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Date:      Sun, 8 Feb 1998 23:26:11 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Troy Settle <rewt@i-plus.net>
Cc:        "(ML) FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Keyboard setup in XFree86
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980208232511.24904D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <002301bd3372$47ea2ee0$3a4318d0@abyss.b.nu>

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On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Troy Settle wrote:

> Hey all,
> 
> I've recently returned to the world of X, but I'm having a problem
> getting my keyboard working correctly.  I've played with various
> configurations in my XF86Config file, but haven't had any luck.
> 
> Most of the keys work properly, the problems are in:
> 
> NumLock disables and/or modifies the behavior of some keys.  For example,
> in qvwm, ALT-TAB switches between applications.  But, with NumLock on, it
> doesn't work.

This is a known XFree tweak.  NumLock changes the keyboard mode to
something wacky.  Just make sure that numlock isn't on when you enter X.
You can turn it on fine in other consoles since the keyboard state is
maintained differently on different vty's.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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