uncap

I have been using Vim for 15 years now and I see no other editor (not even Emacs) that comes anywhere close to the ergonomics of Vim. I can edit code the fastest in Vim. If you think Vim is not helping you being more productive, I suggest reading the excellent StackOverflow answer that explains how learning Vim is like learning a language (not just learning keyboard shortcuts): https://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/1175080 The only things that I find lacking in Vim is good support for various software development environments, for example, Java development. Another thing that used to bother me is the awkward placement of the Escape key but I overcome that easily by remapping my Caps Lock to Escape (see https://github.com/susam/uncap#uncap for examples).

The first thing I do on a new system is map my Caps Lock key to Escape[1][2][3] so that I can use Vim conveniently without having to reach the physical Escape key placed awkwardly at the corner of the keyboard. The choice of Escape key to return to normal mode and H, J, K, L for navigation makes total sense if we look at the original Lear Siegler ADM-3A terminal[4] that Bill Joy used while creating vi, but in the modern day keyboard, the choice of Escape key to return to normal mode really disturbs the otherwise fine ergonomics of using Vim. [1]: https://github.com/susam/uncap#uncap [2]: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Map_caps_lock_to_escape_in_Windows... [3]: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Map_caps_lock_to_escape_in_XWindow... [4]: https://vintagecomputer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LSI-AD...

Yes, this is documented in the README: https://github.com/susam/uncap#mac-system-preferences .

As the project README "Alternatives" section[0] notes, as well as others in this thread, remapping caps lock to alternate key codes with OS-X and X-Windows is straightforward with tools supplied with those windowing systems. C2[1] has a nice listing of options as well. 0 - https://github.com/susam/uncap#alternatives 1 - http://wiki.c2.com/?RemapCapsLock

I have a project that provides a little tool for Windows and a lot of documentation for Windows, Linux and Mac to map Caps Lock to Escape as well as remapping keys in general. Project URL: https://github.com/susam/uncap#uncap