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Back in February I introduced CapsLock Warning, a program written by our very own Rob. Since February Rob has made improvements to CapsLock Warning, based off feedback he has received and new ideas he has conjured on his own. This new version of CapsLock Warning – which I am calling v2 – includes three main new features:
- Audio Warnings – CapsLock Warning now has the ability to play a sound along with the popup warning it already provides.
- Choice of Popup Color – You are now allowed to change the color of the popup warning.
- Watch NumLock Instead – CapsLock Warning now allows you to set it to watch NumLock instead of CapsLock. Take note that CapsLock Warning can only do either or – it can’t watch both at the same time. However, if you would like CapsLock Warning to watch both NumLock and CapsLock, download CapsLock Warning two times and place each copy in a separate folder. Configure one copy to watch NumLock and the other to watch CapsLock. Both copies will run together at the same time, one watching NumLock while the other watches CapsLock.
As per Rob’s request, CapsLock Warning is still only available to dotTechies. In other words, you must be a registered member on dotTech in order to download CapsLock Warning. If you are already a registered member, please login and come back to this post; if you are not a registered member, register, login, then come back here.
NOTE: Rob took his own time to create this very handy program for us. Please respect his wishes. Please do not host CapsLock Warning on any other website/server, and please do not directly link to the file on dotTech. If you want your friends and family to know about and get CapsLock Warning, simply provide them a permalink to CapsLock Warning homepage.
To get CapsLock Warning, simply download it from the following link:
Version reviewed: v2.00
Supported OS: All Windows
Download size: 23 KB
Thanks Rob!
P.S. Please provide feedback to Rob in the comments below. For example, if there are any bugs with CapsLock Warning, please say so or if there are any features you want added in CapsLock Warning please say so.
@ebony:
I sent an email to the address you sent me, at 3:00 AM on 1st May (Aust time).
I got no ‘undelivered message’
I have Just tried again, but I have left the attachments off, in case they were stopping it getting through.
I did not use the Reply button, on the email you sent me, as it was redirected from my Scotland GMail to my iPrimus email. So perhaps there was a typo in the address in the body of your email.
If the email I sent you 10 minutes ago, does not get through, try emailing me on my real(main) email address. that way I can use the reply button.
robhp AT iprimus DOT com DOT au
Regards,
Rob
PS I just went to the email you sent me, and hit the reply button. Yup the Reply email address differs from the one in the body of your email.
JonE:
Perhaps you should use mu iPrimus email address
@RobCr:
This is my review of the changes. I hope this format is OK
“I have enhanced the program to play a wav file. ”
The enhancement works perfectly. It dinged one time and was soft enough to be used in anywhere. However if you wanted to get wild and crazy (I did) try a shot gun sound or a rooster crowing, that is so fun. (Only try this at home) :)
“If you have Ticked the Play Sound to ON, and you have set theWarning How Many Times to 5 times or to All Times ”
I set it to 5 times and worked just fine
“Thus if there is a wav file, it plays it (through your external speakers).”
It did work through my external speakers. Before I was not getting any sound. I believe due to my sound card being part of the mother board and is disabled when external speakers are installed.
“I will also send two wav files for you to place in the folder, to see if you like the sound. Just place one or the other into the folder to hear them, and choose which you prefer.”
This step worked just fine. I made a sub folder to the CapWarn folder for the wav file and move one into the sub folder. I hope that is right, it worked.
One is a ding and the other is a soft ringing sound. Neither is intrusive or annoying.
This is an excellent program if you are like me and your fingers wander all over the keyboard especially if you are not a touch typist. (many of aren’t) Even though there is a Shift Key and a Cap Lock, it seems, caps lock is the one we hit the most.
Great program and thanks Rob for the the extra effort and concern :)
@RobCr: As I continue to play with Caps Warn, I have one question.
The option to unload program completely, does that mean I am uninstalling it or just turning it off?
@ebony:
That just stops it running.
You can get it running again, by one of the following -
- Double click the exe in it’s folder
- Click the shortcut to it, in your Start Menu / Programs / Startup
- Or, restart your PC
@RobCr:
That is what I was hoping. I sometimes limit what is in the sys tray, but I did not want to uninstall. Thanks much.
@RobCr: Hey Rob,
I would Love to have both the Clip List & Launch programs and I don’t remember using the Ins key for anything. Can you please e-mail them to me, or upload them somewhere? Thanks.
Ian.
share d dis app.