Re: [xmonad] automatically generating template xmonad.hs if it doesn't exist

Hi, Am Freitag, den 04.01.2008, 22:24 +0000 schrieb Thomas Adam:

Hello --

On 04/01/2008, gwern0@gmail.com wrote:

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# Does it *have* to be mod1Mask? It makes more sense to steal Alt than Ctrl, I'll grant, but stealing the useless Windows is even better since even fewer apps use that; I notice that there are at least 4 or 5 configs on the wiki which change mod1Mask to mod4Mask.

I'd argue yes, seeing as the Windows key is not a ubiquitous key on all keyboards. Leaving it as Alt, whilst potentially annoying for some users, is tough, IMO. :)

We could be more bold, without overriding existing key combinations, and remap the CapsLock key (which most people don’t use) to a modifier key and use that per default. It’s what I’m doing :-) PRO: * Does not conflict with other Ctrl or Alt bindings. * Quite a handy spot on the keyboard. * Most people don’t use the CapsLock. CON: * Some already remap that key (but they are power users that most likely modify their xmonad config anyways) * Some might actually want to USE THE CAPSLOCK KEY :-) * It might be a bit less intuitive than the Alt key. Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim "nomeata" Breitner mail: mail@joachim-breitner.de | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Key: 4743206C JID: nomeata@joachim-breitner.de | http://www.joachim-breitner.de/ Debian Developer: nomeata@debian.org