Problem remapping CapsLock to esc on Windows

[stewday]

New to Vim and trying to use VSCodeVim for the first time.

The keybinding CapsLock -> extension.vim_escape works, but also turns on capslock, so the key has to be pressed twice to exit insert mode.

I have read the other discussions/issues related to remapping capslock and have seen the suggested solution using "keyboard.dispatch": "keyCode" but this does not seem to work on Windows (other comments all seemed to be from Linux users).

When adding "keyboard.dispatch": "keyCode" to settings.json it is greyed out, I assume because it is not a valid settings in a Windows environment - I note the referenced VSCode Github Keybinding Issue page does not suggest using "keyboard.dispatch": "keyCode" in the Windows troubleshooting section.

Any suggestions of how to manage this on a Windows PC?

[Andres-Mtz]

Hi @stewday, I would recommend handling this externally. I made the same behavior with the PowerToys Keyboard Manager. You can also apply the remap to specific apps

[itxashancode]

I hit this exact issue last year when I switched to VSCodeVim on a Windows laptop. The “keyboard.dispatch”: “keyCode” trick only works on