xfce4-plugin-capslocknotifier

About

Created for a wireless keyboard with no caps lock LED

Setup:

1. clone project:

       git clone https://github.com/simoncoop1/xfce4-plugin-capslocknotifier.git

2. install libraries:

   apt-get install build-essential libxfce4ui-common libxfce4ui-2-0

3. use command:

   xinput

   Look for your keyboard under "Virtual Core Keyboard". Use the id value here to modify mycaps.c. For example if id is 8 it will look like #define DEFAULT_DEVICE_ID "8"
4. run the compile script

   bash make.sh

5. copy the plug-in to correct dir:

   sudo cp libmycaps.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel-plugins/

6. move desktop file to correct dir:

   sudo cp mycaps.desktop /usr/share/xfce4/panel-plugins/

Usage:

available like other plugins in Panel->Panel Preferences->Items->Add New Items

To Do:

refactor code