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Lower Case Switcher was available as a giveaway on April 11, 2010!
This program will help you to convert letter case either if you need to capitalize the first letter in a name or if you forget to turn Caps Lock off while typing.
The program supports ALL keyboard layouts and languages (except for Chinese and other hieroglyphic languages) and umlauts and other symbols, which are usually entered by dead keys.
Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ 2003/ XP Vista/ 7
1.32 MB
$19.99
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Justin
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Notepad2 will do this and a lot more. Freeware in 32/64bit versions. many notepad programs have these features.
http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
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For Excel advance user find another free addon Change Case in Excel Cells Ver. 1.08 from below site
http://shahshaileshs.web.officelive.com/ComAddins.aspx
Justin
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installed this, NOT for my msoffice programs but for typing in comments like this one. installed in my win7 x64 system ok, appears to be registered, works as stated. however, no 'sentence case' option for just capatalising the 1st letter in a sentence. hitting a key combo on a hilighted text leaves the text unhilighted so you need to re-hilight it if you want to do more with it, and you can only use the keys to perform the operations rather than hilighting/right clicking to a context menu which would be more convenient. it says "word near to the cursor' but only worls on characters to the left of the cursor if it is inside a word.
nice try but a bit to non-intuitive for occasional use.
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Ashraf of DotTexh who reviews GOTD software regularly, has this available.
It is a FREE program that gives these warnings when Capslock is on -
- Visual (trust me, it is not a PIA)
- Sound (You can choose pitch and duration)
- Visual and Sound
You can set which type of warning you get.
The program is portable, and uses negligible resources.
The author has kindly donated it to Ashraf's members.
If you become a member, you too can get it free.
http://dottech.org/freewaresr/14733#
If you have trouble with that link, then do a Google for -
CapsLock Warning: A failsafe for notorious
The author has recently built in NumLock warning as well.
You might care to nag Ashraf, to ensure that he has the latest version, prior to your download. (Though since it does not need installation, it is a 'piece of cake' to switch to a later version.)
It does not have case toggling built in, as you never need it after you start running that program. However if any of you still feel that you need that ability, you could raise it on the forum. (I know the author better than anyone, so I am sure he would build it in.)
Rob
PS For those that say Windows can give you an audible warning, that is only of use if you accidentally hit the Capslock key.
However it does not cater for the situation where you deliberately turned it on, then forgot to turn it off. The above program caters for both scenarios.
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@M
I have tried this in web forms, and forums and other places and it works.
if the only thing you type in in mso then there probably is no point.
I like it.
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Dno't see the point of this one, when this procedure can be done quite easily using microsoft office
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this software does work as it says, installed and activated fine on my pc, xp.
@Spiritwolf, if you look at the settings window, the box is checked to start auto with windows , so it is always on so most wouldnt need a shortcut. If you want to turn it on and off then make a shortcut ,it isnt that hard. also there is no need for a interface, just print out the commands in the read me.
for those with reg problems you need to allow permission for the gaotd .exe to access the internet. my firewall asks if it is ok and I click yes on every install. also I am administrator always.
reg problem are mostly fault of the user not the software.
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And I thought that I would have little or no use for this program. I was wrong. Today I have used it four or five times - including filling forms on my income tax.
It is a shame that people voice strong opinions about program they have never used. I think that there should be a delay of thirty minutes from the time that GOTD is opened to the time that one is allowed to vote or make a comment.
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Is it REGISTERED or not?
I'm not too sure how helpful the text is - but the difference between the shareware/unregistered and the GOTD/registered versions can be seen here.
Unregistered About Box
Registered About Box
so "Unregistered = Registered".
Clear? Good. ;)
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I did download and install this to give it a test run and even after I closed it and reopened it, it still doesn't show registered and asks for input of name and registration code to register it. The registration information was NOT included in the readme file.
HOW DO YOU GET THIS TO BE REGISTERED???
Its strange this program appears to have no main interface at all, only individual tasks accessible from an icon on the system taskbar. The closest thing to an interface seems to be the settings window.
I wish all developers would include the option to put a shortcut to a p rogram on the desktop. It really gets annoying to have to go searching through program files and find the program's executable to be able to put its shortcut on the desktop!
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It works on my Windows 7 64 bit in every program except for "Notepad" - Can anyone tell me why?
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For YEARS now I've been using the most wonderful FREEWARE notepad replacement TED Notepad. It has many features that lets you do many things no other app has or does.
For example you can easily change however much text you select, from upper to lower case and vice versa. Or you can select text and have only the first letter of each word capitalized.
Those are only a fraction of the features in TED Notepad. Here is a list of its features. It's one of the most awesome freeware applications I've ever used.
http://jsimlo.sk/notepad/features.php
There are both an installer version and a portable version available.
http://jsimlo.sk/notepad/download.php
What can today's Giveaway do that TED Notepad hasn't already been doing for years now?
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Positive: Well, at last! I am an avid Word user so used to Shift+F3, that it drives me nuts that this is not a universal PC program! Something now that IS universal. Thanks GOTD.
Comment: $20 may be a bit high
Negative: What amazes me is that there are a lot of narrow-minded idiots who put in silly negative comments (e.g. "Word already has this feature - I don't need it." My Gosh - is Word the ONLY program you use???) who are actually dumb enough to write them. I just shake my head and mutter "Wow!"
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The build does not seem to have been updated to display registration status. Could G.O.T.D. shed some light on this? Thank you.
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@ 87, 88, others. The point is, there are other ALWAYS FREE programs to do this, and they use less memory than this does.
A free program that doesn't need registration codes is always better, as it won't pollute your registry.
Asking (normally) $20 for this student project is just greed.
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This sounds really nice - I will be downloading.
To all who say that Micro$oft Word has this built-in -- yes, it has SOME of the functionality built in but not all, and one of the options (Title Case) does it so badly that it's almost useless. However, other Office applications do NOT have this feature. Also consider that MANY people around the world do NOT use Micro$oft Office, and in fact many people make strong efforts to actively avoid Micro$oft products.
As for OpenOffice.org, the swrite program will change everything to upper case or lowercase, but no other options (no sentence case or invert case.) On the other hand, it's free.
As some others have mentioned, a lot of other applications (such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking; many e-mail clients; and more) may also benefit from this tool.
Someone mentioned that installing this makes IE8 stop working -- is that supposed to be a BAD thing? As long as Chrome still works, I'm happy.
Weaning from Micro$oft
Myself ASAP, my family later
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When I first installed it, it didn’t work. I set it to the default settings and mistyped a few things to try it and nothing. I reinstalled it and set it to “Always run as administrator” and that did the trick. Works well on Vista Home Premium, however, I am not sure it’s registered. There is no registered name under either “About” or “Registration”. It does say “Thank you for registering” under “Registration”, BUT then it asks me to put in a name and registration code.
As for all of the complaints about the program, I’m a bit befuddled. First of all, the price shouldn’t really be such a huge bone of contention since nobody here is paying for it. Sure, mention that $20 is a bit much but to bash the program solely on that seems a bit unfair. As for the fact that many word processing programs have a case converter, word processing accounts for only a fraction of my computer typing.
This is a nifty little program which should be very helpful, as I seem to have a strange habit of capitalizing the second letter as well when I capitalize the first letter. (It has nothing to do with Caps Lock. Happens mostly with the Shift key for me.) Blogs, IM’s and emails from me tend to get a lot of “WEnt to GAme sTop today” types of typos.
Comment by Kai — April 11th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
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It's GREAT! Works in Excel (where there is no case converter)...what a life safer when you cut/past info from another source that's not in your "case".
Thanks!
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This isn't a comment directly about the program, but for people who frequently run into the inadvertent Caps Lock problem, there is a feature in Windows, under Control Panel - Accessibility Options - Keyboard tab - ToggleKeys, which will give a beep warning when the Caps lock key is pressed. it also does the same for Num Lock and Scroll Lock.
You could still download this program, or one of the alternatives, but turning on this Accessibility Option in Windows does the trick for me!
Hope this helps someone.
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The worst kind of comment is the one that says "I have no use for this." WHO CARES ABOUT YOU? Certainly not me! Why comment on yourself, narcissist?
Most of us want helpful information about the software and not personality traits. So, in that vein, consider Win 7 Ult 64: Google Chrome download, flawless and quick. Readme -- nothing unusual. Run setup -- installed into Program Files (x86); startup - automatic; Activation - automatic (cleared GAOTD activation popup with no boxes checked.)
Then went into Notepad and did some tests. Operation was as specified with one important understanding: "nearest" word means the word to the left of the cursor, in the sense of the left-arrow key.
I'm pleased as punch. Now all I need do is get my fingers to memorize the keystrokes for the 4 options.
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This program is for use with the HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS WHICH ARE NOT WORD-PROCESSING PROGRAMS AND CONSEQUENTLY DO NOT HAVE THIS FUNCTION!!!!!!!!
It is great for e-mails and writing on web pages!
IT IS NOT ONLY FOR CAPS-LOCK ISSUES!!! Often on web pages and web forms, you can only write in PLAIN TEXT. In such cases, one can only use caps for emphasis. It's great to be able to go thru your post and simply CAP UP in places where you would have liked to use italics, or bold, or underline! I always wished there was a SIMPLE way to do this--WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN A HUGE WORD-PROCESSOR OR GRAPHICS PROGRAM!!!!!
We all already know that you can do this in certain word-processing programs!!!! We want to be able to do this in ALL programs!!!!!! And now we can.....:-)...!
Thanks GOATD!!!!!!
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I find it annoying that each and every day a bunch of people comment on the price of the software when actually today it is offered for free! Why this kind of justice thinking - that's beyond me. Take what is offered with a smile or a polite 'no thanks' if you don't like it.
A kind of application I would like to see was an automatic switch like the one built into all typewriters. When you activate Caps Lock and after that press Shift, Caps Lock is automatically deactivated. Why that is not built into every version of Windows is a mystery to me. That's all I would need, so THAT tHIS nEVER occured.
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It's a bloody shame to see the microsoft-centrics' comments receive an inordinate number of thumbs ups (when they're not always accurate, btw*) whilst those who go to the trouble of relating anecdotal experiences of how this application actually helps them end up with an unwarranted number of thumbs downs. *my recollection is that clicking Shift + F3 opens FIND in IE8, and doesn't do squat on Notepad on Vista or non-microsoft applications.
I don't have much need for this since I'm a touchtypist who watches the screen rather than my fingers.
However, I also use speech recog software and many non-microsoft applications and thus can appreciate potential uses, including filling input fields, e.g., this GOTD comment box.
OTOH, the $20 price point for a simple niche utility is perhaps overly optimistic. (I'm thinking donationware, maybe)
Hey, now I can type or dictate a note to my good for nothing incompetent congressman, and as my ire builds with every keystroke, quickly give in to temptation, highlight the message and FLAME HIS DERRIERE.
Go ahead, give me a thumbs down. OpenOffice rules!
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...This goes for twenty bucks? Really?
brb, lolling forever
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Try Caps Unlock from http://www.brainsystems.com/capsunlock/ to totally disable the caps lock key! It is freeware & I have been using it for years without any problems!
Thanks
The Super B
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Hi #75 Kristoff
> WOW! For YEARS I’ve been using SED and AWK for these things, but they proved to have TOO MUCH POWER!
My God! A Unix adept! LOVE YOU! Many years ago I used AWK to extract data from complex databases, apply some parsing, and create new reports for my employers... SED and AWK: a AWKsome couple...
Only, as far as I know, GUI (graphical user interface) did not exist then AND it has kept lots of people to delve deeper into programming etc...
One can even write a compiler/decompiler in AWK! Really AWK-some! Your code looks like a mariage between "sticks and hieroglyphs", Chinese and some normal written stuff, but for me it was love at first sight.
But this only brings back memories... I should have kept with commandlines, Simple (line) EDitor(s) [SED] -I KNOW this the wrong 'translation' of 'Sed' and AWK... In short: I should have switched from MS to Unix/Linux long time ago.
I have no idea about the present state of Unix but the feel of it was "this is it", "this is what I've been waiting for", "this is... baffling".
Thanks, Kristoff.
Nice to know that I'm not a "lonely lonesome cowboy".
You may have pushed/drawn me in the right direction ;-)
BTW: I see no immediate use for this 'tool'. How many things are case-dependant appart from all sorts of codes... in which case
1. you would not have anyone mess about with this here "goodie"... unless you WANT to have your life being stolen away from you (or be a paranoid person yourself?) ;-))
2. you should rethink your security policy
3. you might consider REALLY learning about your keyboard and your fingers
4.you might consider voicerecognition or similar technologies.
Would somebody please REALLY FILL ME IN on the USEFULNESS of this giveaway?
Greetz,
Patrick.
[April 11, GMT 20:34+1]
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Hello everybody!
We have updated the build so the application will be claimed as registered in the "About" section.
Information for those who installed the software with the use of previous package: according to the Developer in spite of the fact the program is not registered in the "About" section the version is actually registered.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Best regards,
Giveaway of the Day project team
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why not just disable the caps lock button? or change caps lock to imitate the shift key? ive had mine disabled for ages and have never had to deal with problems like capitalization.
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The answer to your question Mr. Henry Wood, is that the negative people that you referred to are in thrall to their obsessive need to foist their opinion on everybody. Never mind the fact that those of us who require a program such as this for non-Word applications are quite happy to use it without fear of perceived "intellectual decay"! I do wish such people would obtain a life and spare us their cleverness. I now go to download this niche program with my head high!
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It's all been said above. It works in all sorts of text based programs and emails, etc., not just within a couple of MS apps (which, in themselves are hardly cheap) and nobody is asking you for $20 - it's free. If you need something like this, then it's a bargain (at least for today).
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Hi,
As per my previous post (#27) I found that you need to close prog down and restart to get reg version.
This means closing the prog from the taskbar as it runs in the background.
Perhaps that will solve the reg problem.
Can anyone tell me what the point of all these comments decrying this offering?
If it ain't for you then Please, STFU.
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Personally, with the free AutoHotKey and a bit of time I could create a program to do all this and more.
But it's already been done:
CAPshift v1.7
Ever hit caps lock by accident and not found out until half a page later? CAPshift extends the Caps Lock key by slowing it down, and shows a menu to change the selected text to lowercase, UPPERCASE, TitleCase, iNVERTEDcASE, RaNDoMCaSE or to Replace user defined characters.
Features:
- Right where you expect to find it.
- Hold down for 0.5 sec to enable/disable.
- Hold down for 1 sec to show the menu.
- Rightclick the tray icon to show the menu.
- Also slows down F1, Insert, NumLock and ScrollLock.
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/CAPshift/CAPshift.ahk
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There are other applications than word processors aren't there? How about text editors? Forms on web pages? HTML editors?
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I wished this software would be used by all World of Warcraft players :)
A little bit overpriced for people who do not practice "hunt-and-peck typing" though...
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My favorite part about this program is that praveen and garfey are both totally not from OrdinarySoft. They are just two ordinary users who have been plagued their entire life by horrific capitalization problems, and this $20 program is exactly what they've been waiting for. None of the free alternatives were any good, huh?
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20$ ? :-O
A students work ? :(
Even a small Autohotkey script would be able to do this! - but, even better, AHK would deliver you MUCH more (and even more interesting) automation in a single script. :-)
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a fair price for this product is 7.99 no way 20.00
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I have an elderly relative who only uses the computer to send email... and is perfectly satisfied to send lengthy multi-paragraph emails without a single capitalization. Thought it'd be fantastic to have this program to 'auto' capitalize the first word of her sentences. WRONG. It simply doesn't work "automatically." In testing the program, I was having to learn new multiple keystrokes to simply capitalize a letter, and get the cursor close enough to the right word -- in several instances, it capitalized the 2nd word in the sentence.
Also, although the activation pop-up window displayed, on checking, the program showed 'unregistered' even after closing and re-opening it. It may be a great program for some; not for me. On a positive note, it did install without a problem.
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Several text editors do this, like the free PSPAD (http://www.pspad.com/), or pay for verision UltraEdit (http://www.UltraEdit.com/)
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Serveral text editors do this, like the free PSPAD (http://www.pspad.com/), or pay for verision UltraEdit (http://www.UltraEdit.com/)
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Lower Case Switcher? Geez, you must've ran out of screensavers!
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Comment number 6, using this software compared to that site would be better in terms of practicality. Imagine having to copy paste for it to correct what you typed. Personally, I might as well just retype what i'm trying to correct, casewise. This program allows you to do that with hotkeys which is really neat compared to using that site. So, yeah. Have a nice day.
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WOW! For YEARS I've been using SED and AWK for these things, but they proved to have TOO MUCH POWER! I'm known for not looking at my keyboard while typing and sometimes press one key when I want to press another, sometimes even spelling completely different words! Ha! Because of this I took my caps lock key off of my keyboard. It works! It really works! Now I need sed and awk no more. I still type random words, so if someone can make a program that will find these, I'd be all set! Thank you OrdinarySoft for didgeridoo creating truly ordinary software and creating a different website for each product. I too wish I could charge $20 for a piece of software I made in programming class to save up for spring break. Alas, I'm pancakes kinda dumb at this stuff though. sausages
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How can I get this program registered?
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For alot of ppl who don't seem to realize this, Microsoft Word does not come with Windows, it is a separate software that cost alot more than this software.
However, I still don't understand the purpose of this software. If you know how to work a keyboard, I don't see where the advantage is. I'm sure there is a reason, I just don't see it.
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Not quite the same, but offered on GOTD as freeware some time ago:
FirstCap 3.2
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GOTD, Thank you very much for all your gotds. And, your Setup package does not register the Lower Case Switcher for me today. Thank you
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This program is just what I was looking for to use in other programs outside of Microsoft Office! Thank you. However, after the install and activation it still shows that it is a 30 day trial program. I am running Windows XP
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It won't register as GAOD
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