Set up Karabiner Elements to map the caps_lock to F18.Under OSX Keyboard System Preferences pane, change the Caps Lock Action to ‘None’, to allow Karabiner to control it.
This is a version of Karabiner that works with OSX Sierra. This is a piece of software that allows for automation, acting as an interface between a scripting engine called lua, and the OS itself. Sigh.Īfter a bit of digging, I discovered a way to re-enable the same functionality, albeit with a bit of jiggery pokery. Of course, upon upgrade, I discovered that the Karabiner/Seil combination no longer functioned properly, and there was no real solution using the same tools. However, earlier today I was forced into upgrading from OSX El Capitan, to OSX Sierra, to fix an issue with some other apps that I was having. This particular configuration relied on two bits of software, called Karabiner and Seil. One of the linchpins of my setup is the use of something called the ‘Hyper Key’, which is essentially re-mapping the fairly useless Caps Lock to act as a super-function key, letting you trigger all sorts of shortcuts and different macros. In the past I’ve mentioned how I have streamlined a lot of the everyday tasks I have to do through the use of various keyboard-centric apps such as Alfred and Keyboard Maestro.
