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2019-05-24 Making your keyboard layout more ergonomic

There is no doubt that the keyboard is the most efficient input device to interact with your computer. I use the keyboard for pretty much everything, including web browsing, switching between windows and arranging them, writing e-mails etc. However, many programs require combinations with a modifier key (especially Ctrl) to trigger some functionality. Because of the placement of the modifier keys on the keyboard, repeated pressing of such combinations can be inconvenient and require weird twists and stretches. In this post, I show how to remap certain keys to a much more ergonomic placement.