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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19JAAM65 wrote:
Can someone explain how to do this to a lay person who is not technologically adept. How does the unsavvy internet user do this?
To permanently disable the new Caps Lock icon/indicator that came with macOS Sonoma, do the following easy steps:
1. Go to your Applications folder (Finder: menu: Go: Applications). Sort alphabetically and go down to the Utilities folder. (alternatively, in the Finder, hit ⌘-Shift-U and the Utilities folder window should pop up.)
2. In the Utilities folder, you'll find an app called Terminal. Double click to open it.
3. In the resulting Terminal window, you'll see some text and a blinking box (instead of a cursor). None of that really matters, it's just to let you know you're in the right place.
4. Copy and paste this line of text in your Terminal window:
sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain
Then hit the Return key.
(don't type out that line of code, to avoid missing proper spacing, etc. Just copy and paste it into your Terminal window).
5. Now copy and paste this next line of text in your same Terminal Window:
sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist
Then hit the Return key.
6. You'll now see the Terminal window say "Password:_" with a key icon in place of the cursor. Go ahead and slowly and carefully type out your Mac's user account password. Note: you won't see the Terminal window respond to your keystrokes as you type out your standard user account password. Just know that it's accepting the keys. Hit Return.
You'll see some a line or two more of resulting text in your Terminal Window, probably something like "redesigned_text_cursor: Enabled"
7. Quit Terminal. (Command-Q).
8. Restart your Mac, and the stupid Caps Lock Indicator should now be permanently gone.
leroydouglas wrote:
No
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Press the Caps Lock Key, click the indicator which will make it disappear and turn off Caps Lock, then press the Caps Lock key again. Type.
Mrappeal wrote: "This feature is really annoying. I hate it."
Mrappeal ~ As we're all just users like yourself, use this form:
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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.
Why is this new "feature" on by default...Wow it is annoying for someone who works in CAD all day long. I do everything in CAPS. Hopefully this thing will be able to be turned off.
I also hope we can make the live wallpapers work for the desktop background. They are really beautiful but only when you are in screensaver. Make it disabled if you an app full screen or 95% covering it if you don't hide the dock.
Agreed. I installed Sonoma yesterday and already irritated by the constant reminder. This a terrible feature for those who often type in ALL CAPS out of need and/or for efficiency purposes. I just submitted feedback to Apple support. Hoping a disable feature is added, and soon...
suba1641 wrote:
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.
Tell Apple:
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!!!!!!!!!
Piranha0908 wrote:
APPLE PLEASE REMOVE THIS ANNOYING FEATURE AS THIS DOES NOT HELP WHEN THERE IS ALREADY A LIGHT ON THE KEYBOARD!!!!!!!!!
Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
I am unable to find a way to turn it off either and its super annoying. but what i have found is if i click the caps sign on screen it turns the caps off and you press the caps button again that sign seems to disappear. try this till the time they actually find a solution to provide us with the rights whether to use this feature or not.
kw210 wrote:
Apple should make this feature optional-- who need an annoying arrow to remind them they turn the locks on.
As has been mentioned a number of times in this thread, feel free to send Apple feedback. There's nothing anyone here can do about it.
Betazero wrote:
The temporary solution is there on the 4th and 5th page of this discussion. It works well and is a solution until Apple does it officially.
Indeed…
Press the Caps Lock Key, click the indicator which will make it disappear and turn off Caps Lock, then press the Caps Lock key again. Type.
I just discovered that there is a way to stop the blue arrow from appearing, but this requires super speed and would only work depending how fast you are.
Or alternatively, depending how many CAPS you are to type, a less speedy approach would be to type them in lowercase first, then highlight them, then go to Format>Text>UPPERCASE.
Charles_CJ wrote:
APPLE PLEASE REMOVE THIS ANNOYING FEATURE AS THIS DOES NOT HELP WHEN THERE IS ALREADY A LIGHT ON THE KEYBOARD!!!!!!!!!
APPLE DOES NOT READ HERE IN THIS USER-TO-USER FORUM FOR FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS. Yelling at the people who do participate here, who can do nothing to make this change, is kind of rude.
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Disable Caps Lock Indicator on macOS Sonoma
