Thanks, Alan - already have the Lenovo Scroll-Lock utility installed. It's a nice visual indicator icon that appears in the right-most XP tray (System tray?; can't ever remember the windows tray names - don't often care). And that or another Lenovo utility cause a rising tone beep when it (or the caps lock key) is pressed and a descending tone beep when turned off. Both really handy features (especially the tone for us less visually aware users), assuming that you noticed you pressed a useless key (except for the KVM use - great use of an otherwise useless key!), actually notice the icon, and are using a Lenovo laptop.
But when using anything but a Lenovo machine you're pretty much stuck with yanking the keycap (which has not been done on the "command center" keyboards running 3270 emulators). I liked Rob's idea to stick something under key - but on the laptop that's a mighty tiny key. Since it was just Scroll Lock and Num Lock for a pretty brain-dead numeric keypad "overlay" I just removed the key. If that fails to work, maybe a lit match *will* do the trick. ;-) Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Alan Altmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 06/15/2006 01:08 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: OT: Cursed "Scroll Lock" key vs 3270 emulators On Thursday, 06/15/2006 at 09:17 EST, Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But my IBM X41 laptop has Scroll Lock (defined as the lower-case key) and > NumLock key (defined as the uppercase key) on the same key, so I cannot > readily pry that keycap off without losing NumLock, too. FWIW, Lenovo offers a Scroll Lock Indicator Utility for Windows machines (dunno 'bout Linux). While it doesn't shut it off, it will place a visual indicator in the system tray. While more noticable than the itty-bitty ScrLck light on my keyboard, I think a USB-powered Xenon flashbulb would be better. Or maybe some sort of klaxon. Or an electrical shock applied to the buttocks. Or an audible warning. Or shut off the display. Sometimes negative reinforcement works a treat. When it comes to Scroll Lock, I'll take whatever help They offer. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
