DoubleCommand does this as well.

Do you know about SideTrack? As it seems, we use almost the same programs :) http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/index.html

QS, SideTrack and MenuMeters are the first gems I install after a fresh OS installation.

I have to second the motion about SideTrack, particularly for PowerBook users. Before SideTrack, I never used the trackpad button — I prefer to use the trackpad for tapping and dragging. The worst feature of the PowerBook, in my opinion, is the lack of a right-click — with SideTrack, not only can you add a scroll area to the trackpad, but you can map the trackpad button to RIGHT CLICK! Again, one of those little life-changing modifications, at least for me!

uControl does keyboards right. Control where Caps Lock is… mmm, that’s perfect.

SideTrack is more trackpad functionality than I need. I just use the Scroll Wheel Emulation feature in uControl with my powerbook. holding down the Function key (easy to find w/o looking at the keys as it is in the lower left of the keyboard) lets you scroll the focused window with your trackpad.

I’d tried SideTrack a couple times, and it seems powerful. Definitely would take some retraining for my my particular brain and hands, but it’s a brilliant hack if you can get used to it.

sidetrack is probably my favorite ‘app’/driver/hack/os x customization, followed immediately by QS of course. Coming from a windows world, ‘right click’ is ingrained. so having to hit ctrl and click was a nuisance. tapping the trackpad is a beautiful solution for me. course anytime someon use’s my computer, their feather touch on the trackpad drives them crazy with contextual menu pop-ups. ;)

alas, another AWESOME prefpane I just stumbled upon recently (sorry, can’t remember where else I’d ref the src) is autopairs. (http://www.jwwalker.com/pages/autopairs.html) it’s mostly useful for coding, but somewhat in normal typing as well. whenever you type a ‘(’ or ‘[’ or ‘”’ it automatically prints the closing ‘)’ ‘]’ or ‘”’ AFTER your cursor. it’s a little odd at first, but after a couple times it’s natural. in normal typing it’s marginally useful, but in coding it’s great for those who are forgetful about closing their brackets etc.

Everything in our DMBS is coded and managed in all caps. It is kind of the opposite version of your issue.

Two things:

1. I installed SideTrack, and I freakin’ love it. I think it’ll take me a few days to get used to not idly or glancingly inducing the right click, but I’ll get used to it. Makes me realize how often I would avoid right-clicking on things (just because hitting the Function key on my PBook is a carpal-tunnel bitch). Thanks to all for the recommendation.
2. Also I can just highly recommend remapping that CAPS LOCK key to “Control.” As with Function, I think I have tended not to use it because of the position. But the combination of learning the UNIX keybindings and setting up Quicksilver triggers has me hitting Control all the time now, and that Caps Lock key is a much bigger and more convenient target.

“I type quickly and wrecklessly, so it used to be pretty common to realize way too late that several lines of text were WAY OVER CAPITALIZED. Well, no more, friend.”

A friendly tip: if you learn to touch type, you can see what you’re typing - in addition to probably typing faster.

(Of course, caps lock is still evil.)