Remap Mac OS X Caps Lock key as ⌘ + ←

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Remap OS X Caps Lock key as ⌘ + ←

Changes Caps Lock key behaviour to move cursor to beginning of current text line, e.g. the same as ⌘ + ←

Follows the tutorial from: http://brettterpstra.com/2012/12/08/a-useful-caps-lock-key/

1. Download & install Seil - formerly known as PCKeyboardHack
2. Download & install Karabiner - formerly known as KeyRemap4MacBook
3. In Seil set Change Caps Lock to keycode 80 (F19)
4. In Karabiner's Misc & Uninstall tab, select Open private.xml and replace its contents with the contents of private.xml in this gist.
5. Go to Change Key tab and enable the F19 to CMD+Left
6. ...?
7. Profit.

private.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
  <item>
    <name>F19 to CMD+LEFT</name>
    <appendix>F19 to CMD+LEFt</appendix>
    <identifier>private.f19toCMDLEFT</identifier>
    <autogen>
      --KeyOverlaidModifier--
      KeyCode::F19,
      KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
    </autogen>
  </item>
</root>