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> A similar optimisation was with tmux to bind the prefix to C-z. It's in a handy location next to ctrl and I very rarely use suspend anyway. I think gnu scree

by e12e 7y ago

> A similar optimisation was with tmux to bind the prefix to C-z. It's in a handy location next to ctrl and I very rarely use suspend anyway. I think gnu screen has the right idea here: ctrl-a. And you say z is close to control - does that mean you use emacs without shift lock as control?! (I mean sure, still closer than b...).

samatman 7y ago
Caps lock isn't shift lock though. I know, because I have triple-shift-press mapped to shift lock on my Ergodox. It's... usually better, but sometimes I type a @#$%@#$% swear word when I mean to enter a number.
JadeNB 7y ago
> And you say z is close to control - does that mean you use emacs without shift lock as control?! (I mean sure, still closer than b...). Presuming Shift Lock means Caps Lock, that and Control are both close to Z on my (Apple) keyboard.
earenndil 7y ago
I use ctrl-a quite a lot on the command line, though.
smabie 7y ago
C-a is the worst default keybinding ever, since like, going to the beginning of a line is one of the most common operations.
- e12e 7y ago
  Well, not with proper key bindings ;) (set -o vi)
- ak217 7y ago
  In the rest of the universe, going to the beginning/end of the line is mapped to the Home/End keys (fn+left/fn+right on Macs), and I do prefer it when my thing does things in ways that roughly correspond to how the rest of the universe does them if there's no compelling reason to do otherwise.
  - eitland 7y ago
    > (fn+left/fn+right on Macs) When I used Mac in 2009 to 2012 it depended on the application you were using: Some used fn+left/fn+right, some used CMD+left/CMD+right and I think ctrl and/or alt + arrow keys were an option too. ctrl a/ctrl e would work everywhere I think but I didn't use those as they didn't work with shift to select to the start or end of the line. As a keyboard type of person this was a major part of what drove me away from Mac despite its many advantages :-(
yason 7y ago
I have remapped capslock to be an additional ctrl so I hit C-z easily with my pinky + ring fingers. C-a (like in screen) would be even better but as others have pointed out it masks going to the beginning of line which is very common. C-z is very rarely needed. C-q/C-s would be good candidates also as I don't think I've ever needed flow control in this century nor the last one, for that matter.

by e12e 7y ago

samatman 7y ago

Caps lock isn't shift lock though. I know, because I have triple-shift-press mapped to shift lock on my Ergodox. It's... usually better, but sometimes I type a @#$%@#$% swear word when I mean to enter a number.

JadeNB 7y ago

> And you say z is close to control - does that mean you use emacs without shift lock as control?! (I mean sure, still closer than b...). Presuming Shift Lock means Caps Lock, that and Control are both close to Z on my (Apple) keyboard.

earenndil 7y ago

I use ctrl-a quite a lot on the command line, though.

smabie 7y ago

C-a is the worst default keybinding ever, since like, going to the beginning of a line is one of the most common operations.

e12e 7y ago
Well, not with proper key bindings ;) (set -o vi)
ak217 7y ago
In the rest of the universe, going to the beginning/end of the line is mapped to the Home/End keys (fn+left/fn+right on Macs), and I do prefer it when my thing does things in ways that roughly correspond to how the rest of the universe does them if there's no compelling reason to do otherwise.
- eitland 7y ago
  > (fn+left/fn+right on Macs) When I used Mac in 2009 to 2012 it depended on the application you were using: Some used fn+left/fn+right, some used CMD+left/CMD+right and I think ctrl and/or alt + arrow keys were an option too. ctrl a/ctrl e would work everywhere I think but I didn't use those as they didn't work with shift to select to the start or end of the line. As a keyboard type of person this was a major part of what drove me away from Mac despite its many advantages :-(

yason 7y ago

I have remapped capslock to be an additional ctrl so I hit C-z easily with my pinky + ring fingers. C-a (like in screen) would be even better but as others have pointed out it masks going to the beginning of line which is very common. C-z is very rarely needed. C-q/C-s would be good candidates also as I don't think I've ever needed flow control in this century nor the last one, for that matter.