CAPS Warn Version 5.3 February 18, 2012

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CAPS Warn is designed for people who type with one hand using Sticky Keys, or for anyone who presses the Caps Lock key frequently by mistake.

CAPS Warn is a Preference Pane that provides: A) on-screen indications of when the Caps Lock, Shift, Function (Fn), Control, Option, or Command keys are pressed (or stuck on by Sticky Keys) or B) warnings that: 1)  you have turned on the CAPS Lock and/or  2)  you have typed a specified number (default 5) of keys with the SHIFT key (or Sticky Keys SHIFT) or CAPS Lock and/or you have turned on the Num Lock.  CAPS Warn warns you regardless of what application you are typing into.

The CAPS Warn preference pane appears above with the default settings shown. 

If you show the icon in the menu bar, selecting the icon displays a menu that allows you to open the preference pane.

The Volume Control is enabled only in 10.5+, and only if you choose a sound other than the system alert sound (the volume for the system alert sound is specified in the Sound system preference).

The Exclusion Options button allows you to specify what CAPS Warn should exclude when counting  multiple caps typed, as shown at the right.

Enabling CAPS Warn via this Preference Pane will automatically disable any previous version of CAPS Warn.

For CAPS Warn to be able to warn you about multiple shifted key presses, you must turn on "Enable access for assistive devices" in the Universal Access System Preference panel (as shown below), and then enable CAPS Warn.

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Macintosh Requirements

CAPS Warn is a MacOS X application. It runs on 10.4+, including with Lion (10.7).  Universal binary.

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Version History

5.3 - Feature enhancement:

• Added option to limit the number of times you are warned about typing too many caps in a row.
  

5.2 - Bug fixes:

• Fixed bug in exclusion list processing.
  
• Fixed bug in registration system with names containing Latin characters.

5.1 - Feature enhancement and bug fix:

• Menu bar icon now highlights when selected.
• Fixed crash causing CAPS Warn to disable itself.
  

5.0 - Feature enhancement:

• Added Growl notification for NUM Lock Off.

4.9 -  Feature enhancement and bug fix:

• Now warns about each new version only once.
  
• Fixed file corruption in 4.8 experienced by some users.

4.8 - Feature enhancements:

• Added button to Configure tab to email the author.
• Added button to Register tab to retrieve previously-purchased registration code.
  

4.7 - Feature enhancement:

• The menu bar icon now allows you to open the preference pane.
  

4.6 - Feature enhancement:

• Added Growl notification for Caps Lock Off.
  

4.5 -  Feature enhancement and bug fix:

• Added option to ignore SHIFT when counting caps (counting only caps with Caps Lock).
  
• Fixed bug in entering words to exclude.
  

4.41 - Fixed crash introduced in 4.4.

4.4 - Feature enhancement:

• Added option to exclude certain characters or words when counting caps.

4.3 - Feature enhancement:

• Added volume control for sound notification. (Works in 10.5+ only).
  

4.2 - Fixed problem upgrading to 4.1.

4.1 - Fixed bug configuring if already enabled.

4.0 - Compatibility and feature enhancements:

• Now works with 10.5+.  Compiled as a 64-bit Preference Pane for 10.6.
  
• Added automatic checking for updates.
• Now handles display size changes.
  

3.1 -  Feature enhancement and bug fixes:

• Made indicators in upper left corner larger and easier to read.
• Restored original color scheme in upper left corner.
• Fixed that sometimes CAPS Warn turned off when rebooted.
• Other bug fixes.

3.0 - User requested feature enhancements:

• Added Growl notifications (if Growl is installed and running).
• Added ability to separately request display of Caps Lock and Shift in menu bar and upper left-hand corner.
• Improved look of upper left-hand corner.
  
• Separated display of Fn from Ctrl in upper left-hand corner.
  
• New icon for preference pane and menu bar, thanks to Elke Hübner.

2.2 - Feature enhancements:

• Added option to warn when Num Lock is turned on.
• Added the fn key on laptops to the upper-left-hand-corner indicator for the ctrl key.

2.0 - Feature enhancement and bug fix:

• Rewritten from scratch as a Preference Pane.
• Icon in menu bar is now optional (in case you have no room in your menu bar), and is no longer a menu.
• The state of the Shift/Caps Lock, Control, Option, and Command keys can now optionally be displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen (using space that is otherwise not used).
• Added a new built-in sound--CAPS.
• Fixed bug whereby command-option-d to show/hide the dock did not work.

1.3 - Feature enhancement and bug fixes:

• Added a preference to specify the sound to play when warning...it no longer must be the system sound.
• Depressing the shift key now fills in the menu bar icon
• Fixed the "Warn after typing..." preference, which would not turn off in 1.2.

1.2 - Bug fix and enhancement:

• Fixed crash when changing "Start Automatically" preference.
• Improved menu icon.
  

1.1 - Feature enhancements:

• Made CAPS Warn run as an icon in the menu bar rather than in the dock.
• Added a preference to start CAPS Warn automatically when you startup or login.
• Added a preference to warn by flashing the screen.
• Made CAPS Warn easier to setup by adding a button to the preferences to take you to the "Universal Access" preference panel so you can turn on "Enable access for assistive devices".

Purchasing CAPS Warn

CAPS Warn is shareware. You can try it out for 30 days, but if you still use it thereafter, you must register it. The price is nominal--$6. After 30 days, CAPS Warn will not work unless you have registered it.

To purchase CAPS Warn, click here, or click the Purchase Registration Code button in the Register tab of the Preference Pane.  Once you have paid, you will receive a registration code via email.  You can enter this code in CAPS Warn Register tab.

If you do not get your registration code via email in a timely manner it may be that it was eaten by an overly aggressive spam filter.  In that case, click on the Retrieve Purchased Code button in the Register tab or click here and enter your PayPal purchase information to retrieve the code.

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