 Tip #353: Swap caps-lock and control keys using MS Windows Registry
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October 29, 2002 11:41 |
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Jacques Petit |
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This will allow you to use the caps-lock key as a control key. Makes using vim in win32 much nicer in my opinion.
Place the following text into a text file with the extension *.reg and update your registry by double-clicking the file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00
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digitect (at) mindspring • com,
October 29, 2002 18:58
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I'd suggest, if the text above is copied into a file "caps2ctrl.reg", also making a file "un-caps2ctrl.reg" in which you place the following:
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REGEDIT4
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
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This gives you a way to reverse things if you don't like it. ;)
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bhl at bigredswitch.com,
November 1, 2002 12:04
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This site has an explanation on what's going on here:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1004806455
This
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j r p e t i t AT y @ h o o . c o m,
November 27, 2002 11:45
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Quick addendum to my tip. The registry entry above sets the caps to ctrl. The following registry entry actually swaps the caps-lock and registry keys on your keyboard. Useful if you like using caps-lock from time to time.
Remember, to undo this, just delete this entry and your system will revert to the default behavior.
-- Jacques
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,3a,00,1d,00,00,00,00,00
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[email protected],
March 11, 2004 12:52
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Here is the Windows 2000 Registry file to swap caps key with the ctrl key;
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,3a,00,1d,00,00,00,00,00
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