Remap keys
This post captures my setup for using HJKL as arrow keys system‑wide on both Windows and macOS, so my hands don’t need to relearn navigation between environments.
After developing the muscle memory for navigating text with the H, J, K and L keys while developing with VIM or VS Code with the VIM plugin, I now find it very distracting to have to move my hand to use the arrow keys for moving around text or even to just select an option from a drop-down in other applications. It just feels jarring when working.
What I want is an operating system-wide solution that affords me the ability to use H, J, K, L instead of needing to use the cursor/arrow keys; the keys are typically positioned such that they are just too difficult to access without moving the right hand.