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>binding ESCAPE to Caps Lock has been an acceptable re-configuration for me as a vim user I've seen a lot of people say this but I dunno. I'm kind of leery of

>binding ESCAPE to Caps Lock has been an acceptable re-configuration for me as a vim user I've seen a lot of people say this but I dunno. I'm kind of leery of doing something that would cause me to develop problematic muscle memory when typing on normal keyboards, e.g. on other people's machines. I have enough trouble flipping between Mac and Windows keyboard shortcuts already.

mmjaa 10y ago
I have suffered from RSI for some decades and one thing that helps alleviate it is to change my keyboard every 6 months or so .. and in that light, this change has actually been quite smooth for me. I've gotten used to it in a week, and will probably adopt it as standard from here on out, anyway ..
adtac 10y ago
`Ctrl + [` is the best way IMO.
- WildUtah 10y ago
  :ino kj <Esc> 'kj' is the ideal key combination for changing out of insert mode. Keep your fingers on their home row. Try it and you'll never go back. (Some people like 'jj' or 'jk' and they're fine people, too.)
Philipp__ 10y ago
Rebinding Ctrl to Caps Lock key was the lifechaning experience for me (I started to use Emacs for some things, and I couldn't stand using Ctrl down there). And as a matter of Vim, there are plenty of solutions to rebind exit to something like `jk` or use `Ctrl+[`.
- platz 10y ago
  I bind Ctrl to Alt and Alt to CapsLock so I can use my thumb to hit the remapped Ctrl next to the spacebar
baddox 10y ago
I used to think the same thing until I analyzed how often I actually type on other people's machines. For me it's extremely rare, maybe once a month, and even then I'm rarely coding or doing anything that requires decent muscle memory. I still probably wouldn't want to switch to another keyboard layout like Dvorak, but even that is more because of my personal learning curve and less about using other people's computers.
brandonmenc 10y ago
>I'm kind of leery of doing something that would cause me to develop problematic muscle memory when typing on normal keyboards, e.g. on other people's machines. Who here routinely does a lot of work on other peoples' machines? Honest question, because I keep hearing this claim re: remapping keys, but I rarely see people working on not their machine in the wild.
r00fus 10y ago
With collaboration tools like webex, meeting rooms with common ports and skype/slack I haven't touched a coworker's keyboard in 10+ years. Given how germ-infested those things are, I generally don't want to, either.

mmjaa 10y ago

I have suffered from RSI for some decades and one thing that helps alleviate it is to change my keyboard every 6 months or so .. and in that light, this change has actually been quite smooth for me. I've gotten used to it in a week, and will probably adopt it as standard from here on out, anyway ..

adtac 10y ago

`Ctrl + [` is the best way IMO.

WildUtah 10y ago
:ino kj <Esc> 'kj' is the ideal key combination for changing out of insert mode. Keep your fingers on their home row. Try it and you'll never go back. (Some people like 'jj' or 'jk' and they're fine people, too.)

Philipp__ 10y ago

Rebinding Ctrl to Caps Lock key was the lifechaning experience for me (I started to use Emacs for some things, and I couldn't stand using Ctrl down there). And as a matter of Vim, there are plenty of solutions to rebind exit to something like `jk` or use `Ctrl+[`.

platz 10y ago
I bind Ctrl to Alt and Alt to CapsLock so I can use my thumb to hit the remapped Ctrl next to the spacebar

baddox 10y ago

I used to think the same thing until I analyzed how often I actually type on other people's machines. For me it's extremely rare, maybe once a month, and even then I'm rarely coding or doing anything that requires decent muscle memory. I still probably wouldn't want to switch to another keyboard layout like Dvorak, but even that is more because of my personal learning curve and less about using other people's computers.

brandonmenc 10y ago

>I'm kind of leery of doing something that would cause me to develop problematic muscle memory when typing on normal keyboards, e.g. on other people's machines. Who here routinely does a lot of work on other peoples' machines? Honest question, because I keep hearing this claim re: remapping keys, but I rarely see people working on not their machine in the wild.

r00fus 10y ago

With collaboration tools like webex, meeting rooms with common ports and skype/slack I haven't touched a coworker's keyboard in 10+ years. Given how germ-infested those things are, I generally don't want to, either.