OS X language change disable caps lock function

ck.gemka wrote:

when you change language but want to maintain the caps lock so if i use english with caps lock and then cmd + space into greek then the keyboard automatically stops the caps lock so I have to press it again in order to maintain the caps lock into a different language.

Yes, that is normal behavior for MacOS 10.11/12/13. You can ask Apple to change it for 10.14 via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

I am curious what sort of texts you need to frequently write which require strings of uppercase greek and english next to each other. It would be helpful to provide that to Apple in your feedback so they understand the "use case" for which current behavior is a problem.

mak1s wrote:

Please if there is someone to know the "how to" let us know.

This is standard behavior in 10.11, 10.12, & 10.13. There isn't any way to change it, unless you want to go back to some older system. You can tell Apple you want it changed via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

I am curious: What kind of writing is it that you produce that requires typing lots of all caps English followed by lots of all caps Greek?

iliasm wrote:

Every time I have caps lock activated and working, if I switch languages it automatically switches off the caps lock light and its function..

That is how it works for me in El Capitan. If I need caps lock after switching input sources I have to turn it on again. Does that work for you? I now think this is probably normal behavior.

mak1s wrote:

There is only one explanation.

The devices coming to Greece "mac os" do Have a keyboard that the "return key"is upside down L.

The keyboards that have the abillity to maintain caps lock active in all languages have the return key as horizontal and next to L :

I don't think that can be the explanation. All keyboards in Europe, Africa, Middle East follow the ISO standard, which has an extra key next to the z and a vertical return key. Keyboards in the US and Asia (except Japan) follow the ANSI standard with no key next to z and a horizontal return key. My keyboard is the US type and does not maintain caps lock active starting with 10.11. It is the MacOS version and not the hardware keyboard which determines the behavior.

Like I said, I was just curious, I have never run into text on the web or elsewhere for which this feature would be useful. If you have an example url, I'd be interested. And putting it in your feedback would help convince Apple to add this feature back.

I haven't tried it, but maybe you can install Ukelele and create a better keyboard layout?

http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=ukelele

I have had the same issue since I bought my MacBook Pro (2015). It had Yosemite, I think, but the issue never changed, through Sierra and High Sierra, today.

In Greek, yes.

And, no, it is not normal behaviour (I love "Caps Occasionally" by the way!!!). It didn't use to happen in my old macs.

Apple will never do it.They ask on creating apple id the first letter of the password to be on "caps lock".Do you estimate how many millions id's will "preventively" lock just because users will "float"in between two (2) languages ?

Limitation is the key to maintain,and control,and Cupertino knows that.

So now i cannot keep my GREEK "caps locked" without continiously pressing the "swift".

As for bottom line,we need to understand that what is useful for me,perhaps is not for you,but still we both request for same.

If I understood, I have the same problem. The problem is when you change language but want to maintain the caps lock so if i use english with caps lock and then cmd + space into greek then the keyboard automatically stops the caps lock so I have to press it again in order to maintain the caps lock into a different language.

I doubt this would work around the Caps Lock issue, but you can also set up Keyboard > Input Sources > Show Input Menu in Menu Bar, as another way to switch scripts.

To let Apple know you want them to go back to how things were in 2014, go to

http://www.apple.com/feedback

antoniosvan wrote:

i have the same problem

Could you verify which OS X version you had when it worked the way you want? On my machine 10.11, 10.12, 10.13 all turn off caps lock when a keyboard layout is changed.

Hi Ilias

I am running macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102) on a mid 2017 MacBook Pro, and I have the same "issue".

I am on "Caps Lock" in English and when i try to change Language into Greek from English then in order to write in Capital Letters in Greek i keep one finger always pushing the "swift".

Please if there is someone to know the "how to" let us know.

PS: I am not willing to create any "new user" on my MBP in order to have a solution bearing in mind that it IS NOT a solution.

Best Regards.

Makis.

Dear Tom

The kind of writing is not the issue...The kind of "paying" demands my device to maintain its upper or lowers the way i want and also in any language i want.

Of course not to mention that in case we want to scream in Greece we do use "all caps" as you mentioned above.

There is only one explanation.

The devices coming to Greece "mac os" do Have a keyboard that the "return key"is upside down L.

The keyboards that have the abillity to maintain caps lock active in all languages have the return key as horizontal and next to L : "

The answer is there and i hope i am wrong.