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map capslock to be a control key.

• BeetleB 5y ago
  Although it's the canonical solution, that would be a degradation for me. It's more ergonomic to use two hands to enter any modifier sequence. Mapping Capslock to Control doesn't provide extra benefits to my solution. The other problem people have with the pinky is that they're twisting their wrist while typing, which is also against more ergonomic guidelines. The recommendation is to move the whole arm. Once you get used to that, there's no good reason to use the pinky to hit Ctrl (even when rebound to Caps lock). I would guess over half the times, I'm using some finger other than the pinky to hit Ctrl.
  • gjvc 5y ago
    ...or perhaps get a smaller keyboard. I have the Lenovo KU-1255 which is just the right size for me. as always, YMMV.
  • newtwilly 5y ago
    No it's not a degradation. It puts Ctrl in a sane place much easier to reach with your pinky. And if you really were going to use your thumb on the left control, then it's about the same distance to the Caps Lock key. I'm replying to the original asker with my advice, if you want to read more about what I think :)
    • BeetleB 5y ago
      > It puts Ctrl in a sane place much easier to reach with your pinky. That it does, but there's no good reason I should use my pinky to hit Ctrl to begin with.
      • gjvc 5y ago
        Your reasoning is most bizarre. By that rationale, there's no good reason I should use my (left) forefinger to press "g" to begin with. (qwerty layout assumed...)
• p_l 5y ago
  The emacs keybindings evolved on keyboard with two control keys on both sides, later augmented to have replicated (starting from space bar) control meta super Hyper keys. A PC104 keyboard's main sin for emacs akt where control should be - but not requiring pinky for bucky bits