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Why not replace caps lock with a double-tap of the Shift key? This has the advantages of distance (still close at hand when needed) and memorability (Shift upca

by dcotter 13y ago

Why not replace caps lock with a double-tap of the Shift key? This has the advantages of distance (still close at hand when needed) and memorability (Shift upcases temporarily, Shift-Shift upcases indefinitely) and eliminates one of the less useful keys at the same time.

saraid216 13y ago
And Shift-Shift-Shift activates Microsoft StickyKeys! (Is that still a thing in Win8?)
- georgemcbay 13y ago
  Just tried it in 8.1 and yes it is still a thing.
joebadmo 13y ago
I use https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ to remap caps lock to ctrl and hit both shift buttons simultaneously for caps lock. Here's my custom config: https://github.com/joebadmo/dotfiles/blob/master/keyremap4macbook.private.xml#L18 https://github.com/joebadmo/dotfiles/blob/master/keyremap4ma...
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JoshTriplett 13y ago
That's exactly what the X1 Carbon did.
rdatajef 13y ago
Does anyone know of any software that can do this (for OS X)? I think double-tap Shift to toggle Caps Lock would be pretty neat. Or even better, I'd like to program an action after double-Shift (or other modifier keys too, Control, Option, Command). Edit: I got this to work using KeyRemap4MacBook, if anyone's interested, use this snippet in private.xml: <item> <name>Double-Shift to Caps Lock</name> <appendix>Double-tap ⇧ to Caps Lock</appendix> <identifier>double_tap_shift_to_caps_lock</identifier> <autogen> --DoublePressModifier-- KeyCode::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::CAPSLOCK </autogen> </item>
kabdib 13y ago
Games. This is really, really bad for games. Also, I tend to fiddle with keys, tapping shift nervously. Having this result in capslock would drive me nuts. It would be a deal-breaker if this functionality were in the keyboard firmware and not configurable.

by dcotter 13y ago

saraid216 13y ago

And Shift-Shift-Shift activates Microsoft StickyKeys! (Is that still a thing in Win8?)

georgemcbay 13y ago
Just tried it in 8.1 and yes it is still a thing.

joebadmo 13y ago

I use https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ to remap caps lock to ctrl and hit both shift buttons simultaneously for caps lock. Here's my custom config: https://github.com/joebadmo/dotfiles/blob/master/keyremap4macbook.private.xml#L18 https://github.com/joebadmo/dotfiles/blob/master/keyremap4ma...

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JoshTriplett 13y ago

That's exactly what the X1 Carbon did.

rdatajef 13y ago

Does anyone know of any software that can do this (for OS X)? I think double-tap Shift to toggle Caps Lock would be pretty neat. Or even better, I'd like to program an action after double-Shift (or other modifier keys too, Control, Option, Command). Edit: I got this to work using KeyRemap4MacBook, if anyone's interested, use this snippet in private.xml: <item> <name>Double-Shift to Caps Lock</name> <appendix>Double-tap ⇧ to Caps Lock</appendix> <identifier>double_tap_shift_to_caps_lock</identifier> <autogen> --DoublePressModifier-- KeyCode::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::CAPSLOCK </autogen> </item>

kabdib 13y ago

Games. This is really, really bad for games. Also, I tend to fiddle with keys, tapping shift nervously. Having this result in capslock would drive me nuts. It would be a deal-breaker if this functionality were in the keyboard firmware and not configurable.