CAPSLOCK

[kagyosunu]

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XMBC Version: 2.20.5 (64bit)
Installed or Portable version: Portable
Windows Version: Windows10
Mouse Information (brand/model):Logicool M705
Relevant Computer Information (CPU, RAM etc):
Did the problem occur after an upgrade of XMBC? (If so, from what version?): No
Did the problem occur after a Windows update/upgrade? (If so, from what version?):No
How long have you used XMBC?: 3 days
What language and keyboard layout do you use in Windows?: Japanese

Clear description of the problem - try and include as much information as possible, including what button and mappings you are having problems with (if applicable).:

Is there a way to simulate pressing the CAPSLOCK key alone (rather than pressing it together with the SHIFT key)?

[phil]

Yes... {CAPSLOCK}...

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Is that so hard to find?

[kagyosunu]

Thank you for your answer.
And thank you for letting me use your useful software.

{CAPSLOCK} seems to be the equivalent of "Shift+CAPSLOCK" on a keyboard, so I'd like to know if there is an equivalent to "CAPSLOCK only" on a keyboard.

[phil]

SHIFT+CAPSLOCK and CAPSLOCK (without shift) are identical on my keyboard...
What's the difference between the two on yours? Must be a language/layout specific thing?

[kagyosunu]

Thank you for your reply.

I have assigned the play/pause function of the music player to the "CAPSLOCK key only" (not the Shift+CAPSLOCK key), so I thought it would be convenient if I could control it with the mouse as well.

[phil]

But I don't understand shift+capslock ....
On my keyboard, pressing capslock and shift+capslock makes no difference. And {CAPSLOCK} is XMBC should not be pressing SHIFT at the same time.
More to the point, using a keyboard tester (like https://en.key-test.ru/) shows that XMBC {CAPSLOCK} is not sending SHIFT+CAPSLOCK, but just CAPSLOCK....

Im confused.

[kagyosunu]

I wonder if this is because I'm using Japanese Windows or a Japanese keyboard.

In my environment, "CAPSLOCK" only responds when I press "Shift+CAPSLOCK" on that site.

(On that site, if I press "CAPSLOCK only", nothing happens.)

[phil]

Oh OK it must be something specific to the Japanese keyboard layout then - that's going to be tricky to figure out. XMBC sends the scancode for CAPSLOCK (which I guess is in your case meaning shift+capslock, I'm not sure how I can make that any different right now!

I will have to try and setup a Japanese windows to see if I can reproduce it, then work out how to change it.
That's going to take some time so I cant make any promises as to when I will get around to that (no free weekends coming up for a while!)

[kagyosunu]

I would be happy if that were possible, but it doesn't seem like anyone else is having any trouble, so treasure your weekend.

[kagyosunu]

After doing some research, I found that the "Caps Lock" key on a Japanese keyboard is "vkF0sc03A", but is it possible to use this to assign it to XMBC?
(I tried all of the "Key Simulation" "{VKC:F0}", "{EXT:F0}", "{SC:03A}", and "{SCE:03A}", but nothing happened. Am I doing it wrong?)

[kagyosunu]

After that I wrote it in decimal instead of hex and it worked!!!

[phil]

Glad to hear it - good research!
I *think* XMBC will accept it in HEX so long as it is prefixed with 0x so 0xF0 (but I'm not 100% sure).

[kagyosunu]

Does "0x" mean that it's a hexadecimal number?

By the way, what I typed was {VKC:240}.
Apparently, this key alone without the Shift key is called the "alphanumeric key" rather than the Caps Lock key.

[phil]

Yes generally (at least in C++) HEX numbers are prefixed by 0x to indicate it is HEX. IF XMBC works with hex in these tags (I cant remember for sure) then it will be using the same convention (if it does not it probably should!!).

[kagyosunu]

Thank you for teaching me!!!