susam/uncap on Hacker News

…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)

…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

For windows i recommend uncap https://github.com/susam/uncap

comment by spapas82 · 2022-12-25 · in Moving the Ctrl Key

…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

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

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

…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

…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

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

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

…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

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

…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

…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

…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

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

…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

…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

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?

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

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