[ltp] Re: E520 and CapsLock, NumLock indicators

Rolf Kutz linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:48:13 +0200


On 23/10/11 09:57 -0400, James Knott wrote:
>On my E520, there are no LEDs to indicate CapsLock or NumLock state.  
>In Windows, an indicator appears on the display.  Is there anything 
>similar for Linux?
>
>I'm running openSUSE 12.1 RC1.

plasma-widget-kbstate is what you're looking for:

Description: A plasma widget that shows the state of the modifier keys
  An accessibility plasma widget for KDE4 that shows the user the state of
  modifier keys and enables state changes via the mouse to enhance the usability
  of KDE4 keyboard accesibility tools.

regards
Rolf

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