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cajhin edited this page Feb 14, 2023 · 10 revisions

Installation

Prerequisite: Windows 10 or 11, local admin rights

Vista, Win7 and higher should work (? I can't test it),
XP does not work.

  1. download the latest capsicain.zip here: https://github.com/cajhin/capsicain/releases
  2. extract to any folder you like. You can move it anytime; there are no registry entries for Capsicain.
  3. if it is not in the .zip file, get the Interception installer from here:
    https://github.com/oblitum/Interception
  4. open an Administrator dosbox (Start menu > type 'cmd' > right-click on Command prompt > select 'Run as administrator'
  5. navigate to the Interception installer folder
  6. run install-interception /install
    (note: uninstall with install-interception /uninstall)
  7. reboot
  8. start capsicain.exe

Out of the box this will use the default capsicain.ini. That's my own ini, and it's quite complex.

To test that it works, press (for example) Alt+J K L for \{} or CapsLock+J K L for 'cursor left down right'.

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If you cannot minimize capsicain to the tray in Windows 11, or if you run into other problems, check
X doesn't work