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The Caps Lock button on MacBooks knows if you really want to press it. (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Itchy_Ad_8173@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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Try to hit your CAPS Lock button as if it's a mistake and see what happens. Mine is reading my mind.

The difference between unintentional hit and an intentional one is very slight, but it knows :)

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[–] lambardar@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reality:

A long press engages the capslock function.

A quick press is used to switch languages. So if you've set your computer to just 1 language, it's not going to do anything. If you have more than 1 language, it switches between them immediately. There is no delay.

Apple fanbois.. Apple is using AI magic to know when I want to press it.

[–] ergzay@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A quick press is used to switch languages. So if you've set your computer to just 1 language, it's not going to do anything. If you have more than 1 language, it switches between them immediately. There is no delay.

I have multiple languages and that's definitely not how it works. Perhaps you have a different keyboard layout. The fn key is how you switch languages. It even has the symbol for it.

[–] lambardar@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77002505/command-to-change-the-value-of-use-the-caps-lock-key-to-switch-to-and-from-u-s

Though the guy is talking about something else; it was the best screenshot that showed where the setting is.

For me, pressing just the fn key does nothing and even mine has the symbol. "fn+space" just puts a space. I can easily switch languages using the capslock. If I do a slightly longer press; the capslock turns on.

[–] ergzay@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Under Keyboard --> Keyboard there's an on-by-default option that says "Press to " where is the globe symbol. The default entry on the drop down menu is "Change Input Source".