I've got ALPS lying around and I'm thinking about changing the switches in my Dell AT102W work keyboard.
Does Windows support locking caps lock switches?
Does Windows support locking caps lock switches?
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PS/2 does not have any support for locking Caps Lock. The USB HID specification has separate codes for Locking Caps Lock as opposed to momentary Caps Lock but Windows does not support that either.
The TMK firmware has optional support for locking Caps Lock by comparing the switch state with the Caps Lock LED and emitting mock presses of a momentary key.
You could perhaps build a PS/2-to-USB converter with TMK firmware with this enabled. The feature is of course a bit of a kludge and the host and the keyboard/adapter could get out of sync with one-another.
The TMK firmware has optional support for locking Caps Lock by comparing the switch state with the Caps Lock LED and emitting mock presses of a momentary key.
You could perhaps build a PS/2-to-USB converter with TMK firmware with this enabled. The feature is of course a bit of a kludge and the host and the keyboard/adapter could get out of sync with one-another.
Last edited by Findecanor on 09 Dec 2017, 22:31, edited 2 times in total.
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Thanks guys -- that answered my questions.