Thanks. I had another look, and the key code had changed to 51 (delete), and the checkbox was unchecked. I don't know how that happened, but I changed it to 110 and now everything is working as it should. I love having the VO keys back there! On Aug 11, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote:
> By saying you disabled the key in System Preferences, I assume you mean you > changed it to "no action". > > are you aware that the keyboard hack app is now Seil.app instead? > > In Seil, Did you make sure that change caps lock is checked and did you > make sure the keycode is changed to 110? 51 should still show as default but > with delete if it's right and after that you should see 110 as the keycode. > I'm not looking right at this at the moment so ask me to clarify if this is > confusing. Also make sure both apps are updated; they will prompt you if you > open them and they aren't updated as I recall. It's no longer necessary to > restart when updating either app - at least I haven't had to do that since > the change. > > At one point when this wasn't working, I opened the seil app and everything > looked okay but I checked the enable caps lock under which change caps lock > is listed and closed it. Then the caps lock started working again as > ctrl-option even though when I opened the app again the change caps lock was > still checked but the enable caps lock had gone back to unchecked. > > > Also, be aware that the caps lock alone will do nothing by itself if the > change has worked. It is only when you use it in combination with arrows or > some other vo key combination that you can see if this has worked. The caps > lock itself should be silent when you press it. But if you check it in > keyboard help it says control option. Maybe that's stating the obvious but > I'm just covering the bases and not attempting to insult your intelligence. > > Hth. > > are you aware that > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > On Aug 11, 2014, at 7:50 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I'd like to use caps lock as the VO keys on my Macbook air. I have disabled >> the key in System Preferences, remapped it with Keyboard Hack, and enabled >> the proper option in Key Remap (now called Karabiner). Despite this, my caps >> lock key does absolutely nothing. I've had this set up for a few weeks, so >> I've definitely restarted since I began this process. Any ideas or steps I >> might have missed? Thanks. >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
