Re: Help configuring a keyboard for Emacs

[Leo Butler]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> I use a Kinesis Advantage keyboard with quite a few of key remappings,
>> but most people use normal keyboards. Among those one common improvement
>> is to switch Control and Caps Lock.
>
> FWIW, I don't "switch" them, I just make caps-lock into a control key,
> since I just don't have any need for caps-lock anyway.
>
> [ Instead of remapping the lower-left key labeled "control" to
>   caps-lock, I remap it to the "hyper" modifier which I dedicate to my
>   window-manager bindings.  ]

In addition, I would like to suggest using sticky keys, too. That way,
you can type C-c C-u M-e as C c C u M e (i.e. press each key in
sequence, rather than needing to hold down the modifier key while
pressing the the modified key).

If you need help implementing these adaptations, tell us which operating
system you are using.

Leo