[keyboard] keys mapping: switch 'Caps Lock' with 'Esc'

[Nixota]

Hello everyone,

I tried to set up the behavior of the vim editor so that the 'Caps Lock' key works as the 'Esc' key.

I followed the link:
https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq7.html#Consoles

...and used the hint:

Remap [Caps Lock] to be [Control L], the left control key:
# wsconsctl keyboard.map+="keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L"
To make changes permanent, use the wsconsctl.conf(5) file.

...and set the /etc/wsconsctl.conf file as:

keyboard.map+="keysym Caps_Lock = Escape"

the correct keysym-related keys names are taken from here:
https://man.openbsd.org/xmodmap

[SOLUTION] by rebooting the OS the new config rules are accepted.

(addendum) apparently, it's possible to achieve the same through CLI to make 'Caps Lock' an additional 'ESC', using the command:

$ xmodmap caps:escape

read at this link:
https://man.openbsd.org/xkeyboard-co...k_key_behavior

B.R.

[Onauk]

The process of mapping the Caps Lock key as Left Control can be interesting even for vim users since Ctrl+[ acts the same as Esc. With this you obtain a new Control key which might be more useful than an Escape key.