Turn caps lock into shift lock for numbers on Belgian Azerty keyboard

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Turn caps lock into shift lock for numbers on Belgian Azerty keyboard

Hi,

Is there a way to "caps lock" the numbers on a Belgian azerty keyboard in OS Monterery 12.5.1? With caps lock on, only the Alpha keys are activated. the numbers situated on the row above are not. The only way to use the numbers is to hold the shift key and press the number which is higly inefficient.

Changing the keyboard to another language in keyboard settings is not an option since only the Belgian keyboard option corresponds to the physical keyboard I'm using.

I saw this has been an issue since 2009. I just bough my first Mac and am quite disappointed to see this still hasn't been solved.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 3:22 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Aug 31, 2022 6:09 AM in response to SofieCou

SofieCou wrote:

Seems to be the same keyboard on Mac but that means the issue remains: the only way to type numbers is by holding the shift key pressed in.

Are you sure you actually have "French Numerical" showing in the top right of your screen? The whole point of that input source is to do what you want. See the picture of mine below with caps lock on: 1234567890°_

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dialabrain

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Aug 31, 2022 5:04 AM in response to SofieCou

To my knowledge there is no "shift lock" available for any keyboard that works with Macs. By definition "Caps Lock" is meant to capitalize letters/alpha characters.

You can send a request to Apple if you like.

Feedback - macOS - Apple

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SofieCou Author

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Aug 31, 2022 8:00 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Yes, if I simply click the caps lock key, it doesn't turn on. The light doesn't go on, typing letters afterward doesn't make them caps, and typing numbers doesn't work.

If I click shift + caps lock, the light behind the caps lock key turns on and I can type in all caps without needing to hold another button pressed in. I can also type numbers then.

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SofieCou Author

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Sep 1, 2022 6:22 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

So I realized it does work, just not when I quickly press the key like I do for letters.

I need to take a bit of time to click the shift lock key for it to activate. Not sure how else to explain it, but at least it's working!

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Tom Gewecke

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Aug 31, 2022 5:54 AM in response to SofieCou

SofieCou wrote: Changing the keyboard to another language in keyboard settings is not an option since only the Belgian keyboard option corresponds to the physical keyboard I'm using.

Try the Input Source called "French Numerical". Let us know where that differs from your physical keyboard.

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SofieCou Author

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Aug 31, 2022 6:34 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Really appreciate it!

Might be handy for other people checking this thread:

Note that when using French-Numerical, you need to do shift+shift lock to actually use the shift lock, vs just pressing in the shift lock.

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Tom Gewecke

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Aug 31, 2022 7:49 AM in response to SofieCou

SofieCou wrote:

when using French-Numerical, you need to do shift+shift lock to actually use the shift lock, vs just pressing in the shift lock.

Can you explain that? As my graphic shows, with only Caps Lock turned on (the red key), you will produce numbers and uppercase letters. Caps lock stays on once I have pressed it once. Typing a series of numbers or upper case letters does not turn it off. I have no need to press the Shift button to type numbers or uppercase letters once Caps Lock is on. If I press the Shift key while Caps Lock is on, I will get lower case letters and no numbers.

Does your system behave differently?

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Tom Gewecke

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Aug 31, 2022 8:43 AM in response to SofieCou

SofieCou wrote:

Yes, if I simply click the caps lock key, it doesn't turn on. The light doesn't go on, typing letters afterward doesn't make them caps, and typing numbers doesn't work.

That's not normal, something is wrong.

Does it make any difference if you hold Caps Lock down longer?

Go to system preferences > keyboard > keyboard > modifier keys and make sure that Caps Lock is set to Caps Lock

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