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From: Mark Healey on 17 Jul 2008 22:37
I just got the keyboard which is almost perfect. The problem is that the
numlock feature doesn't work in X.

It doesn't have a numeric keypad. Instead you hit SHIFT+NUMLOCK to
enable keypad entry on the typewriter keys.

For all you 20 somethings out there it is important that you read the
above. There is no Fn key. It's done with SHIFT+NUMLOCK.

Sorry if I seem impatient there but I've dealt with too many kids who
don't understand that they don't know everything and give answers that
are only tangental to what is asked to show how clever they are.

Anyway, here is a picture.

http://www.it-goods.com/upload_img/200822468656793.jpg

Anyway it works in another screen session where X isn't used and it works
when messing with the BIOS.

How do I fix it?

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From: Michael Black on 17 Jul 2008 23:24
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008, Mark Healey wrote:

> I just got the keyboard which is almost perfect. The problem is that the
> numlock feature doesn't work in X.
>
> It doesn't have a numeric keypad. Instead you hit SHIFT+NUMLOCK to
> enable keypad entry on the typewriter keys.
>
> For all you 20 somethings out there it is important that you read the
> above. There is no Fn key. It's done with SHIFT+NUMLOCK.
>
> Sorry if I seem impatient there but I've dealt with too many kids who
> don't understand that they don't know everything and give answers that
> are only tangental to what is asked to show how clever they are.
>

But of course, we always have to deal with too many kids, be they old
or young, who can't ask questions properly.

First you talk about a numeric keypad, then you talk about function keys.
It sure isn't clear what you are talking about. Until you can actually
define the problem, everyone will have no choice but to try to make
guesses.

Michael

> Anyway, here is a picture.
>
> http://www.it-goods.com/upload_img/200822468656793.jpg
>
> Anyway it works in another screen session where X isn't used and it works
> when messing with the BIOS.
>
> How do I fix it?
>
> --
> Mark Healey
> marnkews ãt healeyopolis döt com
>
From: Dances With Crows on 19 Jul 2008 10:27
Michael Black staggered into the Black Sun and said:
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008, Mark Healey wrote:
>> It doesn't have a numeric keypad. Instead you hit SHIFT+NUMLOCK to
>> enable keypad entry on the typewriter keys.
>>
>> Sorry if I seem impatient there but I've dealt with too many kids who
>> don't understand that they don't know everything and give answers
>> that are only tangental to what is asked to show how clever they are.
>> http://www.it-goods.com/upload_img/200822468656793.jpg
> But of course, we always have to deal with too many kids, be they old
> or young, who can't ask questions properly. First you talk about a
> numeric keypad, then you talk about function keys. It sure isn't
> clear what you are talking about.

Did you look at the picture in the URL? That shows a keyboard that's
similar to the keyboards on IBM Thinkpad laptops, no numpad, Scroll Lock
and Num Lock on one key. There's a trick for Thinkpad keyboards; you do
"xmodmap -e 'keycode 77 = Num_Lock' ". Since IBM made the keyboard in
the URL, it's entirely possible that the same trick might work. Or you
could use "showkey" in a VC to get a good idea of what keycode
Shift+Scroll Lock actually produces, then feed that into xmodmap.

Michael, on many modern keyboards, Fn is totally separate from F[1-12]
and is used in combination with other keys for special functions. Fn-F4
does suspend-to-RAM on many IBM laptops, for example. The keyboard in
the URL above has no Fn key, though.

(Converting uiojkl to 456123 is not that useful IME, since the keys are
not laid out properly for use as a real numpad. Also, Ctrl-Alt-KP+ can
be replicated with "xvidtune -next".)

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