Button on keyboard that locking all text typed to device to capital text.
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How to get caps/num/scroll lock keys OSD notification?
I would like to have a OSD notification display briefly everytime the CAPS, Num, or Scroll Lock state toggles.
Is there a way to do this?
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Mapping CapsLock to Ctrl in Ubuntu 12.10
I have found different options for mapping CapsLock to Ctrl key in the Keyboard Settings. The most convenient for me is to have CapsLock work as Ctrl when pressed with other keys, but to work as ...
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0answers
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Any way to make Caps Lock change keyboard layout right after keydown?
After finding out How to make Caps Lock change keyboard layout without delay
I realized that I'm also not fully releasing the Caps Lock sometimes before pressing next key. Is that possible to prevent ...
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3answers
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How to make Caps Lock change keyboard layout without delay?
I use Caps Lock to change keyboard layout since the first year with Linux.
Now, somewhere in the last year some patch added something so now it waits for ~300ms before changing the layout. And if I ...
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0answers
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How to make caps lock behave like in Windows
I've been using Linux for quite a bit, I've used Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Mint and my favorite one, Arch. Right now I'm using Ubuntu, and I'm quite impressed, it's very different from the last time I used it ...
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Why do I have to have CapsLock permanently ON
Initially, I believed this was on OpenOffice problem but Abiword and, indeed, Gedit, display the same problem, so it must be an Ubuntu glitch.
I was typing a document and used CapsLock when creating ...
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1answer
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Why is my Caps Lock not working as Ctrl?
I am on a Lenovo W500 with German keyboard layout. I use Ubuntu 12.10 and have configured my keyboard layout to use the Caps Lock as Ctrl. But it does not work. I even tried to reboot my system.
Here ...
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Caps Lock Indicator problem in T430 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install indicator-keylock?
It is really unfortunate that there is no Caps Lock INDICATOR on T430 running Ubuntu 12.10. I really appreciate if someone provides a ...
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1answer
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Caps Lock not working [closed]
My Caps Lock key on my keyboard is not working.
The light indicator does not come on and nothing is capitalized when typing.
What do i need to do to fix this issue.
xmodmap -e "add Lock = ...
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1answer
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Where do I set the Caps Lock key behaviour?
I have notice that since a few days my cap lock stays on if I press on caps lock. I can't desactivate it. I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04LTS on my old Emachines computer. So I would like to know ...
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0answers
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WHy CAps lock is too slow to turn off in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does turning Caps Lock off take such a long time to work?
*TH*is is a strange problem. *NO*tice how the beginning of my sentences include two capitals? Well, over ...
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1answer
884 views
Change the behavior of the capslock key
To be honest I'm not sure or what I want is possible but it would be very nice if this can be done.
I changed the behavior of the Capslock to act like a Ctrl key. Now it's just an Ctrl key only ...
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0answers
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Freezes and caps lock key blinks after installing ATI/AMD propietary FGLRX graphics driver - HP PAVILION G6-1a32nr [closed]
I just started using ubuntu on my hp pavilion g6, and after I installed the ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver using the "Additional drivers" I restarted my computer and after 5-20 seconds of ...
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2answers
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Bash script not working as required with xbindkeys
I made a simple bash script to display a notification whenever my capslock key is pressed. It works fine when I call it like bash capsnotify.sh.
The problem now is when I bind my above script to ...
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1answer
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ubuntu caps lock control
At our site we generally prefer the key to the left of the "A" to be Control, and we don't need a Caps Lock key.
On existing x.org configurations we use 'Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"' to get ...
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1answer
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Caps lock indicator does not work in kubuntu 12.04 w/ plasma workspace
Can anyone please tell how to enable the caps lock indicator in kubuntu 12.04... I tried installing indicator-keylock app but it says it no longer exists in the repository.. Is there an in built ...
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2answers
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No keyboard layout switch after reboot
Since the "Applications -> Settings -> XFCE Settings Manager -> Keyboard" dialogue does not allow to assign a new key for the "Change keyboard layout" action, I have added a "Keyboard layouts" plugin ...
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0answers
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Kernel panic on Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Ubuntu 10.10
When I leave my Lenovo ThinkPad W510 laptop unattended it locks the screen as it is supposed to do. But when I come back I usually find the kernel panic going on on the laptop: the Caps Lock light is ...
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1answer
792 views
Booting ends with blinking caps lock indicator light on a Packard Bell mb87 [closed]
After a clean install of Ubuntu 11.10, I have been faced with a crash several times. When I push the computer's power button,it starts to boot as usual, but suddenly it freezes and all I see is a pink ...
3
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1answer
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How do I make the Caps Lock key a third Shift key?
How do I make the Caps Lock key work just like another Shift key?
There are loads of questions here about reassigning it, or having it launch a custom command. I just want it to work like another ...
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1answer
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How do I turn off Caps Lock (the lock, not the key) by command line?
For some reason my laptop is stuck in Caps Lock. I have the Caps Lock key mapped by xmodmap to hyper_l, so I don't have a caps_lock key to turn it off. Is there a way I can turn it off by command ...
3
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2answers
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Switch layout by CapsLock and do nothing by Shift+CapsLock
I need switch keyboard layout by Caps Lock.
I did System Settings -> Keyboard layout -> options -> keys to change layout -> caps lock and it works.
But sometimes I press Shift + Caps Lock and I get ...
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0answers
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Why does caps lock still toggle character case after I enabled “make Caps Lock an additional ESC key” in keyboard settings? [closed]
I want to have both the ESC key and the caps lock key to act as an escape key. However, if I enable "make Caps Lock an additional ESC key" in the keyboard > layout > options, then the Caps Lock key ...
6
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0answers
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Caps lock problem [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
CAPS LOCK bug makes turning it off too slow
I'm not a shifter. When I use upper-case characters I use the caps lock. However on Ubuntu when I turn caps off, then hit the ...
6
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2answers
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Why does turning Caps Lock off take such a long time to work?
This is my biggest issue with Linux and the main reason I don't use it as my main working OS.
Whenever I use caps lock to write something in upper case and disable it in order to keep writing the ...
0
votes
1answer
407 views
Why does Ubuntu crash when I suspend or close my lid?
Whenever I close my lid, or manually suspend, Ubuntu won't go back to normal and the caps lock key randomly blinks. How can I fix this? I really want to be able to close my lid without leaving my ...
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4answers
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How do I remap the caps lock key?
In the past the past I used to use xmodmap to prevent the Caps Lock button from working, and then tell Launchy to handle the key press instead. I can't seem to do this anymore.
What is the best way ...
2
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1answer
333 views
How do I remap my capslock key to be alt + tab?
How do I remap my capslock key to be alt + tab. And shift + capslock to be shift + alt + tab?
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1answer
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“Caps Lock on” message is shown too much time?
"Caps Lock on" message is shown too much time on Ubuntu 11.04. Could anyone tell me how can I reduce the time, please?
2
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2answers
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How can I disable Caps Lock on text-mode (tty) terminals?
I have disabled caps lock in Ubuntu via the System Settings -> Keyboard panel (see How to programmatically swap the caps lock and esc keys? on how to find this option), however when I switch to a ...
10
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2answers
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Remap Caps Lock key to 'Run Command' (Alt+F2)
I'm trying to get rid of the Caps Lockkey and give it a better use. Since I constantly use the run command Alt+F2, I'd like to make Caps Lock trigger that action.
I've found a couple of questions ...
2
votes
1answer
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lock-keys-applet alternative for Kubuntu
Is there any lock-keys-applet alternative to kubuntu. I just want some indication whenever I use caps lock or num lock key. I am using dell inspiron n5010 laptop and it does not have inbuilt ...
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1answer
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How to specify which keys CapsLock affects?
Using Maverick, I am not able to get the CapsLock behaviour I want: I would like it to affect essentially the alphabetical, numerical, and punctuation keys, i.e. all the keys that print something (as ...
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1answer
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How to change CapsLock key to produce “a”?
While typing I often hit the CapsLock key instead of the a key. (QWERTZU keyboard)
This is quite annoying because the moment I realise that I hit the wrong key, I will have to delete multiple ...
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1answer
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Swap capslock and control in virtual consoles
I'm using System > Preferences > Keyboard > Layout > Options > Ctrl key position > Swap Ctrl and CapsLock, which works great for X.
How can I get the same for virtual consoles (Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.)?
