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AutoHotkey script to map Caps Lock to Escape when it's pressed on its own and Ctrl when used in combination with another key, à la Steve Losh. Adapted from one that does something similar with the Ctrl Key on the Vim Tips Wiki (http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Map_caps_lock_to_escape_in_Windows?oldid=32281). (Plus contribs from @randy909 & @mmikeww.)
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| g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime := 0 | |
| g_AbortSendEsc := false | |
| g_ControlRepeatDetected := false | |
| *CapsLock:: | |
| if (g_ControlRepeatDetected) | |
| { | |
| return | |
| } | |
| send,{Ctrl down} | |
| g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime := A_TickCount | |
| g_AbortSendEsc := false | |
| g_ControlRepeatDetected := true | |
| return | |
| *CapsLock Up:: | |
| send,{Ctrl up} | |
| g_ControlRepeatDetected := false | |
| if (g_AbortSendEsc) | |
| { | |
| return | |
| } | |
| current_time := A_TickCount | |
| time_elapsed := current_time - g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime | |
| if (time_elapsed <= 250) | |
| { | |
| SendInput {Esc} | |
| } | |
| return | |
| ~*^a:: | |
| ~*^b:: | |
| ~*^c:: | |
| ~*^d:: | |
| ~*^e:: | |
| ~*^f:: | |
| ~*^g:: | |
| ~*^h:: | |
| ~*^i:: | |
| ~*^j:: | |
| ~*^k:: | |
| ~*^l:: | |
| ~*^m:: | |
| ~*^n:: | |
| ~*^o:: | |
| ~*^p:: | |
| ~*^q:: | |
| ~*^r:: | |
| ~*^s:: | |
| ~*^t:: | |
| ~*^u:: | |
| ~*^v:: | |
| ~*^w:: | |
| ~*^x:: | |
| ~*^y:: | |
| ~*^z:: | |
| ~*^1:: | |
| ~*^2:: | |
| ~*^3:: | |
| ~*^4:: | |
| ~*^5:: | |
| ~*^6:: | |
| ~*^7:: | |
| ~*^8:: | |
| ~*^9:: | |
| ~*^0:: | |
| ~*^Space:: | |
| ~*^Backspace:: | |
| ~*^Delete:: | |
| ~*^Insert:: | |
| ~*^Home:: | |
| ~*^End:: | |
| ~*^PgUp:: | |
| ~*^PgDn:: | |
| ~*^Tab:: | |
| ~*^Return:: | |
| ~*^,:: | |
| ~*^.:: | |
| ~*^/:: | |
| ~*^;:: | |
| ~*^':: | |
| ~*^[:: | |
| ~*^]:: | |
| ~*^\:: | |
| ~*^-:: | |
| ~*^=:: | |
| ~*^`:: | |
| ~*^F1:: | |
| ~*^F2:: | |
| ~*^F3:: | |
| ~*^F4:: | |
| ~*^F5:: | |
| ~*^F6:: | |
| ~*^F7:: | |
| ~*^F8:: | |
| ~*^F9:: | |
| ~*^F10:: | |
| ~*^F11:: | |
| ~*^F12:: | |
| g_AbortSendEsc := true | |
| return |
Working wiki link at head (without needing to login) https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Map_caps_lock_to_escape_in_Windows
Working wiki link at head (without needing to login) https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Map_caps_lock_to_escape_in_Windows
Dual Key Remap is awesome.
For authohotkey v2: https://gist.github.com/108anup/ecd891f21dc88ef107ff6c8ab0969700
Thanks for the script but I found a bug that caused my Caps lock to get stuck on "ON". I added a way to toggle Caps Lock using RAlt. Here is the updated script :
#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
#SingleInstance Force
OnExit(ExitHandler)
ExitHandler(*) {
Send "{Ctrl up}"
}
global g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime := 0
global g_AbortSendEsc := false
global g_CtrlIsDown := false
*CapsLock:: {
global g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime
global g_AbortSendEsc
global g_CtrlIsDown
if (g_CtrlIsDown)
return
g_CtrlIsDown := true
g_AbortSendEsc := false
g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime := A_TickCount
Send "{Ctrl down}"
}
*CapsLock Up:: {
global g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime
global g_AbortSendEsc
global g_CtrlIsDown
if (!g_CtrlIsDown)
return
Send "{Ctrl up}"
g_CtrlIsDown := false
elapsed := A_TickCount - g_LastCtrlKeyDownTime
if (!g_AbortSendEsc && elapsed <= 500)
Send "{Esc}"
}
AbortEsc() {
global g_AbortSendEsc := true
}
~*^a:: AbortEsc()
~*^b:: AbortEsc()
~*^c:: AbortEsc()
~*^d:: AbortEsc()
~*^e:: AbortEsc()
~*^f:: AbortEsc()
~*^g:: AbortEsc()
~*^h:: AbortEsc()
~*^i:: AbortEsc()
~*^j:: AbortEsc()
~*^k:: AbortEsc()
~*^l:: AbortEsc()
~*^m:: AbortEsc()
~*^n:: AbortEsc()
~*^o:: AbortEsc()
~*^p:: AbortEsc()
~*^q:: AbortEsc()
~*^r:: AbortEsc()
~*^s:: AbortEsc()
~*^t:: AbortEsc()
~*^u:: AbortEsc()
~*^v:: AbortEsc()
~*^w:: AbortEsc()
~*^x:: AbortEsc()
~*^y:: AbortEsc()
~*^z:: AbortEsc()
~*^1:: AbortEsc()
~*^2:: AbortEsc()
~*^3:: AbortEsc()
~*^4:: AbortEsc()
~*^5:: AbortEsc()
~*^6:: AbortEsc()
~*^7:: AbortEsc()
~*^8:: AbortEsc()
~*^9:: AbortEsc()
~*^0:: AbortEsc()
~*^Space:: AbortEsc()
~*^Backspace:: AbortEsc()
~*^Delete:: AbortEsc()
~*^Insert:: AbortEsc()
~*^Home:: AbortEsc()
~*^End:: AbortEsc()
~*^PgUp:: AbortEsc()
~*^PgDn:: AbortEsc()
~*^Tab:: AbortEsc()
~*^Enter:: AbortEsc()
~*^,:: AbortEsc()
~*^.:: AbortEsc()
~*^/:: AbortEsc()
~*^;:: AbortEsc()
~*^':: AbortEsc()
~*^[:: AbortEsc()
~*^]:: AbortEsc()
~*^\:: AbortEsc()
~*^-:: AbortEsc()
~*^=:: AbortEsc()
~*^`:: AbortEsc()
~*^F1:: AbortEsc()
~*^F2:: AbortEsc()
~*^F3:: AbortEsc()
~*^F4:: AbortEsc()
~*^F5:: AbortEsc()
~*^F6:: AbortEsc()
~*^F7:: AbortEsc()
~*^F8:: AbortEsc()
~*^F9:: AbortEsc()
~*^F10:: AbortEsc()
~*^F11:: AbortEsc()
~*^F12:: AbortEsc()
; ===============================
; RIGHT ALT → CAPS LOCK OFF
; ===============================
*RAlt:: {
SetCapsLockState "Off"
}
; ===============================
; MANUAL RECOVERY
; ===============================
F12:: {
Send "{Ctrl up}"
global g_CtrlIsDown := false
global g_AbortSendEsc := false
}
@HetBuddhdev10 My typical strategy in this case is to turn off the autoHotKey script and press caps lock and restart the script.
I made an AutoHotkey2 implementation and it worked fine in my machine: https://gist.github.com/karenepitaya/46aeb717b3202c8d371d50b34eefb568
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For authohotkey v2: https://gist.github.com/108anup/ecd891f21dc88ef107ff6c8ab0969700