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I'm using mine as Escape but almost everyone I know use it as Caps Lock. To be honest, outside of the people using Vim/Emacs, I haven't seen anyone remapping Ca
by Sayrus 5y ago
I'm using mine as Escape but almost everyone I know use it as Caps Lock. To be honest, outside of the people using Vim/Emacs, I haven't seen anyone remapping Caps Lock.
Usually users with remapped key know how to change their keymap to match their needs, users not remapping don't. It is a small inconvenience for a minority of the users that they can easily handle. Changing this to Ctrl/Escape/Whatever else by default would be a huge inconvenience for most users.
And the Caps Lock key is not useless either, my older relatives can't keep Shift pressed while typing an uppercase word or sentence. Even for single uppercase letter, it makes sense for them to sequentially use Caps Lock > Letter > Caps Lock.
- ncmncm 5y agoThere is no legitimate use for Caps Lock. If you think otherwise, what you lack is education, or are a cockroach named Archie. Using it to shift one letter is much worse than silly. It is what is called, in court, an Attractive Nuisance. Courts often order those to be disabled, so there is ample precedent. Sayrus's remark demonstrates firmly that a "Linux Desktop" that appeals to windos users would be a disaster.
- Sayrus 5y agoGlad you're happy with the current default. It would have been a shame if distros changed it to accommodate users of a "Linux Desktop" !
- fomine3 5y agounless you write COBOL
- ncmncm 5y agoAs I said, "no legitimate use". But current COBOL compilers do not insist upon upper-case keywords.
- lproven 5y agoSo you have two fully-working hands, then? Good for you. Try to remember that lots of people don't. Some don't have 2 hands. Some do but one doesn't work. Some do but have difficulty coordinating both. Some do but are using one to hold the device, or using one to support the other hand. Some do but it hurts to use both at the same time, or it hurts to stretch their good hand from shift to some of the letters. Try to think just slightly outside of your own use case. Try to remember that not everyone is able-bodied. There are a lot of devices designed and intended for people with disabilities, but which are affordable only because they sell most of their production to non-disabled people, such as the Jarkey. You don't think about it but you benefit from it. Learn to think about such things, and you will become a better, more pleasant human being, and that means that you will enjoy your life more.