Caps lock is useless and I wish I could remove it 23 ▲ opulence piledrive 52 days ago · Tech · hide · 13 comments Ever since I got my first mechanical keyboard, I’ve been able to turn caps lock, one of the most useless functions on a keyboard, into something actually useful. The keyboard came with a switch on the back that allowed it to act as another control key. It was great! Made for an easier ctrl+s shortcut since my left pinky already sat next to the caps lock key. Been using it for 12 years now. It’s basically second nature. Unfortunately, when I got newer version of this keyboard, they swapped the dedicated switch for that function for a set of fully programmable layers. On one hand, handy! I was able to map the screenshot macro to a single key. And I could still remap caps lock into something else. Just took a few more steps. Annoying, but at least I could still get the result. The problem: I had to reset my keyboard recently and I cannot remember how to properly program it. I broadly know the steps involved – enable the program function and select the key to program followed by the key… Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here. Berbatoglou @berbatsson@tilde.zone 52 days ago [-] one the first steps of a fresh OS for me, is to map CAPSLOCK key to ESCAPE. Jason Becker @jsonbecker@indieweb.social 52 days ago [-] @bubbles yup. Caps lock to escape is required. Fin @finjb@defcon.social 51 days ago [-] @bubbles Huh. Hadn’t thought of overriding it to escape. I know switching it to be control is common amongst emacs users.As a neovim user, I definitely see the appeal. But I have a fancy Ergodox EZ that puts the escape key right next to my index finger. pelagic @pelagic@mastodon.social 52 days ago [-] On MacOS you can map Caps-lock key to the Control key in the Keyboard Settings Mahmoud Abdelkader @mahmoudimus@infosec.exchange 52 days ago [-] @bubbles This is the way. Natalia L. Skirrow @dronebetter@mathstodon.xyz 52 days ago [-] @bubbles I have it set to alternate between English and Greek (which I don't speak but whose alphabet contains a lot of math symbols) pizz @pizz@mastodontech.de 52 days ago [-] I fell in love with caps lock after reading this:https://mastodontech.de/This adds a new layer with the click of caps-lockI now have a num lock in the middle of the keyboard. 🎈 Jayphen @jayphen@mastodon.au 52 days ago [-] @bubbles It appears that you've pasted the wrong link! Pablo Cordero @corderop@social.coop 52 days ago [-] I have mapped it so it creates a extra layer in my keyboard. It enables IJKL as the arrow keys, O for delete, a much more things like SDF as the Control, Command and Alt keys. It speed me up a lot. John Harris @rodneylives@mefi.social 52 days ago [-] I personally map Caps Lock to the Compose key, accented letters pose no issues for me anymore! Blisterexe @Blisterexe@fosstodon.org 51 days ago [-] I made my caps lock the "compose" key, which is super useful for typing french or fancy characters like é, à, ç, → or ⅓ Michael DiLeo @ragingHungryPanda@mastodon.keyboardvagabond.com 50 days ago [-] I have caps lock and backspace switched. Great for me, frustrating to others haha Mudassir Chapra @muddi900@mas.to 48 days ago [-] I rewire it to CTRL/Control whenever I get a new PC. It makes using the Emacs shortcuts quite easy
