Ctrl. I type C-[ to exit insert mode.

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Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by cerberusss on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @04:54AM (#21395707)

Indeed, that's what I do. Also, macOS accomodates for this, because Caps Lock can be set to Escape without additional software, simply within the standard System Preferences.

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Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by dmix on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @01:15AM (#21394856)

Every guide I’ve seen recommends replacing caps with control. It’s the first thing I’ve done for nearly a decade on every new OS install.

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Re:PC Keyboard: The First Five Years by cbm-vic-20 on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @07:31AM (#21396497)

I swap CapsLock with LCtrl, and use 'jk' to leave insert mode. I don't map Esc to the CapsLock key so I can use LCtrl-based commands in non-Vim apps (like tmux, GUI apps, etc.).

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