X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=E6ZCedWdz2D3dWcwvrZIPK0lRhSwB InZexRzShfGNQ78RNvl8Zs2yMCd23/Dld8XW9/OgJGPa6j7Du8CW80mUiki7T1jJ FwpCq08vDVlPLr3EMwEZnY6MznBLX+TMv2MLioQ2fWg8o1DRRUfN2cLLToRbJfb0 dMQxnAu9TjpDdY= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; s=default; bh=frS6NLn1F1Ko/ZHaHEGUz1Botfs=; b=I/3 CGfDj9tYPoAafvSh1u78M5Bq9schqcjTbzmsuneqVCH4JMUpcxkfHNEQukPHE3M4 mGD6yZnG3ZfQhl0tCR5STObsSkY4fbMeknYROUUjgh1PfRvwYs9KR0eLKrPlYXvM 2YX7w5SVbLWWC6a4yjbxm7Ty+Yzj4X2UJ4mq5wVM= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=believed, keypad, managers, keyboard X-HELO: mail-wm0-f50.google.com X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=FkvmQeuGbTU3pJNNRe1faEs8YqLLh/zDzkjeTI2GbZo=; b=bF1w85JrRB/kEVu25ZoTjQZpGuMVx83IR6184BABUo5qmO7GnnWYkZEx6bB0RN0TvW 7MoY1R0AhRKZ7i47/Ho6q8OxuZTMzUz1jSH4wEKsSaHsBVWhOHi4pD8ZAF2LEi4MaDx7 JNj86CwDkdYicOMEGoWnI2YZ6rW1xp0kKu/82nP0ouKICk68zfXGxWhWId3ODCsYRYID UAusmQDp68ATs9qA2kMNFuWzpCBbnBPTB726Z855TeAHUuiUhQWPPgvhPtq9eAOJEohI V6ldH3zXOgUT5gEkGvJ6FZmtGGrX9rEsDpsYHLZdVBfqIonWFKPsLeR10//2OGddw3Vm kb8A== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm84155WJ6MF8D/kWs3MQF2qD+ywDD9halS+LSMXNkjRQdNH51lj9HokTeS3eSPyyZqXKfHMcgZa65p+p6JTCOmQUEyzA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.28.187.67 with SMTP id l64mr6579965wmf.39.1452803093350; Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:24:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:24:53 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Latest X11 and num lock key. From: K Stahl To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Performed an update today (2016-01-14) which included the a new version of X11. When I started my window manager (FluxBox) I noticed that I could not use my numeric keypad. I found this odd as my keyboard stated that num lock was indeed turned on. I performed a google search and discovered that this is a known issue in newer versions of X and believed to be a function of the window manager to handle. Note, some window managers have the ability to enable/disable the num lock key, but unfortunately, mine does not. A little more research and I discovered a little tool called 'numlockx'. I had to download the source package from an Ubuntu repository, but I was able to build it without issue. If anyone else has the same problem as I, then you will need to perform the following: 1. Download the source package. 2. Extract the tarball 3. ./configure && make && make install 4. Before you start your window manager (normally a config script) add the command: numlockx & In my case, my ~/.fluxbox/startup script looks something like: numlockx & exec fluxbox PS. Would it be possible for a X11 maintainer to add numlockx to the official cygwin repository? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple