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I actually loved this idea so much that every language I make, I try to do the same. The point of it is that typing ( requires shift, while [ does not. And you have no idea when you have tunnel syndrome, how much it hurts each time you write a (. While it’s ugly, the hand thanks you for it.


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SSLy12/06/2025

> The point of it is that typing ( requires shift, while [ does not.

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-co...

Now, I really could've used something like this on macOS…

Karabiner to the rescue https://genesy.github.io/karabiner-complex-rules-generator/#...

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zwaps12/06/2025

Ironically, on ISO keyboards, [] need an ALT so even more pain