Re: [orca-list] Caps lock and announcing status?

[Jace Kattalakis <khalfang1366 gmail com>]

Ah I already have that on, but would that be an Orca side issue to fix 
the not speaking part of it? I'm hoping it can get fixed soonish since 
it's a really, really nice layout for a laptop keyboard that only has 
the main keyboard and none of the home/end/pg up/pg dn/numpad parts of it

Kyle via orca-list wrote:
> Looks like a bug. Since the capslock key in the laptop layout is the 
> Orca modifier key, you need to double tap the key to toggle the 
> capslock function. I can confirm your issue. In laptop layout, 
> toggling the capslock by double tapping the key does work, but does 
> not speak. The best work-around I have found, at least on the MATE 
> desktop is to go to system -> preferences -> hardware -> keyboard, 
> accessibility tab and turn on "Beep when a toggle key is pressed" in 
> the audio feedback settings. Unfortunately this won't tell you whether 
> you turned capslock on or off, but it will tell you that you toggled it.
>
> ~Kyle
>
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