I've seen a few 'me too's', so it doesn't look like there will be an answer
very soon. Here's a workaround that I found on a Usenet site - not as clean
as I'd like, but here it is:
edit '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/types/basic'
at the end of the file you should see something like the following:
type "KEYPAD" {
modifiers = shift+NumLock
map[None] = Level1
map[Shift] = Level2
map[NumLock] = Level2
map[Shift+NumLock] = Level1
level_name[Level1] = "Base";
level_name[Level2] = "Number";
}
If you switch all the 'Level 1' with all the 'Level 2', that should do the
trick; at least it worked for me. You'll have to restart your x session,
and your NumLock led will still be off on your keyboard, but you will have
numbers on your keyboard. When you want the other functions on your keypad,
you'll have to hit the NumLock key (and the light should then come on).
If anyone knows a better way to do this, please email me with the answer.
It seems like it should really be pretty basic!
Thanks, Michael Holt
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh McCaffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] numbers lock in kde
> Yeah, me too. That really sucks!, or rather is a minor but irritating
> annoyance.
>
> > I have that same problem
> >
> > On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Michael Holt mewed:
> > > Hello all!
> > > I've got another question for ya! I've got 'numlock at boot'
> > > enabled on Mandrake 7, but when I start kde, I lose my numbers lock on
> > > my keypad. How do I get those numbers to stay on when I start an X
> > > session?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Michael Holt
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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