if (caps_lock_on) { beep(0.5); printf("Your caps lock is on.\n"); }
So this infringes on a IBM patent. great.... I hope IBM employees are thrilled about working for such an innovative and forward looking company. Robert. On Friday 11 June 2004 14:52, you wrote: > On June 8, 2004 IBM was awarded a patent for: > > "A Caps Lock notification method, system, mechanism, algorithm, > and computer program product. A determination is made as to > whether a Caps Lock key of a computer keyboard is in an error > state, based on ascertaining whether a first condition has been > satisfied. 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. The signal may be a visual signal, an audible signal, a > tactile signal, an auditory signal, or a combination thereof. > Satisfaction of a second condition may be used to disable the > signal." > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF& > p=1&u=/netahtml/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ptxt&s1='c > aps+lock'&OS=%22caps+lock%22&RS=%22caps+lock%22 > > Recent versions of KDE infringe this patent at the log-in screen. > Where do we go to get our license? > > -- > license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3 -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3