[TxMt] Caps Lock as Ctrl key doesn't work for all combos

Allan Odgaard throw-away-1 at macromates.com
Fri Jun 1 06:56:23 UTC 2007


On 1. Jun 2007, at 05:49, Quinn Comendant wrote:

> [...]
> I think all my problems involve the left shift key. For example,  
> Cntl + Shift + Opt + S doesn't invoke the SQL/Shell language menu.  
> However if I use the *right* shift key it does work. [...]
>
> Anybody else using a Model M on a Mac?

Most likely the wiring of the keyboard does not allow for these four  
keys to be pressed down simultaneously.

It’s not unusual (at least for old keyboards) to re-use the same wire  
for multiple keys, effectively disallowing some keys to be pressed at  
the same time.




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