caps lock change language but it also switch to uppercase

Dear Everyone


I used to switch language via Caps Lock and it works well but it also switch to UPPERCASE.

Can someone advise how to disable UPPERCASE while I'm changing languages?


Thank you,

Andriy

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Mar 29, 2022 5:34 AM

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Mar 30, 2022 8:44 AM in response to andriy247

Hi andriy247,


"To check your settings in Input Sources preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Input Sources." From here you can check what the current setting for "Use the Caps Lock key" is set to. The guide page here: Write in another language on your Mac also has the details to help check your settings.


You can also check input sources with the guide here: Change Keyboard Input Sources preferences on Mac and check modifier keys with the steps here: Change the behavior of the modifier keys on Mac


Should the issue remain, test in a new user account to further isolate. Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac


Cheers.

Apr 18, 2022 8:26 AM in response to andriy247

andriy247 wrote:

1. I'm switching between English and Ukrainian. Getting uppercase in the language which I'm switched to.

Thanks for the detailed info.


I can't duplicate this on my machine, it's definitely odd.


Could you verify whether you have the same problem with other keyboards where caps lock can be used, such as Greek or Hebrew or Russian?


Also does this problem occur in all apps including Safari, Mail, Message, TextEdit, Pages?


As suggested earlier, try a new user account.

Apr 18, 2022 7:45 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

I'm switching between English and Ukrainian.

Getting uppercase in the language which I'm switched to.


  1. I'm writing this in English
  2. next I'm switching to Ukrainian via pressing Caps Lock
  3. ТЕПЕР Я ВСЕ ВВОЖУ ВЕЛИКИМИ ЛІТЕРАМИ (all in uppercase in Ukrainian) and pressing Caps Lock once more
  4. getting back to English but lower case


or vice versa (Ukrainian->English-Ukrainian case)

  1. вводжу все українською та нажимаю Caps Lock(entering in Ukrainian and pressing Caps Lock)
  2. AND THEN GETTING ENGLISH IN UPPER CASE, AGAIN PRESSING CAPS LOCK
  3. продовжую українською (continue in Ukrainian but lower case)



I have already used to switching via Control+Space because of this issue (bug)

and check all options which were possible - nothing helped so far

but if someone can help to resolve it - it will be great

it is much easier from UX perspective to switch languages via Caps Lock by pressing it with pinky


Thank you



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