Though Apple included a system extension to draw the status of the caps lock key in the menubar I still keep hitting this key without knowing for the next few lines. As I have to keep my eyes locked on the keyboard (all bad typers probably have to) I can not scan the menubar for the caps lock icon. This CSM plays a sound named "CapsLockON" whenever you switch to capital letters and plays a sound named "CapsLockOFF" when you switch back to small letters. Though it is a Controlstrip module it has no interface, no icon, no nothing. I do not know what the guys at Apple think about it but I hope they do not sue me for this.
How to use it
To install Andi`s CapsLock Sound CSM 1.0 just drop it into the Control Strip Modules folder (or the Desktop Strip Modules folder; yes, I heard it works with Desktop Strip but I have not tested it myself) and restart your machine. Make sure you have the appropriate sounds in your system file or all you will hear is the system alert sound (still better than nothing).
PAYMENT
Now we come to the most important part. This is what life is all about. FUN!
So please use Andi`s CapsLock Sound CSM 1.0 and have fun. BUT if you use it you MUST send me an email (or better a colorful postcard) and let me know where you live (maybe I will visit you some day and check if you really use software I have written) and how you got this CSM and what type of computer and system software you are using and your ideas for other CSMs and …
Mhmm, if somebody wants to pay money for this ingenious piece of software, well, go ahead and do it.
If too many people complain about the "documentation" I will think (no promise) about revising it.
Of course, you can freely distribute this software as long as you do not charge anything for it and keep the CSM and this file together.
And I keep all the rights and I am not responsible for anthing this software does to you or your family or, of course, your computer. Use it at your own risk.
Andreas Beier
In der Au 12
76287 Rheinstetten
Germany
Phone/FAX: +49 (0)721 700366
CompuServe: 100273,3172 (preferred)
Internet: 100273.3172@compuserve.com
ul9o@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
P.S. If somebody offers to let me stay at her/his appartment in San Francisco during MacWorld Expo I am willing to give away the source code. (I do not mind sleeping on the floor.)
