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[–] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I wheeze-laughed at "Ran out of keys to bind years ago, has to use pedals under desk to switch between layouts."

Now I kinda want to do that.

[–] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] lost_tortie@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

In Vim’s predecessor, vi, switching modes was easy, with the ESC key located neatly by the Q on the keyboard of the ADM-3A terminal. On modern keyboards, though, it’s a pain ...

A simple trick in vim to alleviate the pain of reaching for the ESC key is using alt + l.

However, this may or may not work depending on the install. I don't remember what exactly this keybind is for but on some systems I've seen it insert a special character. I've found it typically works with vim-enhanced and neovim.

[–] brotundspiele@feddit.de 0 points 4 months ago

I have switched ESC and Caps Lock for years now. It really makes things so much easier, but now I am the guy in that meme. At least partly: I struggle to find the ESC key on other people's computers, but sadly I'm not 23 anymore.

It's "setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape" btw.