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Re:To understand the command line... by jvm on Monday October 01, 2012 @06:05PM (#4599595)
Remap caps lock to escape. After I did this I realized Esc is a really useful key in a wide variety of contexts.
Re:To understand the command line... by mattengi on Monday October 01, 2012 @09:06PM (#4600205)
make capslock to contorl, then use xcape

https://github.com/alols/xcape

now capslock does both ctrl and escape

best settings ever!

Re:To understand the command line... by tammer on Tuesday October 02, 2012 @03:38AM (#4600942)
Great idea, thanks!

I've dealt with this by switching ctrl and alt - I find hitting alt with my thumb is far less strenuous than reaching for ctrl with my pinky.

I may give xcape a shot, however.

Re:To understand the command line... by jvm on Tuesday October 02, 2012 @06:49PM (#4604810)
Man does that ever look awesome
Re:To understand the command line... by kmm on Monday October 01, 2012 @07:04PM (#4599809)
One of the best ideas I ever had. Caps Lock is one of the biggest keys on my keyboard and close to the rest. It would be a waste to use it for a single, rarely-used function.
Re:To understand the command line... by dredmorbius on Thursday October 04, 2012 @03:10AM (#4611254)
Capslock is already ctrl.

Now, I could dmap ctrl-l to esc. But I'm so used to the high-left pivot for 'esc' on Thinkpad keypads (and it's a tall key making for an easier target) that it's not worth the bother.