CAPS Lock utility - another approach I would like

[John S.]

I know that in Windows 9x you can set the operating system to
give a warning beep whenever the Caps Lock key is activated.

I have used this option, but occasionally my ageing mind seems to
have somehow ignored the warning beep, and suddenly I find I have
a line or two to re-type.

What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

On my very first computer (a BBC with 32 KB RAM) there was a
handy function key assigned to deal with this problem.

To fix any mis-typed stuff you would just put the cursor at the
start of the mis-typed text and hold down the function key. The
cursor would move progressively along the text, reversing the
Upper/Lower case state of each alpha character.

If any AFC contributor with programming skills could generate a
small routine to do this, I for one would find it occasionally
very useful. An alternative (and possibly better) solution would
be a routine which would act on a highlighted block of text and
do the same thing (possibly by the user right clicking the
highlighted block and selecting Case Reverse from a context
menu).

Any takers with the skills and inclination to do this?

Cheers,

John Selby.

 

[Michaelangelo]

I know that in Windows 9x you can set the operating system to
give a warning beep whenever the Caps Lock key is activated.

I have used this option, but occasionally my ageing mind seems to
have somehow ignored the warning beep, and suddenly I find I have
a line or two to re-type.

What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

On my very first computer (a BBC with 32 KB RAM) there was a
handy function key assigned to deal with this problem.

To fix any mis-typed stuff you would just put the cursor at the
start of the mis-typed text and hold down the function key. The
cursor would move progressively along the text, reversing the
Upper/Lower case state of each alpha character.

If any AFC contributor with programming skills could generate a
small routine to do this, I for one would find it occasionally
very useful. An alternative (and possibly better) solution would
be a routine which would act on a highlighted block of text and
do the same thing (possibly by the user right clicking the
highlighted block and selecting Case Reverse from a context
menu).

Any takers with the skills and inclination to do this?

Cheers,

John Selby.

Some versions of MS Word have 'Case changer' in the Format menu which can
do as you suggest.

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[jo]

I know that in Windows 9x you can set the operating system to
give a warning beep whenever the Caps Lock key is activated.

I have used this option, but occasionally my ageing mind seems to
have somehow ignored the warning beep, and suddenly I find I have
a line or two to re-type.

What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

On my very first computer (a BBC with 32 KB RAM) there was a
handy function key assigned to deal with this problem.

To fix any mis-typed stuff you would just put the cursor at the
start of the mis-typed text and hold down the function key. The
cursor would move progressively along the text, reversing the
Upper/Lower case state of each alpha character.

CLCL is an excellent clipboard manager that will do (almost) this.
Copy the junk text to the clipboard and hit a user defined hot key to
invert case.

http://www.nakka.com/soft/index_eng.html

This functionality is a plug in for CLCL, but the package comes complete
with clipboard enhancer, app launcher and a few other bits and bobs
along with small file size.

I like CLCL.

 

[jo]

Some versions of MS Word have 'Case changer' in the Format menu which can
do as you suggest.

Quite a few Notepad replacements do also...

 

[Aussie Bomber]

I know that in Windows 9x you can set the operating system to
give a warning beep whenever the Caps Lock key is activated.

I have used this option, but occasionally my ageing mind seems to
have somehow ignored the warning beep, and suddenly I find I have
a line or two to re-type.

What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

cAPSDOWN is a simple little utility to do the job. Get it here:-

http://www.a1b2c3.com/free/down/capsdown.zip 11.49kb download

Just put a shortcut to it in quick launch bar.

Then, when you tYPE LIKE THIS highlight the text, hit CTRL-C, click
once on the icon in quick launch then go back to document and, with
the text still highlighted, hit CTRL-V

 

[jack horsfield]

I know that in Windows 9x you can set the operating system to
give a warning beep whenever the Caps Lock key is activated.

I have used this option, but occasionally my ageing mind seems to
have somehow ignored the warning beep, and suddenly I find I have
a line or two to re-type.

What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

On my very first computer (a BBC with 32 KB RAM) there was a
handy function key assigned to deal with this problem.

To fix any mis-typed stuff you would just put the cursor at the
start of the mis-typed text and hold down the function key. The
cursor would move progressively along the text, reversing the
Upper/Lower case state of each alpha character.

If any AFC contributor with programming skills could generate a
small routine to do this, I for one would find it occasionally
very useful. An alternative (and possibly better) solution would
be a routine which would act on a highlighted block of text and
do the same thing (possibly by the user right clicking the
highlighted block and selecting Case Reverse from a context
menu).

Any takers with the skills and inclination to do this?

Cheers,

John Selby.

this would be easy to write with autohotkey, using either of the approaches
you suggest.

get it from www.autohotkey.com and ask for help in the forum if you need
it.

jack
sedum spurium fuldaglut

 

[BIY]

I know that in Windows 9x you can set the operating system to
give a warning beep whenever the Caps Lock key is activated.

I have used this option, but occasionally my ageing mind seems to
have somehow ignored the warning beep, and suddenly I find I have
a line or two to re-type.

What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

On my very first computer (a BBC with 32 KB RAM) there was a
handy function key assigned to deal with this problem.

To fix any mis-typed stuff you would just put the cursor at the
start of the mis-typed text and hold down the function key. The
cursor would move progressively along the text, reversing the
Upper/Lower case state of each alpha character.

If any AFC contributor with programming skills could generate a
small routine to do this, I for one would find it occasionally
very useful. An alternative (and possibly better) solution would
be a routine which would act on a highlighted block of text and
do the same thing (possibly by the user right clicking the
highlighted block and selecting Case Reverse from a context
menu).

Any takers with the skills and inclination to do this?

Cheers,

John Selby.

You might try TextFix v1.0 available from:

http://www.sover.net/~wysiwygx/Text2.html

Seems to do you what you want, but if you find something better please
let us know.

Seems To Do You What You Want, But If You Find Something Better Please
Let Us Know.

SEEMS TO DO YOU WHAT YOU WANT, BUT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING BETTER PLEASE
LET US KNOW.

seems to do you what you want, but if you find something better please
let us know.

sEEMS TO DO YOU WHAT YOU WANT, BUT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING BETTER PLEASE
LET US KNOW.

 

[John S.]

(e-mail address removed) (John S.) wrote:

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What I would like is a utility to fix the mis-typed work already
done.

Just want to say thanks for the several suggestions made and my
apology for being slow to acknowledge them.

Haven't tried any of them yet and other priorities have kept me
from reading usenet for the last few days.

Will try them over the next few weeks I hope, and report back.

Thanks again to those who offered help and suggestions.

cheers, John S