[ltp] Pressing NumLk

George Staikos linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 20:32:41 -0500


On Thursday 09 November 2000 17:14, Crispin Cowan wrote:
> To be able to switch resolution within X, you need to be able to
> generate the key chord ALT-CTRL-+ ("alt", "control", and "plus") where
> the "plus" is the key on the numeric keypad, and not the one on the top
> row.  Problem is, when I press SHIFT-NumLk under Linux, I get "boop" and
> no num locking.  This was not a problem on my previous Toshiba/Linux
> laptop.
>
> Anyone know how to make the numlock key work on a TP 770Z under Linux?

  An alternative:

  XF86 now has the video mode extensions so you can switch resolution in 
software.  If you use KDE, there is a tray applet available to do this.  I'm 
sure there are other applications to do this too.


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George Staikos 

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