rck@george.CES.CWRU.Edu (Robert Knauerhase) (06/29/90)
In article <90Jun26.114502edt.2786@ois.db.toronto.edu> jdd@db.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) writes: >I'm not happy with Apple's extended keyboard (Mac IIx) layout, particularly >the fact that (IMHO) the CAPS LOCK key is where the Control Key should be >and vice versa. Forget the IMHO. Control belongs to the left of the <A> key, no matter what IBM says. :) >Anybody have anything to remap the CAPS LOCK key to Control and the Control >Key to CAPS LOCK? If so, _please_ let us all know. I have a utility for MeSs-DOS machines that does this, and would really enjoy one on the Mac as well. >John DiMarco jdd@db.toronto.edu or jdd@db.utoronto.ca >University of Toronto, CSRI BITNET: jdd%db.toronto.edu@relay.cs.net >(416) 978-8609 UUCP: {uunet!utai,decvax!utcsri}!db!jdd Rob +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Robert C. Knauerhase [new alumnus] | | rck@ces.cwru.edu,knauer@cwru.bitnet | Case Western Reserve University | | knauer@earth.lerc.nasa.gov | NASA Lewis Research Center | +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | "Computers are different from telephones. Computers do not ring." | | -- A. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks", p. 32 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
jwwalker@usceast.UUCP (Jim Walker) (06/29/90)
When I saw the original question, I replied by mail; now that someone else asked, I decided to reply to the net. I can tell you how to remap the keys with the help of ResEdit, but I must say that I think it would drive me crazy to have a control key that locks. 0. Start up ResEdit. 1. Create a new file, call it "Ctrl<->Capslock". 2. Open your System file, copy the KCHR resource, close the System file, and paste the KCHR into "Ctrl<->Capslock". 3. Do a Get Info on the KCHR and change its name (say, to "Ctrl<->Capslock", and its ID (say, to 500.) 4. Open the KCHR. Hold down the Control key, click on Table 2, and click OK. Hold down the Caps lock key, click on Table 7, and click OK. Hold down Control and option, click on Table 5, and click OK. Then close the KCHR and save the changes. 5. If you have Suitcase or Master Juggler, open the file "Ctrl<->Capslock". Otherwise you'll need to install your new KCHR into the System file. 6. Open the Control Panel and select Keyboard. You should see the new keyboard layout as one of the choices, which you can click to select. Possibly some applications might look at key codes rather than character codes. You would have to modify the KMAP resource to fool them. See Tech Note 160. -- Jim Walker jwwalker@cs.scarolina.edu 76367.2271@compuserve.com