Re: FVWM: fvwm2: numlock

From: patrick finerty <zinc_at_zifi.genetics.utah.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:58:31 -0600 (MDT)

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it's not much of a puzzler. fvwm2 does not handle the keyboard itself,
X does. how your X server sends keypress events is dependent on the
server. with XFree86, the num lock key does modify some keys, usually
the other modifiers: alt, ctrl, etc.

so, yes it's normal.

- -pjf

On April 21, 1998, Frank Wilcox, Jr. wrote:

> here's a puzzler. fvwm2 reacts differently to mouse and keyboard inputs
> depending on whether or not num lock is on.
>
> when numlock is ON, '^ + arrow keys' moves me around the virtual desktop and
> '^ s' saves my document (in a text editor/word processor--which is what it's
> supposed to do).
>
> when num lock is OFF, '^ + arrow keys' moves me around my document (like it's
> "supposed" to [at least imo]), and '^ s' prints '<dc3>' to screen at the spot
> where my cursor is.
>
> also, FvwmIconMan doesn't work when num lock is on.
>
> is all this normal behavior? if not, how could it have happened, and how can
> i fix it?

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