[ltp] Stupid keyboard question

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:30:27 -0500


John Jason Jordan wrote:
> I have had my new T61 for only a couple of months. I noticed the other
> day that the keys on the right side of the keyboard have extra
> characters on them. For example, next to the 7, 8, 9 and 0 are a
> smaller 7, 8, 9 and /. Next to the U, I, O and P are a smaller 4, 5, 6
> and *. The next two lines down also have extra characters. 
>
> I suppose it doesn't matter, but I'm curious. What are these for?
>   
That would be the number pad, that normally sits at the right of a full
size keyboard.  You have to enable num lock to use those characters.


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