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Map Caps Lock to Escape or any key to any key

33 mentions on Hacker News by 14 people: 12 stories, 21 comments · first 2015-09-13 · latest 2025-04-24

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  1. …computers, so I wrote a tool for myself back then to remap Caps Lock to Esc on Windows machines: https://github.com/susam/uncap While it was certainly possible to do that by editing Windows registry (and I have noted those techniques too…
    comment by susam · 2025-04-24 · in Vim Language, Motions, and Modes Explained (2023)
  2. …stuck occasionally messing up my Teams messages :) [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys [2]: https://github.com/susam/uncap [3]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38558376/how-to-map-caps...
    comment by ra1n · 2023-08-22 · in Learn AutoHotKey by stealing my scripts
  3. For windows i recommend uncap https://github.com/susam/uncap
    comment by spapas82 · 2022-12-25 · in Moving the Ctrl Key
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    Uncap
    story by tosh · 2021-12-29 · 0 comments
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    “I just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful software.”
    story by susam · 2021-11-12 · 2 comments
  6. …source first by contributing[2][3] to other projects before I began publishing my own projects. [1] https://github.com/susam/uncap/issues/9 [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-559 [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-…
    comment by susam · 2021-11-12 · in Tips For Making a Popular Open Source Project in 2021
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    “I just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful software.”
    story by susam · 2021-10-23 · 0 comments
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    “I just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful software.”
    story by susam · 2021-10-22 · 0 comments
  9. That's actually a good habit to build. Here's a windows utility you might find useful: https://github.com/susam/uncap And here's an editor that's accommodating to your newly trained typing skills ;) https://www.vim.org/
    comment by ayyy · 2021-03-23 · in MacBook Owners' Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit Gets Class Action Certification
  10. Here is one I received last year: https://github.com/susam/uncap/issues/9 . The comment began with, "I just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful software." It made my day! The GitHub user interface should encourage this as a feature.
    comment by susam · 2020-12-27 · in Just Wanted to Say Thanks
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    "I just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful software."
    story by susam · 2020-12-27 · 0 comments
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    Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
    story by susam · 2020-11-02 · 0 comments
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    Map Caps Lock key to Escape key
    story by susam · 2020-10-17 · 1 comment
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    Uncap – Map Caps Lock to Escape (Windows, Linux, macOS)
    story by montyhallpy · 2020-02-10 · 1 comment
  15. …first thing: #define strcp(a, b, c) (a[0] = '\0', strncat(a, b, c - 1)) An example from my code: https://github.com/susam/uncap/blob/master/uncap.c#L78-L87 Here is how to use it: #include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #define strcp(a, b,…
    comment by susam · 2019-08-25 · in Banned C standard library functions in Git source code
  16. …The other operating systems just are described how you can do the change without the tool, see https://github.com/susam/uncap#mac-system-preferences
    comment by diggan · 2019-07-20 · in Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
  17. Easter egg in the source code: https://github.com/susam/uncap/blob/78f52d7b2e03fc51885c8072... Output: ............................................................... ...............................................................…
    comment by EdSchouten · 2019-07-20 · in Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
  18. Indeed, the tool itself is windows but repository contains a list of alternatives: https://github.com/susam/uncap#alternatives `$ setxkbmap -option caps:escape` is exactly what I use. Very helpful of the author of the tool to include…
    comment by diggan · 2019-07-20 · in Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
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    Uncap - Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and macOS
    story by susam · 2019-07-20 · 51 comments
  20. …I get a new system, the first thing I do is map CapsLock to Escape. On Windows, I use the Uncap [ https://github.com/susam/uncap ] tool because it does not require install or restart. The tool has good documentation to map CapsLock to…
    comment by devposter · 2019-05-28 · in Handy Keymaps in Vim
  21. Did you mean Caps Lock? Which tool do you use? I found https://github.com/susam/uncap but it does not have a MacOS binary.
    comment by securitybear · 2019-03-21 · in How I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using LaTeX and Vim
  22. …keyboard when I'm home) Why don't you rebind your Caps Lock to Esc? For Windows there's uncap < https://github.com/susam/uncap>; on Linux you can find it in your KDE/Gnome settings or look at the uncap Github page for other methods. Or if…
    comment by the_pwner224 · 2019-03-17 · in iPad Pro as Development Machine
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    Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux, and Mac
    story by uncap · 2018-01-08 · 1 comment
  24. …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).
    comment by foo101 · 2017-10-04 · in Interactive Vim tutorial
  25. …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]:…
    comment by foo101 · 2017-10-04 · in Interactive Vim tutorial
  26. Yes, this is documented in the README: https://github.com/susam/uncap#mac-system-preferences .
    comment by uncap · 2017-09-24 · in Show HN: Uncap: Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux and Mac
  27. …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
    comment by AdieuToLogic · 2017-09-24 · in Show HN: Uncap: Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux and Mac
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    Show HN: Uncap: Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux and Mac
    story by uncap · 2017-09-24 · 29 comments
  29. …Linux and Mac to map Caps Lock to Escape as well as remapping keys in general. Project URL: https://github.com/susam/uncap#uncap
    comment by susam · 2017-08-21 · in The ‘here is’ key
  30. https://github.com/susam/uncap Map Caps Lock key to Escape key, or any to any key, on Windows systems. I am very happy about it because my wife (then girlfriend) was the first user of this little tool and she still uses it everyday. She…
    comment by susam · 2016-11-17 · in Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making?
  31. I have my license in LICENSE.md, LICENSE.rst, etc. and they are picked up correctly. For example, https://github.com/susam/uncap and https://github.com/susam/ice .
    comment by susam · 2016-09-22 · in License now displayed on repository overview
  32. I've added a Features ( https://github.com/susam/uncap#features ) section to the README file of the project that describes why I wrote this tool when several methods to map keys on Windows system already exist. Quoting it below. "The…
    comment by susam · 2015-09-15 · in Show HN: Uncap – Map Caps Lock key to any key or any key to any key
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    Show HN: Uncap – Map Caps Lock key to any key or any key to any key
    story by susam · 2015-09-13 · 1 comment