Re: What did I do?

Eric Weir wrote:
> On Jan 17, 2012, at 5:21 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
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>> If you use CapsLock often, you might want to read this:
>> http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Insert-mode_only_Caps_Lock
>>
> Thanks, Dotan. Of the many suggestions made here I need to make some decisions about ways to keep myself apprised of the status of Capslock and whether I'm in visual mode or not.
>
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>> I have CapsLock and Esc swapped, but I do use CapsLock when typing SQL
>> into code that someone else may maintain. I have a bit KDE widget that
>> lights up whenever CapsLock is on, for the simple reason that I never
>> look at my keyboard.
>>
> Now that I'm using vim I use Esc a lot more than I ever did previously, and have often wished I the Esc key on my computer--a 13" MacBook--was larger. Would you mind sharing the mappings you use to swap the Capslock and Esc keys? [I take it the remapping would only be in effect in vim?]
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This affects all programs under Linux:

a) put in your .profile: (assuming ksh/bash)

if [[ $(tty) = "/dev/pts/0" ]]; then
if [[ -r ${HOME}/.xmodmap ]]; then
xmodmap ${HOME}/.xmodmap 2>/dev/null
fi
fi

b) put in a file called $HOME/.xmodmap:

remove Lock = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Escape

This doesn't swap CapsLock and Escape; rather, it makes CapsLock be the
same as Escape. I seldom have any desire for the capslock.

HTH,
Chip Campbell

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