deskthority

Caps Lock came from the days when holding Shift was a lot of work:

http://p2.la-img.com/364/54164/26191984_1_x.jpg

You used to "shift" a large part of the typewriter's mechanism whenever you pressed it. So a latch was super useful for all those HEADINGS AND SUCH that weren't easily separated ...

If you need modifiers, why not a keyboard with thumb clusters (or at least a JIS layout), palm buttons and firmware with support for dual-role modifiers?

Hell of a learning curve there. Check out the number of posts I have under my belt. I'm still borking at canibalising a board to scrounge some ...

@ davkol

Yeah, I love the way Backspace is remapped to CapsLock in Colemak. Its an excellent use of space and position. Prime Realestate. Why waste it on something like a CapsLock.

I use Linux, and what I've been longing for (and toying with without success) is to remap BackSpace to something more ...

Excellent. Thankyou very much. Short sweet and too the point.

Ta..

Where do I start?

To cut to the chase I want to hack my Filco 10keyless and permanently replace the USB cable with a PS/2 cord I have laying around.

I don't want to hear any humdrum about "whats the point" or "that's stupid just use an adapter" or any other blah blah. I am sick of the big ...