NUMLOCK memorize on laptop

[JeanM]

Hi

I have a laptop (ACER 5755g) with a numeric keypad on the keyboard. At SL loading NUMLOCK is not memorized.

Is there a setting in the GRUB configuration or SL?

Thank you for your answers

Jean-Michel

[AndrewSerk]

Hello JeanM,

There is a setting for "Caps lock behavior" under the keyboard preferences if you use gnome. Go System > Preferences > Keyboard. On the keyboard preferences pop up window choose the Layout tab > Layout Options. That will bring up the keyboard layout options pop up where you will find the Caps lock behavior that can be set many different ways.

Hope this helps,

[JeanM]

QUOTE (AndrewSerk @ Jun 12 2012, 08:29 PM)

Hello JeanM, There is a setting for "Caps lock behavior" ... Hope this helps,

Good evening (here 22:20)

Sorry, but this doe:s not occur even after the launch of Gnome.
And, it is for the "login" I want by default have the numlock (for password with letters, numbers and special characters).

Kind regards
Jean-Michel

PS: Excuse-me for my bad english

[AndrewSerk]

Hello Jean,

That was my fault, I misread your post and gave instructions for "Caps lock".

I am not sure how to set Number lock on by default. I will look into this for you and post back when I find a answer.

PS: No need to worry about your English, there are many of us here that English is not our first language, beside, you seem to do very well with english.

Best regards

Andrew

[AndrewSerk]

Hello again Jean,

You can set "numlock on" for GDM login by installing the package "numlockx" from rpmforge and editing the file "/etc/gdm/Init/Default" and add the following lines to the end of the file, but above the "exit 0" line:

CODE

if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then      /usr/bin/numlockx on fi

So the end of the file looks like:
snippet of /etc/gdm/Init/Default:

CODE

fi if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then      /usr/bin/numlockx on fi exit 0

Hope this helps

This post has been edited by AndrewSerk: Jun 13 2012, 12:05 AM

[JeanM]

Good evening
Excuse me for not having responded quickly but I was on business trip.
I just installed numlockx, then I have reloaded SL to test...
It works perfectly!

Thank you

[AndrewSerk]

You are welcome & Congratulations, Glad it worked!