On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:30:25AM +1100, Ken Yap wrote:
One of the first things I do with a new Linux setup is swap capslock and
ctrl. Some people even go further and map capslock to ctrl, i.e. no
capslock left. I'm beginning to think that makes sense too.
For the uninitiated, this is most
So I made a comment about CTRL being in the wrong place in my email about
the Sparc stuff, and I got a few amusing comments about it.
I'll invoke history to prove my point: The shift lock (caps lock is smart,
shift lock just upped everything... What more do you expect from a lever?)
on
I'll invoke history to prove my point: The shift lock (caps lock is smart,
shift lock just upped everything... What more do you expect from a lever?)
on typewriters was above the shift key. You clicked it in, and then hit
shift to disengage it.
Of course, it only feels unnatural to me because
quote who="Ken Yap"
History is bunk.
I'd say, "This will go down in your personal record", but that would be
bunk. :)
Then look how far the native ctrl key on the PC keyboard is from the a
key. Look at the angle of twist your left hand has make with the native
ctrl key.
I'd be willing to
