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bnjms 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: IBM didn't want Microsoft to use the Tab key to mo...

Thanks for the correction. I understand it is seen but wonder if it was in keyboard only in the past.

ptx 5 months ago [–]

I don't think that would work, as capslock should only affect the letter keys (not e.g. turn "1" into "!") and the keyboard doesn't know which those keys are, as it depends on the layout configured in the OS.

brewmarche 5 months ago | [–]

Also, some layouts use shift lock (so actually turning 1 into !) instead of caps lock

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