Disable Caps Lock
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
on a desktop keyboard you can normally pry the cap off. Then just tape over the hole to keep the guts clean. Just be warned, there are some things Man Was Not Meant to Know. The cruft that accumulates in an old keyboard is one of them. :wtf::wtf::omg::wtf::omg::wtf:
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
Stick a ball of paper (or something) under it.
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
You could avoid using any keys near the caps lock in your password, and if you want a capital letter in your password or special characters just use the right shift.
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on a desktop keyboard you can normally pry the cap off. Then just tape over the hole to keep the guts clean. Just be warned, there are some things Man Was Not Meant to Know. The cruft that accumulates in an old keyboard is one of them. :wtf::wtf::omg::wtf::omg::wtf:
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
dan neely wrote:
on a desktop keyboard you can normally pry the cap off.
On my desktop at work I did that because the USB belkin keyboard I have has the Print Screen key where the Insert key belongs. It was really frustrating to loose what was in my clipboard 10 times a day so I avoided the problem by removing the key...
John
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
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Stick a ball of paper (or something) under it.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Stick a ball of paper (or something) under it.
Great example of a non-digital hack. :)
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
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I've been using this: http://www.randyrants.com/sharpkeys/[^] for years. It works perfectly in all versions of windows and I'm using it now in Vista. I've remapped many keys on my keyboard.
"110%" - it's the new 70%
Thanks for the link. Hmm, the Type Key mode does not see the Print-Screen key (on my USB keyboard) so I guess I will have to wait for a reboot to see if it worked...
John
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Stick a ball of paper (or something) under it.
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I just tried this solution. It did kill the caps lock. It also made it so sql server couldn't authenticate me on my own machine. Seems like the wrong answer.
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Thanks for the link. Hmm, the Type Key mode does not see the Print-Screen key (on my USB keyboard) so I guess I will have to wait for a reboot to see if it worked...
John
Yeah, I think I had that same problem...checking it out...actually it was scroll lock. I think I just experimented or looked it up. My keyboard is pretty much unusuable now to anyone else. I've had a specific setup I liked and have kept it now for years. It's like being able to design your own keyboard, I have big hands and some of the trickier keys I've remapped so that the control (for example) is mapped to the left windows key as well so I can't really miss it when typing fast.
"110%" - it's the new 70%
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
I remember the MS IntelliType drivers used to have a setting to disable that key among others. NOt sure if that setting still exists. On another note, I just ripped the $%%*&!~! F-Lock key off my keyboard. With extreme prejudice.
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I have zero use for the Caps Lock key. I only hit the stupid thing by accident. Usually when entering a password. Is there anyway to disable the caps lock key on a keyboard? Maybe a hidden setting in XP that will ignore the key? I'm pretty sure I could solve the problem with violence. However, people keep telling me this shouldn't always be my first choice.
I use CapShift from DonationCoder [url]http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#CAPshift\[/url\] Doesn't actually disable it, but means you have to hold it down for 1 second to use it.
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I use CapShift from DonationCoder [url]http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#CAPshift\[/url\] Doesn't actually disable it, but means you have to hold it down for 1 second to use it.
On the subject of CAPS LOCK etc - a friend of mine recently bought a laptop. He hasn't used a PC for MANY years. My keyboard has helpful words on it like "Caps Lock", "Shift", "Backspace", "Tab" etc. His DOESN'T! Just about all the keys have various shaped arrows on them. I can understand why he is completely bemused - I only know whick keys are which based on their locations and some guesswork! Still, I suppose developers have been producing software features that nobody can understand for years, it's about time the hardware guys caught up in the "user unfriendliness" stakes! But seriously, it is easy to assume that users have certain knowledge that we take for granted, which in some cases they don't. For example, my friend sees no logic or rationale in why he sometimes needs to single click and sometimes double click and sometimes, God forbid, even right click. Perhaps someone could produce the Beginners' Mouse Guide ... I think the following could almost be a dictionary definition for "confusion" - when he called me over because he was having a "bit of trouble sending an e-mail" he had 29 e-mail windows open. Honest. PS the PC's a Fujitsu Siemens. Rich