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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:39:16 +0000i3bar/i3status: Is it possible to have Caps-Lock and Num-Lock indicator ?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/Question is in the title :) Cheers, Sylvain EDIT: an i3status wrapper can be found here: github.com/syl20bnr/i3status-keyboard-ledsMon, 25 Feb 2013 21:40:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/Answer by Michael for Question is in the title :) Cheers, Sylvain EDIT: an i3status wrapper can be found here: github.com/syl20bnr/i3status-keyboard-leds https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1265#post-id-1265No, there is no such feature built in. My computer has LEDs for that. Also, in my keyboard layout, I don’t have caps lock. If you want such an indicator, you have to wrap i3status with a custom script, see its manpage.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:33:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1265#post-id-1265Comment by frakturfreak for No, there is no such feature built in. My computer has LEDs for that. Also, in my keyboard layout, I don’t have caps lock. If you want such an indicator, you have to wrap i3status with a custom script, see its manpage. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1710#comment-1710And what about pressing both shift keys? Should be the same.Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:54:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1710#comment-1710Answer by MeanEYE for Question is in the title :) Cheers, Sylvain EDIT: an i3status wrapper can be found here: github.com/syl20bnr/i3status-keyboard-leds https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1316#post-id-1316It's not an easy way to achieve this, but it's not impossible either. You can use `xset` command. If you issue the following command: $ xset q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000 XKB indicators: 00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: off 02: Scroll Lock: off ... As you can see you have `LED mask` which is bitmask of active flags, or you can parse strings from `00: Caps Lock: off`. So, what you need to do is make a wrapper script. You can see how this is [done here](http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_external_scripts_programs_with_i3status). After you have a wrapper script then configure your i3 status command to point to your script directly and that's about it. You combine output of `i3status` with strings you parse.Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:30:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1316#post-id-1316Comment by syl20bnr for It's not an easy way to achieve this, but it's not impossible either. You can use <code>xset</code> command. If you issue the following command: <pre><code>$ xset q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000 XKB indicators: 00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: off 02: Scroll Lock: off ... </code></pre> As you can see you have <code>LED mask</code> which is bitmask of active flags, or you can parse strings from <code>00: Caps Lock: off</code>. So, what you need to do is make a wrapper script. You can see how this is <a href="http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_external_scripts_programs_with_i3status">done here</a>. After you have a wrapper script then configure your i3 status command to point to your script directly and that's about it. You combine output of <code>i3status</code> with strings you parse. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1337#comment-1337Thank you for your great support. The result script is here: https://github.com/syl20bnr/i3status-keyboard-ledsThu, 07 Mar 2013 05:33:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1337#comment-1337Comment by MeanEYE for It's not an easy way to achieve this, but it's not impossible either. You can use <code>xset</code> command. If you issue the following command: <pre><code>$ xset q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000 XKB indicators: 00: Caps Lock: off 01: Num Lock: off 02: Scroll Lock: off ... </code></pre> As you can see you have <code>LED mask</code> which is bitmask of active flags, or you can parse strings from <code>00: Caps Lock: off</code>. So, what you need to do is make a wrapper script. You can see how this is <a href="http://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html#_external_scripts_programs_with_i3status">done here</a>. After you have a wrapper script then configure your i3 status command to point to your script directly and that's about it. You combine output of <code>i3status</code> with strings you parse. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1586#comment-1586Awesome. :DMon, 08 Apr 2013 20:21:08 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1586#comment-1586Answer by demil133 for Question is in the title :) Cheers, Sylvain EDIT: an i3status wrapper can be found here: github.com/syl20bnr/i3status-keyboard-leds https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1703#post-id-1703I've got this on my `~/.i3/config`: # Enable/disable caps mode mode "caps" { bindsym Caps_Lock mode "default" } bindsym Caps_Lock mode "caps" # Enable/disable numeric keyboard mode "num" { bindsym Num_Lock mode "default" } bindsym Num_Lock mode "num" This will show an indicator like the "resize" one if you press `$mod+r` for me this disables some keybindings I've got on my numeric keyboard so that I can use it for it's original purposeFri, 26 Apr 2013 01:35:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1703#post-id-1703Comment by massysett for I've got this on my <code>~/.i3/config</code>: <pre><code># Enable/disable caps mode mode "caps" { bindsym Caps_Lock mode "default" } bindsym Caps_Lock mode "caps" # Enable/disable numeric keyboard mode "num" { bindsym Num_Lock mode "default" } bindsym Num_Lock mode "num" </code></pre> This will show an indicator like the "resize" one if you press <code>$mod+r</code> for me this disables some keybindings I've got on my numeric keyboard so that I can use it for it's original purpose https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=3367#comment-3367Been wanting this for ages, thanks.Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:39:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=3367#comment-3367Comment by syl20bnr for I've got this on my <code>~/.i3/config</code>: <pre><code># Enable/disable caps mode mode "caps" { bindsym Caps_Lock mode "default" } bindsym Caps_Lock mode "caps" # Enable/disable numeric keyboard mode "num" { bindsym Num_Lock mode "default" } bindsym Num_Lock mode "num" </code></pre> This will show an indicator like the "resize" one if you press <code>$mod+r</code> for me this disables some keybindings I've got on my numeric keyboard so that I can use it for it's original purpose https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=2308#comment-2308Nice trick! Although it seems to be buggy if num lock and caps lock are both activated.Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:53:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=2308#comment-2308Answer by syl20bnr for Question is in the title :) Cheers, Sylvain EDIT: an i3status wrapper can be found here: github.com/syl20bnr/i3status-keyboard-leds https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1317#post-id-1317Thank you, I will try to do this and post the result.Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:32:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?answer=1317#post-id-1317Comment by MeanEYE for Thank you, I will try to do this and post the result. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1322#comment-1322To save you some time wandering around, you can easily cut strings with `cut` and `tr` in shell.Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:37:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1258/i3bari3status-is-it-possible-to-have-caps-lock-and-num-lock-indicator/?comment=1322#comment-1322