Re: How to disable 'Caps Lock' key?

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun Aug 29 1999 - 23:59:49 EDT

John..

I have/had a utility i got from Ziff Net..
you know, Computer Shopper/PC Magazine, et al..

go to their web site and search for a remappiong applet..
not sure if it'll work under NT, but it sure worked fine under win95..

John Olyarchuk wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a 770Z/NT. Despite the size, firmness, and travel of the keys, I
> find myself frequently hitting the Caps Lock key by mistake and this is
> very annoying. No other keys pose a similar problem because they don't
> lock (and the location of Caps Lock between the frequently used Shift and
> Tab keys where it is actuated by the small finger on my left hand - my
> least dexterous - makes it a prime target). In 6 months I have not
> *intentionally* used the Caps Lock key and would like to disable it either
> in hardware or software. Does anyone have suggestions on how to do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> ____________________________________________
> John G. Olyarchuk, MD
> Postdoctoral Fellow, Genome Bioinformatics
> Departments of Biochemistry and Genetics
> Stanford University School of Medicine
> email: jgo_at_genome.stanford.edu 

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