CapsLock hold instead of toggle

[Agitatio]

Could anyone help me figure out how to do this? If that's even possible with FST.
I want CapsLock (the function that makes all letters capital) engage only when the CapsLock (the button) is pressed down, and disengage when released.
I currently do that through AHK, but plenty of MP games block AHK. And I need that key in those games, as I use it for VOIP.
Thank you!

[wasiejen]

heyho @Agitatio , following should work:

# Rebinds
caps_lock : ^caps_lock

But maybe it is better to rebind it entirely to a different key to not get into trouble with windows own handling of caps_lock.
Rebind it in your voice app or in game voice command (e.g. to 0 or any other key you are not actively using) and then use this key as follows:

# Rebinds
caps_lock : ^*key of your choice*
# e.g. caps_lock : ^0

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edit:
sry, I misread your question.

I want CapsLock (the function that makes all letters capital) engage only when the CapsLock (the button) is pressed down, and disengage when released.

• so like a normal rebind? press caps_lock to simulate another key press and the same for releasing caps_lock?

# Rebinds
caps_lock : *key of your choice*
# e.g. caps_lock : 0

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edit2: version without need to rebind caps_lack
I tested some versions and the only solution to send a caps_lock press and release on both real press and released should do the trick:

• we need to use 2 macros for that: one fore the real press and one for the real release
• macros are defined by :: and we need them because rebinds only support one key_event on the replaced part, macros support as many as one wished

# press and release produces each one caps_lock press and release
-caps_lock :: caps_lock    
# shorthand for: -caps_lock :: -caps_lock, +caps_lock
+caps_lock :: caps_lock
# shorthand for: +caps_lock :: -caps_lock, +caps_lock

It is like hitting the key 2 times.
Let me know if it works

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edit3: uhuh that is tricki and a bit trippi. xD
Above version of edit 2 does not work because windows does some own magic of its own with the key input on caps_lock.
But if we replace the caps_lock with a simulated caps_lock the original caps_lock is supressed and windows will now no longer do its own magic on the new simulated caps_lock:

That works for me:

• when i hold press caps_lock everything will be written in upper letters
• and when I release caps_lock everything is back to lower letters.

# let us replace the original key_event with our own :-D
caps_lock : caps_lock
# press and release produces each one caps_lock press and release
-caps_lock :: caps_lock    
# shorthand for: -caps_lock :: -caps_lock, +caps_lock
+caps_lock :: caps_lock
# shorthand for: +caps_lock :: -caps_lock, +caps_lock

:-D learned something new - thank you 👍

[Agitatio]

Oh well. Thanks for the help either way!

[wasiejen]

I have an idea why that might be.
My version of FTS has many changes.

It handles interference from simulated keys with real key press differently. On real press every simulated key that contradict it will be ignored ... so on hold the release is ignored.
My version behaves like:

caps_lock : caps_lock
-caps_lock :: -caps_lock

+caps_lock :: caps_lock|50
# shorthand for: +caps_lock :: -caps_lock|50, +caps_lock|50

one last try pls :-D

[wasiejen]

or simplified to:

caps_lock : caps_lock              # replace original real key events
+caps_lock :: caps_lock|50         # on release simulate a press and release

[Agitatio]

Hold is registered, but release doesn't fire off consistently.

[wasiejen]

Maybe increase the delay if you are using it from a game, some games intercept events when they are too close together and they just vanish mysteriously (e.g. Horizon Forbidden West) :-D
Delay should be active as default so caps_lock|50 should have a 50 ms delay.

or last test: lets add a release before the tap at the end :-)

caps_lock : caps_lock                          # replace original real key events
+caps_lock :: +caps_lock|50, caps_lock|50         # on release simulate a release and followed by a press and release

this behaves just strange at the end for me xD

ok, i give up for today :-D
If you find something that works, you know where to answer :-D