Toward a More Useful Keyboard

Re:Toward a More Useful Keyboard by deathanatos on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @09:34AM (#36325671)

Someone always objects to the removal of caps lock with this complaint on these threads.

Two-shift caps lock is a feature whereby tapping both shift keys, simultaneously, toggles caps lock.

You don't need the caps lock key, and its place on the home row is absurd.

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Re:Toward a More Useful Keyboard by MSFT_Edging on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @09:41AM (#36325784)

I did the two-shift mapping on my old chromebook and it was very useful. I didn't want to lose the caps-lock as super functionality.

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Re:Toward a More Useful Keyboard by rgoulter on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @09:46AM (#36325860)

Ah, I'm not saying Caps Lock key is in a good spot. I'm just saying that CapsLock is sometimes a useful mode to use. -- e.g. as you say, if you can activate it some other way, it can still be useful; and there are other features which are similar and useful.

I do think "replace caps lock with ctrl" isn't the best, though. -- Especially if you've got a mind for staying on home row, then I'd instead suggest putting the modifiers Shift/Ctrl/Gui/Alt as tap-hold keys underneath the home row keys.

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