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Sort of. The downside from the 'state' from Caps Lock is you have to keep track of whether it's active or not. Whereas with layers, typically a layer will onl
by rgoulter 4mo ago
Sort of.
The downside from the 'state' from Caps Lock is you have to keep track of whether it's active or not.
Whereas with layers, typically a layer will only be active if you're holding down some kind of "activate layer" key.
- drivers99 4mo agoJef Raskin called those "quasimodes" in The Humane Interface (2000) and was in favor of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_(user_interface)#Quasimodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_(user_interface)#Quasimod...
- rgoulter 4mo agoThat's an apt term. Or more to the point: 'mode error' is exactly what the upthread comment is complaining about with the Caps Lock key.