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  • How Capslock works: F18, an event tap, and a mapping it gives back

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    Caps Lock sits in the best spot on the keyboard and does the least useful job. Capslock gives it a new one: tap it for Escape, hold it for Hyper, and combine it with the four modifiers to reach sixteen control planes. This post explains how a native …

    Caps Lock sits in the best spot on the keyboard and does the least useful job. Capslock gives it a new one: tap it for Escape, hold it for Hyper, and combine it with the four modifiers to reach sixteen control planes. This post explains how a native …