! Keymap configuration file for xmodmap.
+! Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Simon Ruderich
+!
+! This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+! it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+! the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+! (at your option) any later version.
+!
+! This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+! GNU General Public License for more details.
+!
+! You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+! along with this file. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-! Use the caps lock as escape as it easier to reach and very useful for Vim.
-clear Lock
-keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
+
+! Use the caps lock as ctrl as it easier to reach and very useful for all
+! programs. Caps lock is removed completely. Thanks to
+! http://snarfed.org/space/switch%20control%20and%20caps%20lock
+remove Lock = Caps_Lock
+remove Control = Control_L
+keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
+add Control = Control_L
+
+! Move grave and tilde next to left shift key. This setting may only be
+! necessary because of my German keyboard which I use with English settings.
+keycode 94 = grave asciitilde
! vim: ft=xmodmap