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CAPS Warn

CAPS Warn - 3.1

warns you if caps lock, num lock, or modifier keys are on

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 3.1
Release Date: 2007-06-23
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 3,040
Downloads (all versions): 7,382

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Product Description:

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 is a Preference Pane that provides: A) on-screen indications of when the Caps Lock, Shift, Function (fn), Control, Option, or Command keys are pressed (or stuck on by Sticky Keys) or B) warnings that: 1) you have turned on the CAPS Lock and/or 2) you have typed a specified number (default 5) of keys with the SHIFT key (or Sticky Keys SHIFT) or CAPS Lock and/or you have turned on the Num Lock. CAPS Warn warns you regardless of what application you are typing into.

What's new in this version:

  • Made indicators in upper left corner larger and easier to read.
  • Restored original color scheme in upper left corner.
  • Fixed that sometimes CAPS Warn turned off when rebooted.
  • Other bug fixes.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher (Universal)

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CAPS Warn ReviewWorks very well with Leopard, though not perfectly - Version: 3.1, 2/20/2008 12:00AM PST

Bud Simrin
Extremely nice product. I have a wireless keyboard with no caps lock or numlock indicators. I use the CAPS Warn audio "pop" sound to alert me when I have pressed either key, plus a brief screen flash, and also the indicator in the menubar. I like best the other indicator that is supposed to be next to the Apple logo except that it is not reliable in Leopard. There are 2 problems with it. (1) half the time it appears at mid-screen on the left side rather than in the menubar and (2) I use 6 Spaces (a Leopard feature) and it only shows up when System Preferences is open and then only in the same Space as System Preferences; it doesn't appear in the other 5 Spaces. However, the other method (the menubar icon) works just fine.
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CAPS Warn CommentaryWhy? - Version: 3.0, 6/13/2007 12:46PM PST

MacGuffin
It's still a great little app and the new menu bar icon is an improvement, but I wish the developer had left well enough alone with regard to the color scheme; three colors were easier to see and looked nicer than the current two.
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CAPS Warn Usage TipDon't Overlook What Is Built-In to OS X - Version: 2.2, 6/3/2007 12:17AM PST

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Frank_Martin
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. Just do this:

1 Open System preferences.
2 Click on Keyboard and Mouse
3 Click the Keyboard tab
4 Click the Modifier Keys button (lower left)
5 Select No Action in the pull down menu adjacent to the Caps Lock label
6 Click OK
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