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The escape key can be right there on the capslock (option to be enabled in System Preferences -> Keyboard). Using Esc key heavily with its default location is n

by yoz-y 10y ago

The escape key can be right there on the capslock (option to be enabled in System Preferences -> Keyboard). Using Esc key heavily with its default location is not practical at all. As for the F-keys I think this is more of a problem.

echelon 10y ago
I use it in its default location literally thousands of times a day and I don't mind. (I use a Mac at work.)
- jlgaddis 10y ago
  Same here. I use the Escape key as Esc in vim and it would probably take me a long time to break that "muscle memory". As for some recommendations others have had... I have Caps Lock mapped to Ctrl and Ctrl-[ remapped for tmux so those are out. This is the same across several machines (MBP and multiples ThinkPads) so the more feasible solution for me is to simply stop using the Mac.
base698 10y ago
I had to install a third party program to get that to work, do they let you do that now?
- zwily 10y ago
  Yes, it's an option in the normal Keyboard Modifier Keys system pane now.
kristjansson 10y ago
IIRC Support for Caps Lock -> ESC mapping in System Preferences is new as of 10.12 (or maybe 10.12.1?), so many people may not know that's an option. I didn't until I read your post and checked!
_ix 10y ago
How do you achieve this with just System Preferences? On 10.11.6, I see the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys allows re-mapping to Nothing, Control, Option, and Command, but not Escape. Is this a macOS Sierra thing? Tell me your secrets!
- houli 10y ago
  Yep added in latest Sierra
- sveiss 10y ago
  It's a Sierra thing (and only the most recent update, 10.12.1, I believe).
  - _ix 10y ago
    OK. Just kicked off the download for Sierra. Thank you!
- ajacksified 10y ago
  Check out Karabiner and Seil- you can even use these to map "tap capslock" to esc and "hold down capslock" to ctrl. (Seil has some issues in 10.12, but they're working on it.)
  - yoz-y 10y ago
    They have made karabiner-elements to do just some basic things and which works with sierra. I had a problem with it though as it remaps F-keys by default and it was clashing with Palua on 10.12

by yoz-y 10y ago

echelon 10y ago

I use it in its default location literally thousands of times a day and I don't mind. (I use a Mac at work.)

jlgaddis 10y ago
Same here. I use the Escape key as Esc in vim and it would probably take me a long time to break that "muscle memory". As for some recommendations others have had... I have Caps Lock mapped to Ctrl and Ctrl-[ remapped for tmux so those are out. This is the same across several machines (MBP and multiples ThinkPads) so the more feasible solution for me is to simply stop using the Mac.

base698 10y ago

I had to install a third party program to get that to work, do they let you do that now?

zwily 10y ago
Yes, it's an option in the normal Keyboard Modifier Keys system pane now.

kristjansson 10y ago

IIRC Support for Caps Lock -> ESC mapping in System Preferences is new as of 10.12 (or maybe 10.12.1?), so many people may not know that's an option. I didn't until I read your post and checked!

_ix 10y ago

How do you achieve this with just System Preferences? On 10.11.6, I see the System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys allows re-mapping to Nothing, Control, Option, and Command, but not Escape. Is this a macOS Sierra thing? Tell me your secrets!

houli 10y ago
Yep added in latest Sierra
sveiss 10y ago
It's a Sierra thing (and only the most recent update, 10.12.1, I believe).
- _ix 10y ago
  OK. Just kicked off the download for Sierra. Thank you!
ajacksified 10y ago
Check out Karabiner and Seil- you can even use these to map "tap capslock" to esc and "hold down capslock" to ctrl. (Seil has some issues in 10.12, but they're working on it.)
- yoz-y 10y ago
  They have made karabiner-elements to do just some basic things and which works with sierra. I had a problem with it though as it remaps F-keys by default and it was clashing with Palua on 10.12