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OK I found the answer, I don't know how I missed it: for anyone that's interested go to Control Center -> Regional & Accessibility -> Keyboard Layout -> Xkb options, then scroll down to last section (CapsLock key behaviour). Choose the first option 'acts as Shift with locking. Shift cancels Caps.' and hit Apply. Then the X server must be restarted (or log out & in). The first part works, i.e. Shift + Caps Lock now gives capitals, however the second part, i.e. Shift cancels Caps doesn't. Maybe I need to install a German keyboard for that! -- Ian > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ian Tickle > Sent: 27 October 2005 13:17 > To: ccp4bb > Subject: [ccp4bb]: Shift key in SuSE. > > *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** > *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** > > > > Jim's query about SuSE/KDE has reminded of a problem that > frustrated me > when I first installed it - and it still frustrates me! How do I > configure the Shift key in SuSE/KDE to behave 'sensibly', > i.e. as I want > it? > > On my old IBM ThinkPad/RedHat/Gnome system, the Shift key > when held down > would always produce capitals with letter keys, regardless of > the status > of Caps Lock. This setting could be locked on (for letters only) by > hitting Caps Lock. This is similar to the way the old mechanical > keyboards worked, where the Shift Lock key was just a > mechanical device > for locking down the Shift key (hence it affected all keys, not just > letters). > > Now with HP/SuSE/KDE what happens is that the Shift key reverses the > action of Caps Lock for letters (i.e. logical NEQV instead of logical > OR), so I'm forced to perform a slightly more difficult logic > computation in my head every time I need caps, which I've never gotten > used to. I know it sounds trivial but it really slows you down when > you're touch-typing if you're used to the way a conventional > typewriter > keyboard works, so this is a real issue of ergonomics. > > So what used to happen with RedHat was: > > Caps Lock: off on > ------------------- > Shift: up | a A > down | A A > > Now what happens with SuSE is: > > Caps Lock: off on > ------------------- > Shift: up | a A > down | A a > > Just to confuse things, apparently MS Windows with German keyboards > works differently again: unlike standard English keyboards where you > have to hit Caps Lock again to cancel it, you have to hit Shift to > cancel Caps Lock! (like a typewriter where pressing Shift > unlocked Shift > Lock). > > So the question to all you Unix gurus boils down to: in > SuSE/KDE how do > I configure the 'Shift down' / 'Caps Lock on' combination to always > produce capital letters? I've already tried every combination I can > think of in the system & KDE keyboard modifier mappings > without success! > > -- Ian > > ********************************************************************** > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > This email contains confidential information and may be > otherwise protected by law. Its content should not be > disclosed and it should not be given or copied to anyone > other than the person(s) named or referenced above. If you > have received this email in error, please contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************** > > > > >
