On remapping caps: ctrl-[ is escape in terminals by default. It’s often easier to map caps to ctrl than escape when pressed and ctrl when held. Most OSs suppo

On remapping caps: ctrl-[ is escape in terminals by default. It’s often easier to map caps to ctrl than escape when pressed and ctrl when held. Most OSs support that without extra software. Even in Vim it’s still very useful to have a convenient ctrl key. A lot of useful features make use of Ctrl in Vim. On remapping leader: Remapping to spacebar means your thumbs are dedicated to that operation. That’s more balanced left-right for touch typing. Also you get to keep the default behaviour.