topic Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue in Installation & update

macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

lasotaarchitects — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:44:39 GMT

I think I found a work around to the Caps Lock issue in ArchiCAD 27 (and potentially other older versions) with people working on macOS Sonoma. If you disable the new Sonoma caps lock function through a copy and paste in Terminal then it disables it throughout the OS. I did not like that new indicator showing up in AC or in other applications so I am happy to see it go. I copy and pasted from the link below (also the commands below) into to terminal and now I can keep my caps lock on. Hurray!

Of course this required messing with the OS code so always words of caution with utilizing this (at your own risk). So far everything for me is stable and I will report back if I notice any issues with the OS, AC, or other software.

Link for code found:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77248249/disable-macos-sonoma-text-insertion-point-cursor-caps-lock-indicator

Code to copy and paste in to Terminal below. Might ask for password to after copy and paste. Then restart computer and should work.

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

lasotaarchitects — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:07:48 GMT

Very stable AC27 on both M1 Max Macbook Pro and iMac intel both updated to Sonoma after running this script. Super happy with the performance of 27.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

clints — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:09:37 GMT

For people that know nothing about code, like myself, those are actually two different inputs of code. Paste in the first "sudo...." hit enter. Put in your password and hit enter. Then paste in the second line of code and hit enter. It will say something about creating a directory and you're done.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Ebatte — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:52:52 GMT

This does appear to workaround the issue and if validated by GS, it should be posted as such until a fix is implemented in AC 26-27.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Patrick M — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:20:22 GMT

can we get an update on this? do we need to "fix our computer", or is GS working on a more reliable update that does not involve me trying to guide 150 AC user through the Terminal app work-around?
I just saw the release notes for 27 4060, and the 3 fixes do not address this. I am getting questions about this every day, and while many users are comfortable addressing this, and several of my clients have IT guys that can handle fixing the OS side of things, this is just too much to ask from the average user.
Personally, I have seen this crash almost hourly. Either the software works on the current OS, or it doesn't; and fixing the OS as a work around just isn't the most viable option. Any chance we will see a GS end hotfix soon?

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Patrick M — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:56:49 GMT

giving this a bump... because I've had about 20 crashes today, my clients are all experiencing hourly crashes... frustrations are climbing at an insane level.
here's hoping there is a GS side fix soon. While appreciate the solution, reprogramming an OS just isn't normal for most people. Avoiding caps lock works, but I go from about 180wpm to maybe 20 if I have to hold shift to type anything.
One of my clients has discussed putting projects on hold or spending weeks redoing an entire plan set to not have all caps as the plan standard; which is absurd.

heres me, begging for a GS update that makes 26/27 compatible with the new OS

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

clints — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:01:44 GMT

Are there any fonts that only exist as capital letters? Again, not an ideal solution, but a more expedient workaround until apple gives you a toggle or GS fixes it?

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Tamas Gaspar — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:56:45 GMT

Dear All,

Editing Autotext Label while Caps Lock is active crashes Archicad on macOS 14 Sonoma. This issue is registered in our database with the ID DEF-15169, and will be fixed in Archicad 27.2.0, which is planned to be released as a preview in the beginning of February. The corresponding fix to Archicad 26 (Update 5-Preview) can be expected two weeks later.
Switching off the Caps Lock while editing Autotext Labels is a workaround till these packages become available.
For further macOS Sonoma related news, please check our regarding article.
Thank you for the patience with this!

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Jeff Galbraith — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 04:45:53 GMT

Not good enough Tamas. This needs to be fixed and pushed out immediately. Even if it needs its own dedicated patch. It is a MASSIVE issue that is constantly impacting productivity for thousands of your clients. It's not a 'nice to have', it's basic functionality. Pressing the caps lock key is as ingrained in all of us as breathing. You can't just expect us all to overcome 40 years of muscle memory and not press the caps lock key. We do it all day without thinking about it. We have all lost time and had to redo lost work because of this. It's costing us money and sanity, not to mention confidence in graphisoft.

The fact that this has been a known issue for months and has not been addressed by Graphisoft is extremely disappointing.

Fix it.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

clints — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:17:57 GMT

Maybe it's a nomenclature thing, but it's not autotext that is the issue for us. We don't use autotext for anything, to be perfectly honest. It's regular ol' normal text boxes that's the issue. Just didn't want them to fix the wrong thing and think they saved the world.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

SeaGeoff — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:49:33 GMT

I can confirm the cap locks crash still occurs in AC 27.1.2 with regular text. Ugh! How this is still occurring after two updates is totally beyond me. But it seems Graphisoft gives zero sh*ts about making a huge percentage of their users wait six months to fix something so basic.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Tamas Gaspar — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:10:59 GMT

Dear All,

Indeed, I was wrong: the issue does not only happen with autotext label, but with other text-related tools as well. The development is working hard on the tests of Archicad 27.2.0, which contain numerous bugfixes. We should make sure that the update is being released in proper quality, so this why we need to wait some more days until the release it in the beginning of February.

Best regards,

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

cmmccoy — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:29:38 GMT

Thank you!

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Patrick M — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:56:53 GMT

as others have said, this is beyond frustrating. As an advocate and consultant promoting, training, developing, etc. for Archicad users, it is tough to give them the bad news on this one, and frankly it's embarrassing.
I have one client who the best I've told them is to avoid caps lock.

It is NOT only autotext. If this patch only addresses this issue for autotext related crashes, it fixes practically nothing. Hoping for the update soon. I have nearly 100 people waiting on me to coordinate their software updates so they can get back to working normally and efficiently again. Recovering 10-20 crashes a day is killing peoples productivity and has already killed any kind of confidence in their BIM authoring tool

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

cmmccoy — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:44:00 GMT

You are correct...this is not simply related to auto text. I do not use the auto text feature. I don't know if this problem is primarily related to MacOS or not, but I'd prefer that Graphisoft not release a new version until it is fully tested and deemed compatible with the latest MacOS. I don't download Apple's Beta releases. I wait until the bugs are worked out. Being told to hold off on installing a new operating system for months on end is NOT a solution to the problem! I experience program crashes almost daily. It eats into my production time and this is EXTREMELY frustrating!!

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Tamas Gaspar — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:46:27 GMT

Dear All,

The Preview version of Archicad 27.2.0 has been released to INT, USA, UKI, AUS, NZE, GER and AUT language versions. This Caps Lock issue is fixed in it everywhere in the software (so not only in Autotexts): https://graphisoft.com/resources-and-support/downloads?section=update&localization=INT&type=FULL&version=27&platform=mac-apple-silicon

Thank you very much for your input and also the patience again.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

gds123 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:02:13 GMT

Thanks for this fix! It worked for me and all our other machines that are on Sonoma.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

petersaywhat — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:34:03 GMT

Hi Tamas,

I have clients running AC 26 and Sonoma on both Intel and Silicon Macs. I downloaded the preview updater for 26 and the intel version runs fine. The Silicon version doesn't work, however. When I run it, it says there is no AC 26 installed in default location and when I navigate to the Archicad 26 for Silicon Mac folder located in the Applications folder, it says it is the incorrect language which it is not (the install and updater are both for USA language version).

Any tips on resolving this would be appreciated as we are eager to get the Caps lock issue resolved as it's really impacted their workflow.

Thanks.

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

Tamas Gaspar — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:20:28 GMT

Dear @petersaywhat,

I am sorry to read about your issue. I reported this to the North-American technical support team, you can expect them to contact you soon.
Hopefully, they can help you to solve this issue.
Regards,

Re: macOS Sonoma Caps Lock Issue

petersaywhat — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:25:34 GMT

Tamas, thank you for the quick response. It turns out the International version of AC 26 was originally installed. I have uninstalled it and installed the USA version and updated to 7001 successfully.