[GH-ISSUE #57] Display bare modifier key presses #48

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opened 2026-05-05 04:48:23 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 3 comments

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Originally created by @atom992 on GitHub (Mar 23, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/keycastr/keycastr/issues/57

I am using OS X 10.10.5 (14F27) with keycastr 0.9.2
whether If I select Displays Only Command Keys or not,CAPS LOCK will not show.

Originally created by @atom992 on GitHub (Mar 23, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/keycastr/keycastr/issues/57 I am using OS X 10.10.5 (14F27) with keycastr 0.9.2 whether If I select Displays Only Command Keys or not,CAPS LOCK will not show.

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@sdeken commented on GitHub (Sep 21, 2016):

Seems like a bug to me, but I'm not sure it can be fixed. I'm not sure we get a notification when the caps-lock key has been pressed.

What glyph should we display in this case? Does U+21EA ⇪ capture it?

@sdeken commented on GitHub (Sep 21, 2016): Seems like a bug to me, but I'm not sure it can be fixed. I'm not sure we get a notification when the caps-lock key has been pressed. What glyph should we display in this case? Does [U+21EA ⇪](http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/21ea/index.htm) capture it?

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2026-05-05 04:48:30 -06:00

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@RecuencoJones commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2019):

I have just experienced this.
Also wondering if it would be possible to add an option to only display control, caps lock, escape, shift, etc. (i.e: everything which is not an alphanumeric or special character)

@RecuencoJones commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2019): I have just experienced this. Also wondering if it would be possible to add an option to only display control, caps lock, escape, shift, etc. (i.e: everything which is not an alphanumeric or special character)

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2026-05-05 04:48:33 -06:00

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@eugenesvk commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2024):

I'm not sure we get a notification when the caps-lock key has been pressed.

as far as I understood, NSEvent indeed doesn't offer this functionality, it only sends events on modifier changes, but for a capslock keyup doesn't change any modifiers, though keydown does

Is there a way to get information before raw key down/up information has been lost by the NSEvent limited classification? Or would it require a totally different low level mechanism like special drivers like Karabiner Elements does?

@eugenesvk commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2024): > I'm not sure we get a notification when the caps-lock key has been pressed. as far as I understood, NSEvent indeed doesn't offer this functionality, it only sends events on modifier changes, but for a capslock keyup doesn't change any modifiers, though keydown does Is there a way to get information before raw key down/up information has been lost by the NSEvent limited classification? Or would it require a totally different low level mechanism like special drivers like Karabiner Elements does?