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Swapping caps lock for escape is something that I first started going because of Vim, but now can't live without, in every context! I even started using it on o
by chockchocschoir 5y ago
Swapping caps lock for escape is something that I first started going because of Vim, but now can't live without, in every context! I even started using it on other operating systems, even if I don't use Vim on them (mostly Windows and macOS), because it's so useful.
Only trouble are in some games on Windows where the developers seems to have hardcoded the game to react to the actual Escape key instead of the key in the operating system, so pressing Caps Lock has no effect, and pressing escape does show the pause menu but also turns on caps lock (as I have it switched).
Other than that, life is much better with them swapped.
- sundarurfriend 5y agoI just have two escape keys - the actual key and Caps Lock. Do you find that you actually use Caps Lock for anything?
- chockchocschoir 5y agoOn Linux, not really. Sometimes I disconnect my keyboard and reconnect it again, so the swapping gets restored, and I accidentally hit Caps Lock AND EVERYTHING IS BIG NOW. THEN I RUN THE SWAP COMMAND AND I'M NOW STUCK IN CAPS LOCK MODE unless I could just hit Escape again, which if I didn't swap, I couldn't. Jokes aside, it's mostly on Windows I have use for caps lock as some games I play use that key for things, so it's handy to have it swapped instead.
- scns 5y agoI do, for names in CONSTANT_CASE. But i use the Neo layout, where you press left + right Shift for Caps lock functionality. The Caps lock key itself is the modifier to reach layer 3.
- barbs 5y agoSame here! I primarily use linux and MacOS and have bound caps lock to escape for both of them. I rarely miss caps lock, it's better to keep your voice down online anyway ;)