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[GuestToo]

xsetnumlock

Toggles the X windows numlock state

Put in /root/.xinitrc if you want to change the state of the numlock key when X windows starts.

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/numlock.txt

[gdemonta]

I am just putting in the post the fact that the line to add in xinitrc is:

[GuestToo]

actually, i think the program in this package is the tiny program on the linuxfromscratch.org page under

2.4. COMPILING A LITTLE PROGRAM YOURSELF

it does not turn on the numlock key, it toggles whatever state it is in ... the "on" option is for a different program, numlockx

so whether you put

xsetnumlock

or

xsetnumlock on

in .xinitrc, i don't think it should make any difference

numlockx will not work, because that program was not included in this package

[gdemonta]

Ok thanks GuesToo,
I read it a little hastily!! And without trying it, which is worse. I'll report back when I try it.
Guillaume

[Leon]

NumLockX 1.1

I hope it will be a part of Puppy someday.

(C) 2000-2001 Lubos Lunak <l.lunak@kde.org>
(C) 2001 Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi@kde.org>

Usage
numlockx [on|off]
on - turns NumLock on in X ( default )
off - turns NumLock off in X
toggle - toggles the NumLock on and off in X

Binary
Compiled in Puppy and compressed with upx, 6072 bytes, attached as numlockx.bin-1.1.tar.gz file to this post

Installation
1. Unpack attached numlockx.bin-1.1.tar.gz file with >Utility>XArchive archiver and save numlockx file to:

/usr/X11R6/bin

2. Insert this line at the beginning of /root/.xinitrc file if you want to turn NumLock on:

/usr/X11R6/bin/numlockx

Source
http://ktown.kde.org/~seli/numlockx/
http://ktown.kde.org/~seli/numlockx/numlockx-1.1.tar.gz

[Lambo]

Hi
I also would like to have the numlock key set to ON when booting, but due to my lack of knowledge of Linux, cannot understand the instructions. I am using Puppy 2.16. I've downloaded numlockx-1.1.tar.gz and unpacked and added it to /usr/X11R6/bin. Fine so far - but where do I find /root/.xinitrc? File search comes up negative. This is where my ignorance shows! Thanks for any help.
Pete

[GuestToo]

the file you want to edit is .xinitrc in /root ... files that begin with a . character are hidden files

1) click the Home icon on the desktop

2) Click the Show Hidden Files button on the top of the Rox filer window (the eye)

3) right click the file .xinitrc then click Open As Text

4) add the line:

numlockx on

add the line somewhere before (above) #exec $CURRENTWM ... but don't make it the first line of the file

[Lambo]

Hi GuestToo - thanks for info on finding hidden files - entered line numlockx on as directed, but so far no numlock. I guess I've done something wrong somewhere, so back to the beginning and start again....All part of the learning curve.
Pete

[GuestToo]

it should work when you restart X windows

it's possible that you need to set the execute permissions on the file ... right click it in /usr/X11R6/bin, click Properties, then check the boxes in the Exec column (for Owner, Group, and World) ... that should allow the program to be executable

the whole idea behind dotpup packages is to avoid newbies needing to know about tar, the file system, the executable and library paths, permissions, and so on ... the idea is to just download the dotpup file and click it to install it, similar to installing a program in Windows

[Gekko]

Another vote for default in all versions of Puppy. Nothing worse than my keyboard lying to me saying I have numlock on and having to press it 3 times to get it on.

[GuestToo]

[Lambo]

Hi GuestToo - tried your suggestions but no luck. I think there should be a new section of this forum - Completely Clueless - as the Beginners bit is too advanced for me....Oh well, I'll carry on pressing the numlock key manually until I gain a bit more knowledge.
Thanks
Pete

[Leon]

[Lambo]

Hi Leon
This is what I get:

sh-3.00# numlockx
sh:numlockx: command not found

So thanks but still a problem somewhere. I notice that the downloaded program numlockx1.1 is what I would call a folder, not a file - or am I talking Microsoft here? Where is the "exe" file?
Thanks for help
Pete

[Leon]