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A feature has been added to macOS Sonoma - the onscreen caps lock indicator.
While i am sure this may be useful for some, for me it is not, is there any way to disable it?
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This feature is not useful for most users. Some of us use Caps Lock for the following reasons: 1) while playing games, 2) writing code, 3) writing scripts or other documents that will require the function. APPLE PLEASE REMOVE THIS ANNOYING FEATURE AS THIS DOES NOT HELP WHEN THERE IS ALREADY A LIGHT ON THE KEYBOARD!!!!!!!!!
Thank you. This worked for me.
The thing is: You don't need an icon to tell you that Caps Lock is on, because if it is, the next thing you type will be caps.
This "feature" is just annoying, by making it compulsory, it's even more overbearing. Why would the designer think a MacBook user should be reminded for turning the caps all the time?
There's already a lot of people addressing the issue, and I would like to put one more point on it, the caps lock indictor is just euro-centric, or Roman alphabet centric. As a Chinese and English typer, the caps lock allow us to shift between typing roman alphabet and Chinese, without shifting the keyboard language, it's nothing to do with whether or not we use Caps or shift to type Caps. Some might have no issue with the new feature as they don't need to type non roman alphabet language. For user like us, the indicator is a dismissive feature, that ignore typing habits of you don't know how many people.
Apple should make this feature optional-- who need an annoying arrow to remind them they turn the locks on.
richardm04 wrote:
To clarify, disabling the caps key is not what i'm asking, this is not an appropriate solution. I would like to know if there is a plist variable I can change to disable the indicator from showing in the interface.
No
This is seriously a very annoying feature. I can't imagine why someone would think making this a default setting was a good idea. I wasted a lot of time in an application I was using trying to figure out what the blue arrow was, only to later discover it's my Mac. Now I have to waste more time trying to figure out how to disable it.
In the picture below you can see how the blue arrow obstructs my view. In this instance I was aligning text to the column, and this annoying blue arrow was in my view and distracting me constantly.
This “helper” icon is apparently meant for when someone accidentally turns on caps lock. And what about those who use caps lock intentionally? It could have been added in preferences for those who want it. Instead, the rest of us who intentionally use caps lock have to get through our work every day with that intrusive blue helper icon and no way to get rid of it. Having to run a terminal command may be helpful for some who want to risk it, but it is not a fix. It's a workaround that lets Apple off the hook for an ill-conceived idea that wasn't thought through. It should be made an option in preferences for those who want it, not forced on the rest of us who don’t.
You can of course disable the Caps Key in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts… > Modifier Keys.
peterclaver wrote:
Apple: PLEASE add a default / toggle switch in your next update to remove this constant poke in the eye. Better yet, just remove it. Forever.
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
I have certainly given them feedback about this feature. I think it's great.
Bill Freese wrote:
Yes. Not everyone has the same preferences. That is why this helpful/irritating feature should be a preference, not something forced on everyone.
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Note that they will not reply.
In the end, though, only one preference is going to be implemented. And that's Apple. Apple, historically, prefers not to make everything user selectable.
it should go without saying, but Apple needs to STOP defaulting new "features" to be ON.
Goto the utilities folder in your applications directory. Open terminal copy and paste the first part of what he wrote and hit enter.
sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain
Type the passcode for your Mac and hit enter. Then copy and paste the second part and hit enter.
sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist
It will say creating a directory or something like that but it will look like nothing happened. Reboot and BYE BYE ICON!
I strongly suspected that a solution of this sort, a real solution, existed. Thank you you for finding it and posting the exact steps in terminal.
For readers who have not used Terminal before, only and always select-copy-paste code such as yochees provides into Terminal. Use the keyboard to enter your password, but do not try to type in commands.
BodegaBrian wrote:
Whoever thought this feature was a good idea is bad at thinking things.
Or, they are wonderful at thinking of things. I really like this feature. It's good to keep in mind that not everyone has the same preferences. Implying people are stupid because the don't like the same things you do is not very kind.
ibix wrote:
I HAVE THE OFFICIAL ANSWER FROM APPLE. The answer is: you cannot turn it off. See attached. So aggravating.
It was established months ago that Apple doesn't offer a way to do that in settings. If you want to try, there are instructions in this thread on how to turn it off through the terminal.
hdworrell wrote:
Please tell me someone has figured this out.
No one can figure it out. Apple would have to change it. As mentioned a few times in the thread. You can send Apple feedback.
richardm04 wrote:
Well there should be, it's incredibly intrusive
Let Apple know you find it incredibly intrusive.
Disable Caps Lock Indicator on macOS Sonoma
