[GLLUG] Num Lock

[Matt Graham]

On Thursday 30 October 2003 14:04, after a long battle with technology, 
Melson, Paul wrote:
> Mark Tarquini wrote:
>> uhh, how to i set RH9 to turn num lock on when it starts up?
>> i have my bios for num lock on but linux turns it off.
> You can use `setleds -D +num < $tty`.

This isn't going to work unless you have the line
  Option "XLeds" "1" # can be "1 2 3" or "1 2" or...
in your XF86Config's keyboard section.  "man keyboard" for more.

I could swear there was something in KDE's Control Center that allowed 
you to choose whether Num Lock was on or off at KDE startup, but I 
can't find it now.  OTOH,

echo -e "KeyStrPress Num_Lock\nKeyStrRelease Num_Lock" | xmacroplay :0

...will always work as long as you have access to display :0 .  
xmacroplay can be neat/useful in many other ways, since it allows you 
to simulate mouse movements and mousebutton presses.

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