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As a dyed in the wool Vi user. I still want ctrl where I can reach it easily. Ctrl-[ for escape and when in Insert mode, ctrl-h backspace; ctrl-w delete word;
by Lio 9y ago
As a dyed in the wool Vi user. I still want ctrl where I can reach it easily.
Ctrl-[ for escape and when in Insert mode, ctrl-h backspace; ctrl-w delete word; ctrl-u delete line; Ctrl-m return; ctrl-i tab, etc.
- mooreds 9y agodifferent strokes for different folks. I did not know about those insert mode keystrokes. Thanks!
- Lio 9y agoYeah, I have some problems with RSI in my right wrist (stop sniggering at the back). I think it's mostly down to the way I twist to reach backspace rather than move my whole hand from the home row. Ctrl-h, Ctrl-w and Ctrl-m really help with that. The only problem I have is that I don't know how to remap Ctr-m to return in X windows applications. I use Karabiner on a macOS and Gnome Tweak tool on Linux for the others. It's somewhat frustrating to have different shortcuts in the terminal, where I spend most of my time and the browser where I spend most of the rest. Edit: (If anyone can suggest a good way of mapping ctrl-m to return in Linux browsers I'd really appreciate it.)
- SmirkingRevenge 9y agoIm a broken record in this thread right now... for goodness sake, remap capslock to ctrl!!
- wyclif 9y agoThat's the first thing I do when I start a new MBP.
- Lio 9y agoYep, me too. The second thing I do is to remap the right alt key (used to be a numeric keypad 'enter' key back on my original MacBook Pro) to a second ctrl key. I'm always confused by laptop designers who only include one ctrl key. How are we supposed to properly touch type modifiers otherwise?
- henriquemaia 9y ago> I'm always confused ... Just stating the obvious: you’re not their target consumer.
- Lio 9y agoMaybe, there's probably some truth to that. Apple do make it easy to remap the Alt key though and include a terminal and CLI commands by default so they must have some interest in business from people like me. ;) (I would like to start a campaign to get the Mac Unix science page back again https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-drops-science-as-core-market-web-page-deleted https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-drops-science-...)
- sergeykish 9y agoI once swapped Ctrl and Alt and never looked back. It feels so natural and it happens to match Symbolics Space-Cadet Keyboards layout too http://xahlee.info/kbd/space-cadet_keyboard.html http://xahlee.info/kbd/space-cadet_keyboard.html Advised by http://xahlee.info/kbd/linux_swap_modifier_keys.html http://xahlee.info/kbd/linux_swap_modifier_keys.html ! -*- coding: utf-8 -*- ! 2013-02-04 swap Alt and Ctrl http://xahlee.info/ ! xmodmap -pke | egrep '(Control|Super|Alt|Menu)' ! keycode 37 = Control_L NoSymbol Control_L ! keycode 64 = Alt_L Meta_L Alt_L Meta_L ! keycode 105 = Control_R NoSymbol Control_R ! keycode 108 = Alt_R Meta_R Alt_R Meta_R ! keycode 133 = Super_L NoSymbol Super_L ! keycode 134 = Super_R NoSymbol Super_R ! keycode 135 = Menu NoSymbol Menu ! keycode 147 = XF86MenuKB NoSymbol XF86MenuKB ! keycode 204 = NoSymbol Alt_L NoSymbol Alt_L ! keycode 206 = NoSymbol Super_L NoSymbol Super_L clear control clear mod1 keycode 37 = Alt_L Meta_L keycode 105 = Alt_R Meta_R keycode 64 = Control_L keycode 108 = Control_R add control = Control_L Control_R add mod1 = Alt_L Meta_L