> On 12 Jun 2015, at 5:23 am, Richard Hipp <d...@sqlite.org> wrote: > > On 6/11/15, Stephan Beal <sgb...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >>> "A" - in other words swap the CapsLock and Ctrl keys - otherwise your >>> pinky is a goner. >>> >> >> >> That's a great idea. i'll take a look at that (will help with bash, in any >> case). >> > > Just an historical note for all you younglings: > > In days of yore, the Ctrl key was always beside the "A" key by > default. Then IBM entered the market with the IBM PC, and they moved > the key arrangement around so that it would match the keys on the IBM > Selectric typewriter. This was met with great howls of protest from > programmers. But IBM's target market was business users, not > programmers, so those protests fell upon deaf ears and the Selectric > typewriter arrangement stuck. And then the rest of the keyboard > makers started following IBM's lead. Ever since then, we poor > programmers have forced to use hacks like xmodmap to get the keys back > into the correct place. > > BTW, your ~/.Xmodmap file should be this: > > remove Lock = Caps_Lock > remove Control = Control_L > keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock > keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L > add Lock = Caps_Lock > add Control = Control_L
And if you’re on a Mac, just “System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys” and set Caps Lock to Control. I don’t even remap control to caps lock. stupid key. no one should ever need caps lock. -- Embedded Systems Specialists - http://workware.net.au/ WorkWare Systems Pty Ltd W: www.workware.net.au P: +61 434 921 300 E: ste...@workware.net.au F: +61 7 3391 6002 _______________________________________________ fossil-dev mailing list fossil-dev@mailinglists.sqlite.org http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-dev
