Caps Lock Function
| · | Enable/Disable the Caps Lock key by using the following key combination to toggle on or off
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| If you check this option you'll can dinamically enable/disable the CapsLock fucnction key by just pushing (at the same time) the buttons Ctrl + Alt + CapsLock. If disactivated all Caps Lock steams there won't be any results having the status unalterated. To ri-activate this kind of operating it is enough to repeat the same button pushing. A window will tell about the Caps Lock status. The selected status of Caps Lock (active/disactive) will be saved and it will be the same at every next executions of the program. A small window will confirm the new or changed status.
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| · | Enable the Caps Lock at program startup
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| If this option is checked the Caps Lock status will be turned on at program startup..
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Connection with Shift key
| · | If Shift key is pressed and released without a combination with another key capitalize the next letter insered
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| If you press and release the Shift key WITHOUT press any other key at the same time the next letter key will be written capitalized. This is useful for all the people who write very fast, and in some cases, when they want to write a capital letter, press and release the Shift key too fast compared to the pressing of the letter key to capitalize. This feature allow for resolution of the problem.
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| · | Turn off the Caps Lock status if Shift key:
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| - Is pressed: if Caps Lock is 'on' and the Shift key is pressed the Caps Lock status will be automatically reset to off
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| - Is pressed in combination with a letter: with this option is possible to deactivate the Caps Lock status every time that will be pressed the Shift key in combination with a letter key (between A and Z).
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| · | If Caps Lock is 'on' and Shift key is pressed in a combination with a letter ignore the Shift key pression and leave the capital letter:
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| When Caps Lock is active and you press the Shift key in combinazion with a letter, the letter insered is lower case. If this option is active the Shift key pression will be ignored and the letter insered will be always upper case.
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Extra warnings
| · | Advise if Caps Lock is on only after XX characters pressed
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| FirstCap warn the user at the first letter insered with Caps Lock on. However if you want to be advised not at the first typing, but after a specific number of letter insered check this option and set the number of letter to wait before the advise.
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| · | Advise when Caps Lock is pressed when a different sound when it change state
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| Warn the user with an acoustic signal every time Caps Lock key is pressed. Is possible to set two different sounds, one when Caps Lock is switched on and another different sound when Caps Lock is switched off
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| · | Advise also if Caps Lock is off
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| If this option is checked FirstCap advise you also for every key pressed in lowercase mode. Select the acoustic sound connected with the "Select sound" button.
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Connection with other keys
| · | Disable Caps Lock if Return key is pressed
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| If Caps Lock is 'on' and Return key is pressed the Caps Lock status will be switched to 'off.'
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| · | Convert Caps Lock key in:
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| By choosing this option it is possible to associate to the Caps Lock key the same function of Tab/Shift/Ctrl/Num Lock/Esc button.(automatically the principal function will be disabled). For example if you select to convert Caps Lock in Tab key the pression of Caps Lock will have the same effect of Tab key pression.
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| · | Allow the normal work of Caps Lock key only if Caps Lock is pressed in combination with: (Shift/Ctrl/Alt)
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| This option is similar to disable Caps Lock, if you press Caps Lock key only, nothing will happen. To change the Caps Lock status you have to press the Caps Lock key in combination with Shift, Ctrl or Alt (based to your choice), with this combination the Caps Lock status will be switched normally.
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| NOTE: it's possible to use this feature in combination with the precedent "Convert Caps Lock key in:". For example is possible to associate to the Caps Lock key the same function of Tab key with the result that if you press the Caps Lock key only, you'll have the Tab key function, but if you press Caps Lock in combination with Shift/Ctrl/Alt you'll have the original Caps Lock function and you'll be able to change Caps Lock status.
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Caps Lock status indicators
| · | Show Caps Lock status icon indicator in status area
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| Show the following small icons in Windows status area indicating the actual Caps Lock status:
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| · |  Caps Lock 'off'
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| · |  Caps Lock 'on'
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| · | Flash icons when Caps Lock is pressed
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| When Caps Lock status change the status icon will be switched from one state to another (flashing) for a short period of time.
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