Configs/Keyboards

I like to map
- Capslock to Ctrl (for emacs, and general computing)
  - This is pretty common, and generally easy to configure
  - Uses my left pinkie
- Right Alt to Escape (for vim, and quick exiting)
  - I've never seen anyone else do this so far
  - Uses my right thumb

The most consistent way I've found to achieve this is with setkeycodes

Works across Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu and different window managers

First attempt:

#!/bin/sh

# showkey --scancodes
# showkey --keycodes

# Capslock -> Left Ctrl
setkeycodes 3a 29
setkeycodes ba 29

# Right Alt -> Escape
setkeycodes e038 1
setkeycodes e0b8 1

# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Map_scancodes_to_keycodes

Automating this with systemd:

[Unit]
Description=Customize keycodes on boot

[Service]
Type=oneshot

# Capslock -> Left Ctrl
ExecStart=/usr/bin/setkeycodes 3a 29
ExecStart=/usr/bin/setkeycodes ba 29

# Right Alt -> Escape
ExecStart=/usr/bin/setkeycodes e038 1
ExecStart=/usr/bin/setkeycodes e0b8 1

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target