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Update KC_GESC documentation (#5053) 

* Update KC_GESC documentation

 - document caveats on OSX and expected behavior with KC_GESC and GUI
 - clarify documentation slightly
 - give examples of expected output in actual use

* Update OSX -> macOS

* Captilization

* remove simply
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Yan-Fa Li 2019-02-15 06:50:28 -08:00 committed by MechMerlin
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## Usage
Replace the `KC_GRAVE` key in your keymap (usually to the left of the `1` key) with `KC_GESC`. When pressed it will behave like `KC_ESC`, but with Shift or GUI held it will send `KC_GRAVE`.
Replace the `KC_GRAVE` key in your keymap (usually to the left of the `1` key) with `KC_GESC`. Most of the time this key will output `KC_ESC` when pressed. However, when Shift or GUI are held down it will output `KC_GRV` instead.
## What Your OS Sees
If Mary presses GESC on her keyboard, the OS will see an KC_ESC character. Now if Mary holds Shift down and presses GESC it will output `~`, or a shifted backtick. Now if she holds GUI/CMD/WIN, it will output a simple <code>&#96;</code> character.
## Keycodes
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|---------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`KC_GESC`|`GRAVE_ESC`|Escape when pressed, <code>&#96;</code> when Shift or GUI are held|
### Caveats
* On macOS CMD/GUI + KC_GRV is actually mapped to a hot key so it will not output a backtick.
## Configuration
There are several possible key combinations this will break, among them Control+Shift+Escape on Windows and Command+Option+Escape on macOS. To work around this, you can `#define` these options in your `config.h`: