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From: dhk <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] LXDE
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:21:45
Message-Id: 4D73B41E.5060300@optonline.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] LXDE by Kevin McCarthy
1 On 03/05/2011 09:39 PM, Kevin McCarthy wrote:
2 > On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 02:51:54PM -0500, dhk wrote:
3 >> On 03/03/2011 10:25 PM, daid kahl wrote:
4 >>
5 >> I installed xdm and slim, but strange things happen with that. When I
6 >> run /etc/xinit.d/xdm start the slim login appears, but the right half of
7 >> my keyboard doesn't work right. For example when I press the "k" key a
8 >> "2" is printed. Very strange.
9 >>
10 >
11 > I bet you are on a laptop that doesn't have a dedicated number pad. If
12 > you look, you will see that JKL are also 123 when the numlock is on.
13 > SLiM's default setting is to turn the numlock on when it starts.
14 >
15 > You can turn this off with the "numlock" setting in /etc/slim.conf.
16 >
17
18 You are correct. Thanks.