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Re:Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and P... by novamantis on Sunday November 18, 2012 @11:36PM (#4802906)
I make my capslock a backspace. Seriously, when do you really need to type so many capitals that can't just be rationalised by using Shift instead? Using it as Control as well is a great idea! You should first try out Autohotkey, instead of resorting to registry hacks. Cheers
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Re:Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and P... by suresk on Sunday November 18, 2012 @11:55PM (#4802964)
Ah, remapping it to backspace is kind of interesting. The reason remapping it to control works well for me is that most of the keyboard shortcuts I use for things (and I use a lot) use it, so remapping the capslock key to it helps you keep your hand on the home row more.

I'll check out Autohotkey, thanks for the tip.

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Re:Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and P... by Ingaz on Monday November 19, 2012 @04:19AM (#4803607)
Autohotkey is great, but I think it's overkill for remapping a CapsLock.

SharpKeys (if you're lazy) or registry hack (if you "smart"): https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/effective-emacs are enough.

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