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Re: Cool trick : Ctrl & Caps Lock Trading Jobs

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From: Steve
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 04:01
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"Paul D. Smith" <psmith@gnu.org> wrote in message news:<p58z2ya6cb.fsf@lemming.engeast.baynetworks.com>...
> Why even bother to bind the caps lock key at all?  I never need it.  I
> bind my CAPS LOCK key as a CTRL key, but _don't_ change the original
> CTRL, so _both_ keys are CTRL.
> 
> Now if anyone wants to use my keyboard and they're used to having CTRL
> down where it is on PC keyboards, they will be happy too.

Good tip. 

I tried it out, except that I moved Caps Lock all the way over to "/"
on my numberic keypad ( never used and convient enough for Caps Lock
).

The Ctrl key is in the new place for me to learn, and the old one is
there for when I mess up on reflex.

Steve
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Subject: Re: Cool trick :  Ctrl & Caps Lock  Trading Jobs
Date: 23 Aug 2002 21:01:05 -0700
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