Thanks Marc.
Here it is - 
(if (eq window-system 'x)
    (shell-command "xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 66 = F13'"))
(global-set-key [f13] 'execute-extended-command)  ;;sets caps-lock as meta-key

Sharon.

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:36:20 +0100
Marc-Oliver Ihm <marc@ihm.name> wrote:

> Hi Sharon,
> 
> not sure, what happened in your setup. Maybe things can get clearer,
> if you would supply the line of lisp that you employed to bind F13.
> Was it something like
> 
> (global-set-key [(f13)] 'org-archive-subtree)
> 
> ?
> 
> regards
> Marc
> 
> 
> Am 05.01.2014 04:35, schrieb Sharon Kimble:
> > Whilst trying to set a key binding to archive 'DONE' todo items, by
> > trying to bind F13 [aka CapsLock] to '2', so the finished intended
> > result would have been - F13 + 2 = DONE & ARCHIVED. This is a global
> > key binding, although I was trying for a local one. How do I know
> > its 'global'? Because CapsLock now does not work for me to use in
> > this email!
> >
> > So, how do I revert CapsLock to being its intended F13 please? And
> > how do I set up a local key binding to avoid this situation in the
> > future please?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Sharon.
> >
> 



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