[vox] vim no-brainer

Karsten M. Self kmself at ix.netcom.com
Tue Mar 15 00:02:45 PST 2005


on Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 04:54:54PM -0800, Bryan Richter (btrichter at ucdavis.edu) wrote:
> Bill Kendrick wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 11:07:04PM -0800, Bryan Richter wrote:
> > > I know a lot of people rebind the Capslock key as Control,
> > <snip>
> > 
> > I still need to try that, although I'm not sure... is there a way to do it
> > in Windows?
> 
> Yeah. It takes registry hacking, but there are explanations on
> Annoyances.org[1] and manicai.net[2], and a snazzy little program at
> johnhaller.com[3]. I did this once, a long time ago. I haven't tried
> the program.
> 
> -Bryan
> [1]: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/r1017256194
> [2]: http://www.manicai.net/comp/swap-caps-ctrl.html
> [3]: http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/

I did the registry hack.  Worked.  Which is to say, it confused my
cow-orkers whenever they attempted to use my PC....

I far prefer the ability to remap xmodmap on a per-user basis --
provides the desired functionality, allows Eloi to use your system
without undue frustration.


Peace.

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Karsten M. Self <kmself at ix.netcom.com>        http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
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