[DM-MUG] caps lock key

Ray Bowler dmmug@dmmug.org
Sun, 15 May 2005 10:59:18 -0500


Thanks Jon. That is indeed the solution. Simple when you know what is going on.

>It should work by default, but if anyone else has used that account, 
>it may be disabled (Yay!).  In the Keyboard & Mouse System 
>Preference, there is a button marked "Modifier Keys" which allows 
>you to change where the modifier keys actually are.  As an example, 
>I have intentionally turned off my caps lock.  Many UNIX people will 
>map the control key to the caps lock.
>
>I do wish I could map shift-caps lock to actually turn on caps.
>--
>Jon Thompson
>Jon Thompson Consulting
>jon@mac-consultant.com
>(515) 360-0250
>
>On May 13, 2005, at 7:22 AM, Ray Bowler wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am running Tiger on a mini with an Apple mouse and keyboard. I 
>>discovered the other day that the caps lock would not work. If I 
>>log out of my main account and then in as a test account it does 
>>work. logging back into my main account it will work until the HD 
>>mounts then it will no longer work. I have tried it with all 
>>startup items for my account deleted. This behavior also is present 
>>in"Safe Boot". Any ideas would be helpful.
>>--
>>Ray

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