On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 00:45 -0400, Angelo Bertolli wrote: > Marty wrote: > > > John Hasler wrote: > > > >> Marty writes: > >> > >>> I was thinking it should be handled during boot by an init script like > >>> keymap.sh (just a guess). > >> > >> > >> How would that set it correctly for each user? > > > > > > Some init scripts use configation files in /etc/default, and I guess > > the script's stop routine could store the NUMLOCK state upon system > > shutdown, if that state is accessable from the system. > > I think the job belongs in the shell and window manager/desktop config > files on a per-user basis. I don't think it's a job for init. >
well it depends whether you want the non-GUI to have it on or off or last value, in which case it'd be pre-XDM (etc) level having not used MS WinXX for a while I can't remember if it's a correct assertion that that OS uses 'remember last' (I thought it was just a BIOS setting last time I looked) -- Michael Bane Atmospheric Physics Group University of Manchester -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]