Oh, and very importantly, it's free of sluggishness - void of any delay in the activation, despite this being the "magic" caps lock key of the wireless Apple keyboard that I'm using...
On Oct 25, 11:14 am, Fredrik Bränström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just as I and Tom mention in this > threadhttp://groups.google.com/group/vim_mac/browse_thread/thread/b7fbb421f..., > the KeyRemap4MacBook prefpane together with the PCKeyboard Hack > prefpane, available > athttp://www.pqrs.org/tekezo/macosx/keyremap4macbook/extra.html > will reliably transform your caps lock key into an escape key. > > It can remap lots of other keys as well. But this is pretty much all I > use it for. :) Let me quote myself: > > Fredrik Bränström wrote: > > This is the one that solved it for me. The Mac and Vim in perfect > > blissful harmony - ESC on its throne, where it belongs; just to the > > left of my pinky. :) > > On Oct 23, 11:01 pm, Britt Selvitelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It seems this has made its way into HEAD! > > Is this worth of a pref in the UI? > > > On Sep 30, 1:37 pm, "björn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > The possibility to remap Caps-Lock to function as a second Escape key > > > has been brought up before. I never thought about this much before, > > > but being able to use Caps-Lock as Esc really makes a whole lot of > > > sense so I decided to see what could be done about this. > > > > It turns out that Mac OS X lets you remap Caps-Lock to function as > > > Ctrl, Alt, or Cmd, which is useful for Emacs I guess, but not so much > > > with Vim. But that got me thinking: maybe the Caps-Lock key can still > > > be identified by some virtual key code. If so, I could remap > > > Caps-Lock to Ctrl (for instance) and then check when Ctrl was pressed > > > if the actual key pressed really was Caps-Lock. Unfortunately I > > > couldn't figure out a way to do this (Caps-Lock sends the same key > > > code as the modifier you remap it to), so I had to hack it a bit. > > > > The attached patch will let you turn one of the _left_ modifier keys > > > into a sort of pseudo-Esc key: the modifier will work as usual, unless > > > it is pressed and released quickly (with no intervening key presses) > > > in which case it sends an Esc key event. I use it as follows: first I > > > go into the System Preferences and remap Caps-Lock to Ctrl. Then I > > > can happily use Caps-Lock as Esc but also as a Ctrl key (useful for > > > Ctrl-f, etc.). > > > > The only downside I've noticed so far is that Caps-Lock feels somewhat > > > sluggish as Esc, since the Esc event is sent when you release > > > Caps-Lock. If this bothers anybody I've added an option to send the > > > Esc event on key down but that will effectively disable the chosen > > > modifier key. However, it only turns the _left_ modifier key into > > > Esc. So, it is possible to e.g. remap Caps-Lock to Alt and then use > > > the _right_ Alt as a normal Alt key (I have two Alt keys, but only one > > > Ctrl on my keyboard, and I rarely use Alt anyway). I'm not sure > > > anybody wants to do this...I think I may use it myself if the > > > sluggishness bothers me (otherwise I'll stick with Caps-Lock as Ctrl). > > > > To use: > > > > 1. Apply patch and recompile > > > 2. Enter "System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Modifier Keys..." > > > and remap Caps-Lock to Ctrl > > > 3. Open Terminal and type (one line): defaults write org.vim.MacVim > > > MMFakeEscModifier 1 > > > 4. Start MacVim and use Caps-Lock as Escape/Ctrl! > > > > If you want to use another modifier key, or if you want Caps-Lock to > > > send Esc on key down, then read the commit message: > > > > Modifier key sends Esc > > > > Adds possibility to make the left Ctrl, Alt, or Cmd key function as a > > > second Esc key. The key will still function as a modifier if held > > > down > > > in conjunction with another key. Enable by setting the user default > > > "MMFakeEscModifier" to: > > > 1 = Left Ctrl > > > 2 = Left Alt > > > 3 = Left Cmd > > > any other number disables this functionality > > > > By remapping Caps-Lock to one of the above modifier keys this enables > > > the use of Caps-Lock as a second (and easy to reach) Esc key. > > > Caps-Lock > > > can be remapped inside "System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> > > > Modifier Keys...". > > > > The Esc event is send when the modifier key is released. If the key > > > is > > > not released within a predefined timeout, then no Esc event is > > > generated. The timeout can be changed by setting the user default > > > MMFakeEscTimeout (a float, specifying the timeout in seconds). > > > > The fact that the Esc event is sent on release makes it feel somewhat > > > sluggish. It is possible to have the event sent when the modifier key > > > is pressed by setting the user default "MMFakeEscOnKeyDown" but then > > > the > > > left modifier key can only be used as an Esc key. > > > > Let me know what you think about the patch. > > > > Björn > > > > 0001-Modifier-key-sends-Esc.patch > > > 11KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
