Detect Caps Lock

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Godot Version

v4.6.1.stable.official [14d19694e] macOS

Question

My keyboard’s shift key feels a bit funny right now and I don’t feel comfortable pushing it very hard to sprint for long periods of time. I think I would like to be able to press caps lock and, while caps lock is on, emulate the pressing of the shift key. Currently this is the code I have for detecting inputs:

func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
	mv_up = Input.is_action_pressed("player_up")
	mv_down = Input.is_action_pressed("player_down")
	mv_right = Input.is_action_pressed("player_right")
	mv_left = Input.is_action_pressed("player_left")

	is_running = Input.is_action_pressed("player_sprint")

	if is_running:
		move_speed = sprint_speed
	else:
		move_speed = walk_speed

(mv_up, mv_down, etc., is_running, move_speed, walk_speed, and sprint_speed are all already declared. The actual movement is handled in _physics_process. The player is moving left, right, up, and down on the screen.)

Is there any way I can detect if the caps lock is on so I can or it with is_running’s Input call?

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Caps-lock detection might not make it into core Godot; you may prefer to add a toggle variable yourself, this would work for any key if you end up supporting rebindable keys too.

func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
    if event.is_action_pressed("player_sprint"):
        is_running = not is_running
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