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Date:      Sun, 23 Nov 2003 09:59:19 -0500 (EST)
From:      Dru <dlavigne6@sympatico.ca>
To:        Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: startx and numlocks
Message-ID:  <20031123095735.J592@genisis>
In-Reply-To: <20031121091437.69587faa.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
References:  <20031121083701.H599@genisis> <20031121091437.69587faa.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Chris Pressey wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:38:24 -0500 (EST)
> Dru <dlavigne6@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >
> > Does anyone know how to keep numlocks on when using "startx"? I have
> > numlocks on in all of my terminals, but when I start X, it goes off.
> > Is there a line I can add to ".xinitrc"?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Dru
>
> Hi Dru,
>
> Have you looked at /usr/ports/x11/numlockx ?

Thanks, that does the trick. For those that want to try it, after you've
installed the port, add this line to the beginning of your "~/.xinitrc":

exec /usr/X11R6/bin/numlockx &

Dru



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