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laptops are a pain. I wrote a windows keyboard hook that users caps lock with ijkl for arrows u->home ;->end and space bar fort modal select. A bit like ergo Emacs. Tried vim mappings but modal editing doesn't work across applications. You end up pasting code into your chat window. Anyway I realised that a lot of the value of vim is just not having to leave the home row for navigation.



Having access to the navigational keys without moving your hands much is a different experience—reduces movement and feels faster. [1] works with Windows and Linux [2] works in Windows only:

  - [1] http://forum.colemak.com/viewtopic.php?id=1467
  
  - [2] http://touchcursor.sourceforge.net




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