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	THE WAR AGAINST THE CAPS LOCK KEY IS ON - Engadget
		Making a "special needs" keyboard that has a caps lock key is an indifferent argument, that would only raise costs (have you seen how much assistive peripherals are?) and file people with typing issues (carpal tunnel is not uncommon) into a corner.
		The issue is hat the caps lock is a large key that is placed in prime keyboard real estate.
		I agree that the left windows key should be banished, as well as scroll lock, and the insert key, but not the caps lock key.
	www.engadget.com /2006/08/17/the-war-against-the-caps-lock-key-is-on (2775 words)

	Aaron Toponce » Blog Archive » Switching Caps Lock and Backspace
		The caps lock key, by default is only one key distance a way from the left little finger.
		Pressing and holding what used to be the backspace key, but is now the caps lock, flickers the caps light, as repeat is set on that key.
		Ralesk- The point, as you pointed out, is to move the caps lock away from the user, and put in it’s place a much more used key, in my case, the backspace.
	www.pthree.org /2007/03/06/switching-caps-lock-and-backspace (1234 words)

	Caps lock notification - Patent 6748468
		If it is so determined that the Caps Lock key is in an error state, then a signal is generated to communicate to a user at the computer keyboard that the Caps Lock key is in the error state.
		When the Caps Lock key 22 is ON (i.e., in the ON state), depression of a letter key on the computer keyboard 15 causes an upper case version of the associated letter (e.g., A, B, or C) to be typed.
		The Caps Lock key 20 may be in an error state such that the Caps Lock key 20 is ON when the Caps Lock key 20 should be OFF, or such that the Caps Lock key 20 is OFF when the Caps Lock key 20 should be ON.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6748468.html (3451 words)

	ALL CAPS - Encyclopedia Dramatica
		Using caps lock is cruise control for cool.
		One of the biggest problems that non-1337 people face when they're trying the All Caps method for the first time is that it might take a while to stop hitting the Shift key accidently.
		Contrary to popular belief, posting in ALL CAPS is not the same as yelling.
	www.encyclopediadramatica.com /index.php/Caps_lock (329 words)

	alwaysBETA » Caps Lock, How I Loathe Thee
		Adrian Sutton writes that the biggest reason not to move the control key to where Caps Lock is currently situated is that everyone (minus the UNIX geeks) knows where the control key already is. And that’s fine, I’d be okay with duplicating the control key.
		In fact, according to Fitts law, the Caps Lock location is closer to where your hand normally is on the keyboard, making it easier to hit, instead of moving your pinky all the way down to the present location of control.
		It is critically important to keep caps lock for accessibility reasons (think of someone with only one arm trying to type, much easier to hit caps lock to get capital letters and turn it off again).
	www.alwaysbeta.com /2006/06/06/caps-lock-how-i-loathe-thee (1607 words)

	Digg - Death to Caps Lock
		I used to use a freeware utility (I think it was called wincapslock) that made the caps lock key work like it does on a standard typewriter: the first time you used the Shift key it took off the caps lock.
		It's much easier to throw on the caps lock than it is to hold down the shift key to do this kind of thing.
		The caps lock key is genuinely useful at times, such as typing in a whole string of acronyms (which I do often at work).
	digg.com /hardware/Death_to_Caps_Lock_2 (2805 words)

	New Scientist Technology Blog: Caps Lock must die
		A simple check of the keyboard when you commence using it to check the caps lock key is off isn't that inconvenient.
		Caps lock sholud be consigned to the scrapheap of history - it's a remnant from the days of typewriters.
		I use caps lock for filling out the postcode section of online order forms (and for shouting whilst typing obviously) and to be honest it's not that hard to turn it off.
	www.newscientist.com /blog/technology/2006/08/caps-lock-must-die.html (1741 words)

	Death to Caps Lock
		Zealous net newbies have also subjected the Caps Lock key to overuse, composing e-mails and newsgroup posts entirely in capital letters, an ugly and inelegant style of communication akin to screaming.
		Caps Lock is also responsible for failed entries of passwords and other case-sensitive phrases.
		In fact, East says it's highly unlikely that the Caps Lock key will go the way of the ghost any time soon since it is used frequently in data entry and inventory management.
	www.wired.com /news/technology/0,71606-0.html?tw=wn_index_19 (650 words)

	Toggler - Windows software to control your Caps Lock key, Num Lock key, and Insert key
		It prevents you from writing in ALL CAPS when your finger has slipped to accidentally hit the Caps Lock key.
		Toggler shows you which keys are currently toggled on by a visual representation of the Caps/Num Lock keys in the Windows Notification Area.
		SmartShift is a feature that automatically toggles off the Caps Lock status when you press and a letter while the Caps Lock light is ON.
	members.execulink.com /~pjones/toggler (341 words)

	Halfbakery: Caps Lock Cycling
		What I would like to see is the Caps Lock setting on keyboards (and Palms) toggle through these settings in turn.
		Would be a big slowdown to be typing in sentence case and then have to cycle for all caps to enter an acronym or proper name.
		First off I hate the caps lock, there is a reason we have multiple fingers and it is to press and hold the shift key.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Caps_20Lock_20Cycling (1374 words)

	Digg - Turn your caps lock key into a 3rd ctrl key!!
		Ever wish you could turn off or remove your caps lock key with out having to pull off the key well this registry hack will do it for you with only one click.
		whoever thought caps lock needed to be almost 3 times the size of every other key needs to be shot.
		Oh, there are probably other examples of the caps lock key being useful to "writers" back in the days before keyboards were considered useful only to hackers.
	digg.com /mods/Turn_your_caps_lock_key_into_a_3rd_ctrl_key (2250 words)

	cAPS lOCK (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The caps lock key is nothing but a pain in the arse.
		Like when I go to type a capital A and accidentally hit the caps lock key, and suddenly ALL THE TEXT IS IN CAPITALS.
		You will note the feature of the lower case 'i's, which is a result of trying to capitalise when in caps lock.
	www.secret-passage.com /line/capslock.html (373 words)

	CapsBeep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Caps Lock Beep function was written for my "silent partner" who was getting annoyed with accidentally hitting caps lock when he was trying to press the tab key (newer Apple keyboards don't have the distinct click when pressing caps lock that the old ones did).
		The "Only on Caps Lock Down" option allows you to specify whether the beep occurs whenever Caps Lock is pressed, or only when it is activated (changed to the 'down' state).
		When caps lock is on, holding down the shift key will produce lower-case characters (reversing the normal caps lock upper-case characters).
	www.nisto.com /product/caps.html (881 words)

	Известия.Ру: Кампания против Caps Lock провалилась
		В Интернете началась кампания за удаление кнопки Caps Lock с клавиатур.
		Судя по всему, кнопка Caps Lock доставила немало проблем ее главному противнику.
		В общем, до победы противникам Caps Lock еще далеко.
	www.izvestia.ru /news/news116478/?print (243 words)

	This Is Broken - Caps Lock (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caps lock on an english keyboard does not affect the number keys, but on a german keyboard it does.
		Older Macintosh keyboards had a much better caps lock design than most current keyboards I've used: when you activated CAPS lock, the key itself remained depressed so you could tell by touch that it was activated.
		If you put the control key were the caps lock key was, you are liable to push the control key equally as much.
	broken.typepad.com /b/2004/02/caps_lock.html (4501 words)

	CAPS Warn 3.0 - Mac OS X - VersionTracker (Site not responding. Last check: )
		CAPS Warn is designed for people who type with one hand using Sticky Keys, or for anyone who presses the Caps Lock or Num Lock keys frequently by mistake.
		CAPS Warn warns you regardless of what application you are typing into.
		If you would like to simply disable the Caps Lock key, you don't need any extra software if you are running OS 10.4.x.
	www.versiontracker.com /dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29676 (306 words)

	Halfbakery: mOVE cAPS lOCK
		Lots of people feel that the caps lock key is useless anyway, and certainly shouldn't be to the left of the 'a' (that's where CTRL lives).
		I removed both the Caps Lock and Insert keys and melted them in a crucible of boiling bubble gum heated by a small fire.
		The scroll lock is a holdover from Long Ago, to stop data from going zoom off the top of the screen.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/mOVE_20cAPS_20lOCK (1489 words)

	CAPS Warn
		CAPS Warn is designed for people who type with one hand using Sticky Keys, or for anyone who presses the Caps Lock key frequently by mistake.
		For CAPS Warn to be able to warn you about multiple shifted key presses, you must turn on "Enable access for assistive devices" in the Universal Access System Preference panel (as shown at the right), and then enable CAPS Warn.
		The state of the Shift/Caps Lock, Control, Option, and Command keys can now optionally be displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen (using space that is otherwise not used).
	www.thewoodwards.us /sw/CAPSWarn (393 words)

	anticAPSLOCK.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Easy Caps Lock sits quietly in the system tray and automatically turns on the caps lock when you enter your selected application, and then turns it off when you leave.
		Easy Caps Lock looks at what you are currently working on, and acts according to the window you are currently working in.
		You control the response of the Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Insert keys so that each must be purposely held before it will toggle.
	anticapslock.com /resources/links.php?category_id=1004 (350 words)

	YAD CKOL SPAC \| MetaFilter
		I'm sure someone has done research, but I can almost guess how long distant family members have had their AOL account by the amount of use of caps in their messages.
		i've got my caps lock key on and i'm pressing shift with my free thumb...
		CAPS LOCK IS TEH REASON FOR TEH SEASON
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/36430 (3274 words)

	Easy HR : Automatically Change Caps Lock Status In Certain Applications (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Easy HR Caps Lock sits quietly in the system tray and automatically turns on the caps lock when you enter your selected application, and then turns it off when you leave.
		Easy HR Caps Lock looks at what you are currently working on, and acts according to the window you are currently working in.
		You can specify two applications to automatically turn the caps lock on.
	www.easyhr.com.au /software/easy_caps_lock.htm (252 words)

	Of All The Wars... The War On Caps Lock! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the main uses I see for a "veteran typist" and a Caps Lock key playing it together is for typing in statements that demand continous upper or lower case alphabets.
		I was kind'a embarrased to ask anyone what the scroll lock key was actually used for but then, thanks to you, after around 18 years of not being in the know, I think I've coughed up enough guts to confess that I have no clue on what that 1 sq.
		I have used the Caps Lock key for times when I had to type whole sentences in Caps (such as on the front page of a document or something like that - I don't remember the last time I did that, though).
	blogs.ittoolbox.com /c/programming/archives/of-all-the-wars-the-war-on-caps-lock-11246 (4383 words)

	Keyboard LED Control-Set Numlock, Caps Lock and Scroll Lock indicator lights always on, always off or flash
		Keyboard LED Control is a tool to control LED of the Numlock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock indicator lights on the keyboard, which can be controlled in the Numlock, Capslock, and Scroll Lock key state of being always on, always off or flash.
		For initializing the state of the keyboard LEDs (the NUMLOCK, CAPS LOCK, and SCROLL LOCK indicator lights), which can be controlled in the state you have preset by setting "run it when windows start" and "automatically exit" of Keyboard Led Control.
		For example, set the numlock always on, set the caps lock always on and set LED of scroll lock on when windows start.
	www.fadsoft.net /LEDControl.htm (342 words)

	Phorum :: Café LA :: FCP crashes when "Caps Lock" is on
		My issue has more to do with it crashing when the Caps Lock is depressed than anything else.
		The caps lock key will disable rendering and uh, the 2-up display and thats about it.
		Using the caps lock key just disables rendering and the two-u as per normal.
	www.lafcpug.org /phorum/read.php?1,159234,159317 (479 words)

	Die, Caps Lock, die! \| Ed Bott’s Windows Expertise \|
		On the AZERTY (French) keyboards, the Caps Lock is very useful, for instance, when one has to type a sequence of digits.
		Therefore in such a case Caps Lock is more economical and millions of people have been trained to use it that way.
		Furthermore, the caps lock key be one of the most annoying to hit by accident, since it can often require going back and retyping several words if you don’t notice your mistake right away.
	www.edbott.com /weblog/?p=1438 (1743 words)

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	www.inopressa.ru /print/liberation/2006/09/26/16:06:15/caps (259 words)

	Remap Caps Lock
		The Caps Lock key on most PC keyboards is in the position where the Control key is on many other keyboards, and vice versa.
		And caps lock is in the lower left.
		On this one I ended up not only remapping caps lock to control, I switched the tilde keycap to where control was, (Control and alt are normal sized keys on these), the escape key to where tilde was, and the control keycap to where escape was.
	c2.com /cgi/wiki?RemapCapsLock (2025 words)

	Caps Lock Zombie Technology
		So now, the caps lock key just gets in the way, to get accidently pushed when we are typing, usually at the worst time.
		Caps Lock is evil and I always remap it to a different scancode now (something like Application Key).
		In the meantime, I need Caps Lock to keep the MinimumWagers from getting confused when the system doesn't recognize what they're entering.
	c2.com /cgi/wiki?CapsLockZombieTechnology (1337 words)

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