[ale] Num Lock

[Da Splinter]

I leave for a moment and Num Lock becomes a hot topic.
 I usually boot in run level 3 and I put the setleds
+num in my .bash_profile file. It seems that when I
start Gnome, the Num Lock key disables.  Notice I said
Gnome.  I've read some docs on KDE and it seems they
have the capability to have the Num Lock enable on
startup.  See the following documentation under the
KDE Base Package section:

http://www.kde.org/announcements/changelog2_1to2_2.html

This only works for KDE 2.2 and later.

--- "ChangingLINKS.com" <x3 at ChangingLINKS.com> wrote:
> Spooky. The line was ALREADY there (and my numlock
> does not get set). It was 
> probably put there when I installed the setnumlock
> file that used to work. I 
> am using full RedHat 7.2 with all upgrades. It is
> not a big deal if I can't 
> get it work again. Small annoyance.
> 
> Drew
> 
> On Sunday 15 December 2002 18:01, you wrote:
> > On mandrake it uses a program called setleds as
> follows:
> >
> > setleds -D -num < $tty
> >
> > Further, the '-D' option from the man page:
> >
> >
> > -D     Change both the VT flags and their default
> settings (so  that  a
> >         subsequent reset will not undo the
> change). This might be useful
> >         for people who always want to have numlock
> set.
> >
> > Da Splinter wrote:
> > > Yeah, it's not working for me either.  I know
> Mandrake
> > > has a way to enable the numlock when you log in.
>  I
> > > thought it might be that simple.
> > >
> > > --- "ChangingLINKS.com" <x3 at ChangingLINKS.com>
> wrote:
> > >>Use this file. The directions are in the README.
> > >>
> > >>Unfortunately, I believe that I loaded this file
> and
> > >>it didn't work the last
> > >>two times.  It worked before, so I must not be
> doing
> > >>something right.
> > >>Currently, I have to hit the numlock key.
> > >>
> > >>Drew
> > >>
> > >>On Sunday 15 December 2002 10:03, you wrote:
> > >>>All:
> > >>>
> > >>>I'm a frequent user of the number pad and I
> > >>
> > >>sometimes
> > >>
> > >>>forget to lock it when I start my data entry. 
> You
> > >>
> > >>can
> > >>
> > >>>imagine how annoying this is.  Can anybody tell
> me
> > >>
> > >>how
> > >>
> > >>>to set it so that when I log in I don't have to
> > >>
> > >>worry
> > >>
> > >>>about it?  I'm using Red Hat 8.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks
> > >>>
> >
>
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
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