Removing Caps Lock

[maandree]

In mate-keyboard-properties, I would love to see
a set of options to remove or override caps lock
(independent on where it is located).
Caps lock is just annoying and is never ever used.

Some option suggestion:

• Remove and do not replace
  A perfect option for full (classical) keyboard, just strip
  the key of all functionallity, just like if you removed it
  physically except you do not risk spilling fluids into
  the keyboard's circuits.
• Override with super
  Grate for small keyboard short of a super keys.
• Override with compose
  Grate for small keyboard short of a super key and
  want to use it as comose.
• Override with menu
  Similar, but replace it with the menu key often placed
  between right super and right control. Just in case
  you fill like you need that
• Override with scroll lock
  Tragically I hear Logitech (or however they spell) is
  removing scroll lock, as they are not competent
  enough to know that it is actually a create and useful
  key. And you are not always in a position to select
  keyboard.
• Override with insert
  I never seen insert actually be taken away from the
  keyboard but some are pushing it away from comfortable
  reach, and yet again, you are not always in a position
  to select keyboard.
• Override with pause/break
  Interrestingly I have never seen pause/break being
  removed from or even moved on any keyboard (except
  moving it closer to page up along with scroll lock and
  sysrq). Yet it is probabilly the least use key on the
  entire keyboard, some media player and some games
  use it to pause, but otherwise I do not think it is used
  at all by programs, making it perfect for filling it with
  personallised commands, and this is probabily the
  option that I would use, as a use it to full screen
  programs and hiding/showing menu bars.
  Perhaps using it may not be as comfortable as using
  the actual pause/break, but I think we can except
  keyboard to remove the keys soon enough as well.
• Override with the 105:th key
  Some physical keyboard (depending on locale) are
  short of one key, the key between the left shift and the
  QWERTY ‘z’-key, often used for ’<’, ‘>’ and ‘|’. I think
  this could really be useful if you find yourself on a
  104-key instead of a 105-key keyboard, give it you
  favourite missing characters if you find yourself on
  a 105-key instread of a 104-key keyboard.

[stefano-k]

Caps lock is just annoying and is never ever used.

Why?

[bhull2010]

Caps lock can already be disabled in mate-keyboard-properties:
Layouts tab > Options... > Caps Lock key behavior

[maandree]

1. Crap, I am blind, but it is missing some nice options.
2. Caps Lock [I was about to typo it "Craps Lock", which is really fitting] is a annoying
   before it is never used and where you hit it by mistake you must deactive at, which is
   extra annoying if you have swapped Caps Lock and Left Control.

[maandree]

Bug report:

Combining »Swap ESC and Caps Lock» with »Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock»
gives the (ESC, Caps, LCtrl) → (Caps, Ctrl, Caps) remapping.

»Caps Lock is disabled» has not effect if »Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock» is active.

This may be an X bug, I am not sure have MATE does the configurations.

[stefano-k]

Caps Lock [..] is a annoying before it is never used

If you dont use it, this doesnt mean it is not used.

[maandree]

(Edit on previous comments, I wrote right when I meant left [naturally
because by the fact the order left and right is said, is reversed to in
may native language, so you may se it from time to time, but I will
almost always mean left])

Yes, some users uses it (the only usage I know of is using it instead
of shift of when long upper case text [I hold down shift while doing that]),
therefore it should be opt-in to remove it [as it is not], but I have not
used it at all for some years now. And I find it annoying, and I am sure
that atleast some experienced computer uers will find it more comfortable
to not have it at all.

Additionally; if you let a person, that normally uses the default layout,
do some thing on your computer (with your login), and you have swapped
Caps Lock and LCtrl. I think that the user will be less confused or will
thing it easier [as he will not need to hit that key again, I know that I find
it annoying and confusing to use a non-swapped keyboard], when LCtrl
does nothing at all instead of turing on caps lock.

[szesch]

I think the current functionality is perfectly fine. If the user does not like the default Caps Lock functionality, then they can disable it or set it to do something else.