Disable Caps Lock Indicator on macOS Sonoma

Has anyone found an actual solution that does not involve going into the terminal? Please say yes.

I'm an architect - buildings, not computers - and I work drawings and design - in Revit, Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp, etc. All-caps is industry standard for the text notes on architectural drawings. That arrow is continuously in my way. It's the most enraging thing and such a waste of time to constantly deal with. I have been irritated by it for months, and now it has driven me to join the apple community and post this.

No - most people do NOT feel like figuring out how to use terminal. Go into terminal. Whatever. Please tell me there's a real solution that doesn't involve terminal. I don't even know how to get to whatever that is.

I feel your pain as I am a designer so heavily use the caps lock. The terminal may feel daunting, but it is a couple of pasted lines and pretty straight forward. Worth the leap to be able to work, I know I couldn't even see the entry line with this feature.

Not ideal for sure, but good luck.

bexmichelle wrote:

False. Most people - of any age - don't have knowledge or desire to use terminal. Including myself.

I didn't say anyone did have experience. I said it wasn't that hard. The instructions posted here have been pretty good.

False. Having caps lock on is not a mistake - like another poster who mentioned autocad, I do a lot of graphics and design work where the text stays in all-caps - ON PURPOSE - while we are trying to draw. And that stupid little arrow is constantly in the way of the drawing.

I was responding to a specific person who had typed their response all in caps. I'm sorry that you don't understand sarcasm.

I do admit to being confused about why you are attacking a response made over six months ago to someone who isn't you.

THIS WORKED!!! It kept asking for a password, then saying password was invalid. I tried password again with CAPS LOCK off (my password is all numbers tho LOL) and it took the code. The blue arrow seems to have been banished back to the alternate universe from which it originated. Thank you !!!

You disable it by using the shift-key with the letter you want in upper case. Otherwise comments by dialabrain are in effect.

Oh, that's so cool! I didn't realize it was a feature. Very useful.

This is a new topic. Consider making it so. Also, very many people would hate moving wallpaper. I know three of them.

Yes totally agree. I'm in CAD and other programs where I use upper case as a standard format and having this little icon follow me everywhere is obnoxious.

Agreed unhelpful for me, just gets in the way of forms I complete online. Why cannot we disable this unliked feature if we want to?

What would you file it under? I don't see a “macOS” category. Should I file my feedback under “MacBook Pro”?

Edit: never mind, I found the macOS category.

Oh easy. Look for the “stupid features that someone thought would be great if enabled by default with no way to disable it” category. Should be there somewhere :)

This is absolutely horrible, I work in Caps lock a ton in my business and its really unbelievable that know body though this could be a problem, I have also submitted feedback!

Where did you do this? I want to do it too. For me, it's super annoying.

Please tell me someone has figured this out. We use ALL CAPS all day for various applications. The symbol is incredibly annoying and making my Mac virtually unusable. Thanks, Denton

leroydouglas wrote:

the very next time you click the caps lock (i.e. to work in all caps) the indicator will remain OFF

FWIW, That's not what happens with my installs of Sonoma.