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mhb
Why not bind <Ctl> to caps-lock instead of swapping them - have <Ctl> on both keys? Except for the rare people who actually use caps-lock.
metajack
That's exactly what I always do, and is easily done in both Mac OS X and in most Linux distributions.
dimitar
In GNOME 2.24: "Keyboard Preferences" > "Layouts" > "Layout Options" > "Ctrl key position" > "Make CapsLock an additional Ctrl" OR "Swap Ctrl and CapsLock"

You can use the same utility to swap Esc and CapsLock.

litewulf
Because this frees up the ctrl key to be an extra backspace!
capablanca
This is so fucking old.
jan_g
It's not old, it's just wrong to emphasize _the tool_ so much. Don't know about the author, but being productive doesn't equal being masterful typist. I had a member of the team, who was above average productive in notepad (yes, notepad!) and I also had someone who was below average productive in emacs (I always let the programmers decide, what tool they use). And I am not talking about being fast, but about producing quality code.
travisjeffery
If you're just learning Emacs this is an essential piece of literature to read to get you up to snuff on Emacs.

And always good to check back everyone once and a while for experts.

swombat
Item 1: Swap Caps-Lock and Control

On Mac OS X (Panther and Jaguar) you need to install a modified keyboard driver...

No you don't. Just open your Keyboard&Mouse preferences, select the "Keyboard" tab, and click on the "Modifier Keys" button...

almost
You did when he wrote that article. And it was a right pain too...