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On my MacPro there is one issue (and guys from Apple think this is feature...) that annoys me very much: there is a time delay between CapsLock switching. I used to do that fast. If I go to preferences and reassign caps lock to any other button and then back it works OK then, so it is not a hardware problem.
Is there any way to fix that ?
I was running the latest firmware on an Apple 2007 Aluminum Wireless Keyboard, and MacBook Pro Keyboard, but the issue still persisted. However, oddly this fixed it:
Now, the Caps Lock key works instantly for that keyboard. Repeat as-needed for each keyboard you own.
Just as an FYI, I found an alternative solution in another question:
However, this fix introduces other problems, including:
Tested on macOS 10.14.4 and 10.15.7
If you install Karabiner-Elements, it defaults to zeroing out macOS's obnoxious caps lock delay.
The version you need to install depends on your macOS version.
Download and install Karabiner-Elements 13.3.0 or higher.
Download and install Karabiner-Elements 11.6.0.
(Note that Karabiner-Elements 12.0.0 - 13.1.0 re-added the Caps Lock delay, and 13.3.0 isn't available on older OS versions.)
This is the only solution I know of that both works on 10.12 and requires nothing more than installing & running an application without any special steps or reconfigurations.
If you want a simpler solution than Karabiner, I've written a very small, open source tool to fix exactly that.
1. I checked your code and can see it also needs accessibility permission, so I went and manually added it to the Security/Accessibility list and granted access, and now it's working. After doing my test (which is just repeatedly pressing a then Caps Lock and repeating), it looks like it's fairly reliable but occasionally hiccups and doesn't work as expected. I'll keep using it and see how I go!
init.lua under the path ~/.hammerspoon, paste the code below.pressedF19 = function()
hs.hid.capslock.toggle()
end
hs.hotkey.bind({}, 'F19', pressedF19, nil)
Then reload the hammerspoon config for changes to take effect.
See my blog here http://hellohtml5.com/2019/04/25/best-way-to-disable-capslock-delay-on-mac/
hs.hid.capslock.toggle() into pressedF19 since this is more consistent with the default behaviour and is also how it works on Windows.
Not really sure about this, but google found this. This was one of the suggestions, but it does not seem foolproof (or even close). There are more suggestions on the page.
- Go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard. Click on Modifier Keys. In the window that opens, for the Caps Lock key, select "No Action"
- Install the "No CapsLock" script. Download at http://home2.btconnect.com/Taniwha/ (look near bottom of page)
In addition, if you hold down the key, even for a fraction of a second, it will go on automatically.
On Apple's discussion boards other's report that updating your keyboard's firmware can/will eliminate this delay.
Re: Delay problem with caps-lock
Apr 8, 2008 3:52 PM
It appears that the keyboard firmware update released today fixes this issue.
Originally the answer by Martin Steven worked for me. This was when I used OSX 10.9.
After upgrading to OSX Yosemite (10.10) it stopped working. I found another, essentially the same, solution documented here
http://sleepycow.org/2014/07/removing-the-caps-lock-delay-on-a-macbook/
It uses updated version of the apps (with different names) that work with 10.10.
As requested - quoting the relevant sections from the link
I had exactly the same problem, I could solve it by installing Karabiner-Elements and making the following modification :
caps_lock to key caps_lock
If you don't want to install Karabiner just for that, you can use brew install --cask capslocknodelay, it's nice lightweight and open-source tool GitHub.
Do not forget to enable it in the settings:
System Preferences -> General -> Login Items, add CapsLockNoDelay.app to the list.
System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy -> Accessability -> Enable CapsLockNoDelay.app
System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Input Monitoring -> Enable CapsLockNoDelay.app (if present).
This happened on my new MacBook Air, I contacted Apple Support and these were the instructions that were given to me and WORKED:
Go to System Preferences > click Accessibility > click Keyboard > then click Hardware > Select Enable Slow Keys > then click Options > Drag the Acceptance Delay slider to set how long you want your Mac to wait before it responds after the key is pressed.
I hope this helps :)
