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The Caps Lock button on MacBooks knows if you really want to press it. (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/apple@hardware.watch
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Try to hit your CAPS Lock button as if it's a mistake and see what happens. Mine is reading my mind.

The difference between unintentional hit and an intentional one is very slight, but it knows :)

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (9 children)

Take it a step further. Remap your capslock button to another key and never have this problem again.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Lots of references to tools like Karabiner and Keyboard Maestro, but by default macOS lets you rebind it to a few things. If you go to Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Modifier Keys, you can set caps lock to act as control, option, command, globe, or escape (which is the most useful one IMO). Best thing is that this setting is also per keyboard -- if you have a laptop that you regularly dock with an external keyboard, you don't have to have the Caps Lock key on that keyboard mapped the same as on the internal keyboard.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Lots of references to tools like Karabiner and Keyboard Maestro, but by default macOS lets you rebind it to a few things. If you go to Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Modifier Keys, you can set caps lock to act as control, option, command, globe, or escape (which is the most useful one IMO). Best thing is that this setting is also per keyboard -- if you have a laptop that you regularly dock with an external keyboard, you don't have to have the Caps Lock key on that keyboard mapped the same as on the internal keyboard.

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