It’s Time for Caps Lock to Die
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It’s Time for Caps Lock to Die
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#2I AGREE
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#3Yeah, it's taking up space where the Control key should be.
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#4What a... strange battle to fight.
The author has a serious bone to pick with a keyboard key.
I would suggest that anyone who feels this strongly about their caps-lock key simply remove it from their keyboard so it can no longer be accidentaLLY ACTIVATED.
Edit:
Also,
>(Say, for example, double tapping the Shift key, like how it already works on your phone.)
Would be terrible for gamers - I already get annoyed with sticky keys sometimes.
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#5Caps Lock died a long time ago for me. I think manufacturers/OS vendors should clearly label and market it as the "free-for-all" key. Default it to NOP to avoid ACCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL CAPS LOCK. Map it to whatever you want, even Caps Lock if you like. Mine, it's been mapped to Ctrl for ages, just as the Most Holy IBM Model F keyboard has dictated from the ancient times.
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#6What a... strange battle to fight. The author has a serious bone to pick with a keyboard key. I would suggest that anyone who feels this strongly about their caps-lock key simply remove it from their keyboard so it can no longer be accidentaLLY ACTIVATED. Edit: Also, > (Say, for example, double tapping the Shift key, like how it already works on your phone.) Would be terrible for gamers - I already get annoyed with s…
Or simply remap it to whatever they like using one of many free utilities? Anyone who cares this much about it is expert enough to be able to do so.
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#7Yeah, it's taking up space where the Control key should be.
I've permanently remapped my CTRL key to my Caps-Lock key. Not only does it prevent GNU Emacs from giving me carpal tunnel syndrome, but I find that the numerous keyboard shortcuts that use the CTRL key quickly become second nature when the CTRL key is easier in reach.
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#8I'm using an Anne Pro II, mechanical 60% keyboard. Capslock accesses a function layer, I've got vim-like hjkl arrow keys mapped, and some delete/backspace keys mapped to my home row. If you just tap the capslock key without hitting anything else on the function layer it works like a regular capslock.
When I'm typing something in a search bar I can just hit capslock+j/k and I'm cruising up and down the autocomplete suggestions. It's great for moving the cursor left and right in non-editor environments (and also insert mode).
I originally bought it for ergonomics, I absolutely love it now. Once the bindings became second nature it breathed new life into my capslock key usage. I would recommend it, or any similar programmable 60%, to anybody who likes to tinker with keymappings.
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#9The entire QWERTY keyboard is a historical legacy, not just this.
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#10As a programmer of C language, where macros are conventionally all-caps long strings, CAPS lock is really important for me.