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Mapping capslock to control on Mac OS X: works for some things, but not others?

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Mar 15, 20263649 views

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I've mapped my capslock key to control using the Modifier Keys mapping in System Preferences: Keyboard. I've also tried mapping to "right control" instead of "left control" as per http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060825072451882 using a plist editor. The mapping seems to work in all ca…

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This is a rather common phenomenon, especially with cheap keyboard. You probably have a keyboard that is not designed to handle simultaneously pressing these three keys.

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Mapping capslock to control on Mac OS X: works for some things, but not others?

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