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From: dburr@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr)
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Subject: Re: Utility for swapping CapsLock & Control
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Date: 30 Apr 91 11:43:13 GMT
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In article <1991Apr29.185030.18674@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> levene@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (Robert A. Levene) writes:
>Having been recently blessed with a new Mac, I have the extended
>keyboard with the caps lock key next to the "A" key.
>
>I know there's a way to swap the control and caps lock keys - where
>in the archives is it?  I searched it and the FAQ, and found nothing,
>yet I recall reading an article on how to do it.
>
>- R
>
>
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I really doubt this is possible, especially considering the fact that the
Control key is a regular key -- you press it, it "contacts" for about a sec-
ond, and returns back to the upright "off" position, whereas the CapsLock
key engages continuously until you press it again, at which point it turns
off.

I think what you're thinking of is a utility to switch the Escape and
Tilde keys for the new Mac keyboards (Classic, LC, etc.)  As far as I know,
the only thing of this nature is made by Beagle Bros. and costs around
$16.

If there is an public domain/shareware version of the above mentioned utility,
however, an pointer to an FTP site or such would be appreciated, though.
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