Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-18 Thread Jape Person
On 1/18/20 2:32 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: On 18/01/2020 02:54, Jape Person wrote: On 1/17/20 7:27 PM, Tom Browder wrote: I have a laptop, running Debian 10 (Buste) with the Mate desktop. Unfortunately the laptop doesn't have light indicators on the keyboard for keys such as: CapLock, NumLock, I

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-18 Thread Jape Person
On 1/18/20 1:19 PM, Tom Browder wrote: On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 8:55 PM Jape Person wrote: I don't know whether or not gkrellm-leds would work for you. Last time I tried it I found it to look at little out of place on my Xfce4 desktop, but it did perform some of the functions you're looking f

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-18 Thread Darac Marjal
On 18/01/2020 02:54, Jape Person wrote: > On 1/17/20 7:27 PM, Tom Browder wrote: >> I have a laptop, running Debian 10 (Buste) with the Mate desktop. >> >> Unfortunately the laptop doesn't have light indicators on the >> keyboard for >> keys such as: CapLock, NumLock, Insert, etc. >> >> Is there a

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-18 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 8:55 PM Jape Person wrote: > I don't know whether or not gkrellm-leds would work for you. Last time I > tried it I found it to look > at little out of place on my Xfce4 desktop, but it did perform some of the > functions you're looking > for. (I don't think it had an ins

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-18 Thread Tom Browder
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 3:27 AM Curt wrote: ... > There's also apparently the 'mate-tweak' package, after installation of which > (Preferences/Look and Feel/MATE Tweak/Enable keyboard LED). That worked, at least I can see the position of my Caps Lock key now--thanks, Curt! -Tom

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-18 Thread Curt
On 2020-01-18, Jape Person wrote: > On 1/17/20 7:27 PM, Tom Browder wrote: >> I have a laptop, running Debian 10 (Buste) with the Mate desktop. >> >> Unfortunately the laptop doesn't have light indicators on the keyboard for >> keys such as: CapLock, NumLock, Insert, etc. >> >> Is there any way

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-17 Thread Tom Browder
On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 20:55 Jape Person wrote: > On 1/17/20 7:27 PM, Tom Browder wrote: > > Is there any way to get a graphical indicator on a docking bar to show > > their status? > > > I don't know whether or not gkrellm-leds would work for you. That looks like a good possibility, thanks, J

Re: Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-17 Thread Jape Person
On 1/17/20 7:27 PM, Tom Browder wrote: I have a laptop, running Debian 10 (Buste) with the Mate desktop. Unfortunately the laptop doesn't have light indicators on the keyboard for keys such as: CapLock, NumLock, Insert, etc. Is there any way to get a graphical indicator on a docking bar to show

Graphical indicators for Caps Lock and similar keys

2020-01-17 Thread Tom Browder
I have a laptop, running Debian 10 (Buste) with the Mate desktop. Unfortunately the laptop doesn't have light indicators on the keyboard for keys such as: CapLock, NumLock, Insert, etc. Is there any way to get a graphical indicator on a docking bar to show their status? Thanks, -Tom

Re: caps lock in xkb-data's Old Hungarian layout

2019-10-14 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 05:02:18AM +0200, Kovács Viktor wrote: > How could I ask Debian developers, that in the next release update xkb-data > to version 2.27? By filing a wishlist bug against the package.

Re: caps lock in xkb-data's Old Hungarian layout

2019-10-12 Thread Kovács Viktor
How could I ask Debian developers, that in the next release update xkb-data to version 2.27? Thanks, Viktor Kovács Kovács Viktor ezt írta (időpont: 2019. okt. 11., P 13:12): > Caps lock doesn't work on Old Hungarian layout. It resolved in > xkeyboard-config 2.27. Patch file is giv

caps lock in xkb-data's Old Hungarian layout

2019-10-11 Thread Kovács Viktor
Caps lock doesn't work on Old Hungarian layout. It resolved in xkeyboard-config 2.27. Patch file is given in issue: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config/issues/163 Thanks Viktor Kovács

Re: Tip: [Solved] Correct password login fail when CAPS LOCK not on [SOLVED]

2016-04-25 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 11:11:38AM -0500, David Wright wrote: [...] > A solution is to put a line: > > @reboot /sbin/kbdrate -r 2 -d 1000 > > into /root/crontab and then type > > # crontab /root/crontab A minor detail: I tend not to put system-wi

Re: Tip: [Solved] Correct password login fail when CAPS LOCK not on [SOLVED]

2016-04-25 Thread David Wright
On Thu 21 Apr 2016 at 11:44:59 (-0400), Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: [ ... much snipping ... ] > My accidental discovery of this particular error fix is BECAUSE I > personally next do the same, meaning drag my own Fingertips a split > extra nano-second too long, when I'm then typing in the next *v

Re: Tip: [Solved] Correct password login fail when CAPS LOCK not on

2016-04-21 Thread deloptes
ne that I've seen lamented a few > times here on the list. It's about constant log on password fail when > we KNOW FOR FACT the caps lock key is NOT on and we KNOW FOR FACT the > password we're typing is EXACTLY WHAT IT SHOULD... > > It turns out that the error SOME

Tip: [Solved] Correct password login fail when CAPS LOCK not on

2016-04-21 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
constant log on password fail when we KNOW FOR FACT the caps lock key is NOT on and we KNOW FOR FACT the password we're typing is EXACTLY WHAT IT SHOULD... It turns out that the error SOMETIMES is about dragging our Fingertips for a split extra nano-second when we don't realize we'r

Re: Plymouth theme with Caps Lock indication.

2015-10-14 Thread moxalt
>> decryption password. However, the keyboard does not have a led for > >> caps-lock indication, so I am looking for a way to see it at this very > >> early stage (ie before boot). Is there a plymouth theme with this > >> indication ? > >> > >>

Re: Plymouth theme with Caps Lock indication.

2015-10-13 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Tue, 2015-10-13 at 11:43 +0200, Erwan David wrote: > I hava a laptop with encrytped FS, thus at boot I must enter the > > decryption password. However, the keyboard does not have a led for > caps-lock indication, so I am looking for a way to see it at this > very > early sta

Re: Plymouth theme with Caps Lock indication.

2015-10-13 Thread Erwan David
Le 13/10/2015 16:45, moxalt a écrit : > On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:43:58 +0200, Erwan David wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I hava a laptop with encrytped FS, thus at boot I must enter the >> decryption password. However, the keyboard does not have a led for >> caps-

Re: Plymouth theme with Caps Lock indication.

2015-10-13 Thread moxalt
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:43:58 +0200, Erwan David wrote: > Hello, > > I hava a laptop with encrytped FS, thus at boot I must enter the > decryption password. However, the keyboard does not have a led for > caps-lock indication, so I am looking for a way to see it at this ver

Plymouth theme with Caps Lock indication.

2015-10-13 Thread Erwan David
Hello, I hava a laptop with encrytped FS, thus at boot I must enter the decryption password. However, the keyboard does not have a led for caps-lock indication, so I am looking for a way to see it at this very early stage (ie before boot). Is there a plymouth theme with this indication

can't disable Caps Lock now that I use nodm

2010-06-20 Thread jidanni
Help. I can't disable Caps Lock now that I use nodm, at least via scripts. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584502 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.or

Re: window-specific Caps Lock?

2009-10-28 Thread John Hasler
Girish Kulkarni writes: > Is there a way I can set things up so that while I'm typing Fortran > 90, text will automatically be entered ALL CAPS in the Emacs buffer, > but not in any other windows? Maybe by telling GNOME? Or perhaps by > telling Emacs itself? You should be able to hang something

window-specific Caps Lock?

2009-10-28 Thread Girish Kulkarni
Hi, I spend much time programming in Fortran 90 on my system, which is Lenny with GNOME. I type the code in GNU Emacs and I prefer typing Fortran 90 ALL CAPS. This usually means that I need to toggle the `Caps Lock' switch on my keyboard every time I switch from the Emacs window t

Re: Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-29 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 09:05:42AM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > Here is the Free desktop.org thread decrying these issues we've > noticed. Seems the LED issue has been "known for months". :-( > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2007-September/028659.html > the upside to debian's p

Re: Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-29 Thread Nate Bargmann
Here is the Free desktop.org thread decrying these issues we've noticed. Seems the LED issue has been "known for months". :-( http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2007-September/028659.html - Nate >> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur

Re: Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-26 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
.) > > I log in via KDM. > > > Even though the lights don't toggle, CAPS LOCK still works. > > Hmmm, my LEDs stay off in X, but then I think they are off all the way > through the boot process. I just confirmed the same behavior on my > laptop with Sid up-to-date. con

Re: Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-25 Thread Kent West
switching from a VT to X. Is anyone else seeing this behavior? - Nate >> Yes, I've just done a fresh install of Sid on a box, and have gotten quite frustrated with several things: * the num/scroll/caps lock keys don't toggle the LED (although they seem to toggle the fun

Re: Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-25 Thread Nate Bargmann
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Sep 25 18:08 -0500]: > Yup. NumLock light stays on, CapsLock and ScrollLock stay off. At > the console, they toggle as normal. (I use startx to fire up X.) I log in via KDM. > Even though the lights don't toggle, CAPS LOCK still w

Re: Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-25 Thread Ron Johnson
rmal. (I use startx to fire up X.) Even though the lights don't toggle, CAPS LOCK still works. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -BEGIN PGP S

Num Lock nor Caps Lock LEDs working in Sid

2007-09-25 Thread Nate Bargmann
This is one of the joys of using Sid. ;-) I noticed over the weekend when using OOo Calc that pressing Num Lock on my IBM PS/2 keyborad did nothing. Neither the LED lit nor did Calc receive numerals from the keypad. I can switch to a VT and the LEDs light correctly and the keyboard output is co

Re: Caps Lock don't work

2007-08-02 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 11:12:32PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I used the same problem on my i386 since I switched to Etch. The caps > lock worked but but numbers were also shifted. The only time I noticed Hhhm, this behaviour is typical to German keyboard layouts (maybe other

Re: Caps Lock don't work

2007-08-01 Thread Mumia W..
On 08/01/2007 02:12 PM, Salve Håkedal wrote: I run Etch on 3 machines, and have trouble with Caps Lock in the linux console. (In X it's ok.) machine[1a] Installed Woody in 2004, upgraded to Sarge and then Etch. Caps Lock works. machine[2] Installed Sarge, later upgraded to Etch

Re: Caps Lock don't work

2007-08-01 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 09:12:26PM +0200, Salve H?kedal wrote: > I run Etch on 3 machines, and have trouble with Caps Lock in the linux > console. (In X it's ok.) > > machine[1a] Installed Woody in 2004, upgraded to Sarge and then Etch. > Caps Lock works. > > m

Caps Lock don't work

2007-08-01 Thread Salve Håkedal
I run Etch on 3 machines, and have trouble with Caps Lock in the linux console. (In X it's ok.) machine[1a] Installed Woody in 2004, upgraded to Sarge and then Etch. Caps Lock works. machine[2] Installed Sarge, later upgraded to Etch when stable. Caps Lock won't wor

Re: Xkb caps lock behavior

2006-11-16 Thread Matthew Krauss
Bert Verhaeghe wrote: Hi all, I have the following problem. I need to change the keyboard behavior for X with pc105 model and be layout for the CAPS_LOCK key. When CAPS_LOCK is locked, not only the alfanumeric keys (a, z, ..) should produce (A,Z, ...) but also the other keys (&, é, :, =, ...) sh

Xkb caps lock behavior

2006-11-16 Thread bert_v
Hi all, I have the following problem. I need to change the keyboard behavior for X with pc105 model and be layout for the CAPS_LOCK key. When CAPS_LOCK is locked, not only the alfanumeric keys (a, z, ..) should produce (A,Z, ...) but also the other keys (&, é, :, =, ...) should produce (1, 2, +, /

Xkb caps lock behavior

2006-11-16 Thread Bert Verhaeghe
Hi all, I have the following problem. I need to change the keyboard behavior for X with pc105 model and be layout for the CAPS_LOCK key. When CAPS_LOCK is locked, not only the alfanumeric keys (a, z, ..) should produce (A,Z, ...) but also the other keys (&, é, :, =, ...) should produce (1, 2, +,

Re: lower case character when caps lock is on

2005-12-02 Thread Edward J. Shornock
On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 03:11:37PM +0530, H S Rai wrote: > Today at 3:19am -0500 Edward Shornock wrote: > > > What charset/keymap are you using? > > How to know that. You can find out the charset with $ locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF

Re: lower case character when caps lock is on

2005-12-02 Thread Edward Shornock
On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 12:55:03PM +0530, H S Rai wrote: > I am facing a strange problem. On console, when CAPS lock is > on "C" and "E" are appearing on screen as lower case, while > all appear as expected. > > When I open terminal under X, it behave prope

lower case character when caps lock is on

2005-12-01 Thread H S Rai
I am facing a strange problem. On console, when CAPS lock is on "C" and "E" are appearing on screen as lower case, while all appear as expected. When I open terminal under X, it behave properly. What can be reason. -- H.S.Rai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Citrix client on Sarge - intermittent CAPS lock problem

2005-11-07 Thread David Mummery
Hi all - I've installed the latest Citrix client (v9) on Debian Sarge. Occasionally, users report that CAPS Lock and Shift keys no longer give them capital letters in the Citrix session. Locally capitalisation is fine. Any ideas? Daavid Mummery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: sid: Caps-Lock shifts keyboard layout + network problem

2004-06-03 Thread David Purton
On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 09:51:54AM +0200, Lukas Ruf wrote: > Dear all, > > one of my students is working under sid with kde and a US keyboard > layout. For editing, everything works fine except when he presses the > Caps-Lock. Then, the whole layout is shifted by one to the

Re: sid: Caps-Lock shifts keyboard layout + network problem

2004-06-03 Thread debian
> one of my students is working under sid with kde and a US keyboard > layout. For editing, everything works fine except when he presses > the Caps-Lock. Then, the whole layout is shifted by one to the > left, i.e. H becomes G, F becomes D, D becomes S etc. Hmm - under

sid: Caps-Lock shifts keyboard layout + network problem

2004-06-03 Thread Lukas Ruf
Dear all, one of my students is working under sid with kde and a US keyboard layout. For editing, everything works fine except when he presses the Caps-Lock. Then, the whole layout is shifted by one to the left, i.e. H becomes G, F becomes D, D becomes S etc. Does anybody know how and where I

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-12 Thread John Hasler
Number Six writes: > So long ago I can barely remember it, but the metaphors of typewriters > were "borrowed" to keyboards. That's how I first understood "caps lock". I don't recall any terminal except the 5250 working this way (but it's been a long t

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-12 Thread Hervé Piedvache
Hi, Le vendredi 12 Mars 2004 11:06, Michael G. Hansen a écrit : > Under Windows (2000) you can change that behaviour under > Keyboard-Settings, in KDE (3.2) you can go to Keyboard Layout, Xbd > Options and then scroll to the bottom to find Caps Lock behaviour. > If you want more way

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-12 Thread Hervé Piedvache
Le vendredi 12 Mars 2004 05:45, N. Thomas a écrit : > * Slaanesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-12 00:00:31 +0100]: > > In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to > > disable the caps lock mode > > I'm writing this on a Windows 2000 box, and I

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-12 Thread Olivier Sirven
Le vendredi 12 Mars 2004 11:06, Michael G. Hansen a écrit : > Under Windows (2000) you can change that behaviour under > Keyboard-Settings, in KDE (3.2) you can go to Keyboard Layout, Xbd > Options and then scroll to the bottom to find Caps Lock behaviour. I've tried to do it the K

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-12 Thread Michael G. Hansen
Slaanesh wrote: > Hi folks, > > In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to disable > the caps lock mode whereas in the Unix world, and indeed under Debian > GNU/Linux, one has to hit caps lock key again. > I would like to know if someone could tell me h

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread Paul Scott
Slaanesh wrote: Hi folks, In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to disable the caps lock mode Not any MS Windows computer I have ever used. Tell us what your special circumstances are. Paul Scott -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread Number Six
On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 04:00:56PM +1100, Colin Bell wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: N. Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, 12 March 2004 15:46 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Caps lock problem > > > > > >

RE: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread Colin Bell
> -Original Message- > From: N. Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 12 March 2004 15:46 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Caps lock problem > > > * Slaanesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-12 00:00:31 +0100]: > > In the Microsoft Windows

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread N. Thomas
* Slaanesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-12 00:00:31 +0100]: > In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to > disable the caps lock mode I'm writing this on a Windows 2000 box, and I have to hit caps lock again to disable it. What version of Windows has t

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread CW Harris
On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 12:00:31AM +0100, Slaanesh wrote: > Hi folks, > > In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to disable > the caps lock mode whereas in the Unix world, and indeed under Debian > GNU/Linux, one has to hit caps lock key again. > I wou

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread Richard Hoskins
John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Slaanesh writes: >> In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to >> disable the caps lock mode... > > ?? That's _bizarre_. That's the way typewriters work. Also IIRC, (at least on Selectrics)

Re: Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread John Hasler
Slaanesh writes: > In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to disable > the caps lock mode... ?? That's _bizarre_. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &

Caps lock problem

2004-03-11 Thread Slaanesh
Hi folks, In the Microsoft Windows world, one has to use the shift key to disable the caps lock mode whereas in the Unix world, and indeed under Debian GNU/Linux, one has to hit caps lock key again. I would like to know if someone could tell me how to configure my keyboard to act the Microsoft

Re: Does using debconf with X server preclude swapping Control/Caps Lock?

2003-10-24 Thread Daniel Barclay
XKB rule set was previously selected. Not all options will work with every keyboard model and layout. . For example, if you wish the Caps Lock key to behave as an additional Control key, you may enter "ctrl:nocaps"; if you would like to switch the Caps Lock and left Control keys, you

Re: Does using debconf with X server preclude swapping Control/Caps Lock?

2003-10-24 Thread Brian Nelson
ee86 keyboard >>>options to swap the Control and Caps Lock keys? >> Hmm, I thought there was a debconf question for this. Maybe it >> appeared >> post-Woody. Does "dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86" ask it? > > Do you mean the question about whether

Re: Does using debconf with X server preclude swapping Control/Caps Lock?

2003-10-24 Thread Daniel Barclay
Brian Nelson wrote: Daniel Barclay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: On Woody (3.0r1), when installing xserver-xfree8, does using debconf to configure the server preclude using the standard XFree86 keyboard options to swap the Control and Caps Lock keys? Hmm, I thought there was a debconf qu

Re: Does using debconf with X server preclude swapping Control/Caps Lock?

2003-10-24 Thread Daniel Barclay
JG wrote: Hi, Daniel Barclay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: On Woody (3.0r1), when installing xserver-xfree8, does using debconf to configure the server preclude using the standard XFree86 keyboard options to swap the Control and Caps Lock keys? Debconf encloses the entire XF86Config-

Re: Does using debconf with X server preclude swapping Control/Caps Lock?

2003-10-23 Thread Brian Nelson
Daniel Barclay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Woody (3.0r1), when installing xserver-xfree8, does using debconf > to configure the server preclude using the standard XFree86 keyboard > options to swap the Control and Caps Lock keys? Hmm, I thought there was a debconf question f

Does using debconf with X server preclude swapping Control/Caps Lock?

2003-10-23 Thread Daniel Barclay
On Woody (3.0r1), when installing xserver-xfree8, does using debconf to configure the server preclude using the standard XFree86 keyboard options to swap the Control and Caps Lock keys? Debconf encloses the entire XF86Config-4 file inside its: ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION and ### END

Re: Random Lockups w/ caps lock, scroll lock

2003-10-14 Thread Matt McMinn
remedy, and on reboot, the drive didn't mount, with an "unknown option" error. So what's happening to my machine is after a while - I've seen it anywhere from 5 minutes to a few days - it locks up *hard*, and for some reason the Caps lock and Scroll Lock lights on the keyboa

Re: Random Lockups w/ caps lock, scroll lock

2003-10-14 Thread David Fokkema
r=none remedy, and on reboot, the drive didn't mount, with an > "unknown option" error. > > So what's happening to my machine is after a while - I've seen it anywhere from 5 > minutes to a few days - it locks up *hard*, and for some reason the Caps lock and >

Random Lockups w/ caps lock, scroll lock

2003-10-14 Thread Matt McMinn
option" error. So what's happening to my machine is after a while - I've seen it anywhere from 5 minutes to a few days - it locks up *hard*, and for some reason the Caps lock and Scroll Lock lights on the keyboard turn on. No X, no sshd, nothing, so I can't get in from anothe

Re: remap caps lock key to control

2003-09-18 Thread Vineet Kumar
* tvn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030918 19:45]: > I used the following in .Xmodmap , it behaves somewhat as the control > key except Control (Caps Lock) + a should move to the beginning of the > line, but in my case it doesn't . The normal Control key works fine > though. Any idea/s

Re: remap caps lock key to control

2003-09-18 Thread Nick Hastings
Howdy, * tvn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030919 11:49]: > I used the following in .Xmodmap , it behaves somewhat as the control > key except Control (Caps Lock) + a should move to the beginning of the > line, but in my case it doesn't . The normal Control key works fine > thoug

remap caps lock key to control

2003-09-18 Thread tvn
I used the following in .Xmodmap , it behaves somewhat as the control key except Control (Caps Lock) + a should move to the beginning of the line, but in my case it doesn't . The normal Control key works fine though. Any idea/suggestion ? This is a laptop btw, but the keycode for caps lo

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-11 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, Thorsten Haude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to get my caps lock key a new purpose (because I absolutely > despise the current one) and want to hear your opinion about it. > > There are several options: > - a second ctrl key > - make a Modn key

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * Thorsten Haude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 17:36]: >I want to get my caps lock key a new purpose (because I absolutely >despise the current one) and want to hear your opinion about it. Thanks to all who answered! Thorsten -- Necessity is the plea for every infringem

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Nov 10, 2002, Thorsten Haude ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > I want to get my caps lock key a new purpose (because I absolutely > despise the current one) and want to hear your opinion about it. > > There are several options: > - a second ctrl key > - make a

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 21:04]: >Thorsten Haude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-10 19:42:10 +0100]: >> >> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I >> >> could put caps lock to? Experiences? > >Out of the

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Bob Proulx
Thorsten Haude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-10 19:42:10 +0100]: > >> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I > >> could put caps lock to? Experiences? Out of the box a fresh install with X will give you the option to customize the keyboard and

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 19:13]: >On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 05:36:18PM +0100, Thorsten Haude wrote: >> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I >> could put caps lock to? Experiences? > >well, if someone ever spills coke al

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 17:55]: >> >> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I >> >> could put caps lock to? Experiences? >One of my favs is to just set it to nothing. You can accidently hit i

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread sean finney
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 05:36:18PM +0100, Thorsten Haude wrote: > So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I > could put caps lock to? Experiences? well, if someone ever spills coke all over your laptop keyboard and you lose the ability to type the 'a' an

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Alan Shutko
Thorsten Haude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - a second ctrl key That's what I do. -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! "You do some... Cardassian neck trick, don't you?" -- Quark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Sunday 10 November 2002 08:53, Thorsten Haude wrote: > Hi, > > * Glyn Kennington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 17:36]: > >> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I > >> could put caps lock to? Experiences? > > > >If you&#x

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * Glyn Kennington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 17:36]: >> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I >> could put caps lock to? Experiences? > >If you're a vi user, you may find it useful to swap it with Escape. Good thought! I'm not,

Re: RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Glyn Kennington
> So what are your thoughts about this? Is there another good use I > could put caps lock to? Experiences? If you're a vi user, you may find it useful to swap it with Escape. Glyn -- Can I buy a drink here, or are you just going to throw limes at me? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

RFC: Caps Lock

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, I want to get my caps lock key a new purpose (because I absolutely despise the current one) and want to hear your opinion about it. There are several options: - a second ctrl key - make a Modn key from the OS key, another Modn key from caps lock - make the same Modn key form OS key and caps

Re: Turning on CAPS Lock by default

2001-11-23 Thread Martin Kacerovsky
> Oh sorry!!! > > I did mean Num Lock! > And as you said it doesn't matter what I set it to in the BIOS. > setleds +num , setleds +caps see man setleds -- I am Martin Kacerovsky, student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the Charles University in Prague, in the Czech Republic,

Re: Turning on CAPS Lock by default

2001-11-23 Thread Morbo
Oh sorry!!! I did mean Num Lock! And as you said it doesn't matter what I set it to in the BIOS. Balazs - Original Message - From: "Dave Sherohman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian User" Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 17:24 Subject: Re: Turning on CAPS

Re: Turning on CAPS Lock by default

2001-11-23 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 01:57:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 08:18:33AM +0100, Morbo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Is there a way to have CAPS Lock turned on in all VCs and perhaps telnet > > sessions by default? > > I believe this is a BIOS

Re: Turning on CAPS Lock by default

2001-11-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 08:18:33AM +0100, Morbo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to have CAPS Lock turned on in all VCs and perhaps telnet > sessions by default? I believe this is a BIOS setting. Note that logging into a GNU/Linux or Unix system with CAPSLOCK se

Turning on CAPS Lock by default

2001-11-23 Thread Morbo
Hi, Is there a way to have CAPS Lock turned on in all VCs and perhaps telnet sessions by default? Many thanks in advance! best regards, Balazs

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-25 Thread Cliff Sarginson
On Saturday 25 August 2001 07:21, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 07:49:34AM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > BTW what is /dev/null all about ? > > > > if tty > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then > > case $(basename `tty`) in > > I added that in because, under certain circumstances (althou

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-25 Thread Cliff Sarginson
On Saturday 25 August 2001 04:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > BTW what is /dev/null all about ? > > Thanks > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Shyam man 4 null Cliff

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-25 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 07:49:34AM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > BTW what is /dev/null all about ? > if tty > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then > case $(basename `tty`) in I added that in because, under certain circumstances (although I don't recall _which_ circumstances), evaluating $(basename `tty`)

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread ktb
On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 11:06:25PM -0400, Jeff Maxson wrote: > > ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock. how do you turn on > num lock by default? This is a hack I like. Got it from the archives a while back - Create ~/.Xmodmap - ! redefines numeric keypad to be use

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread shyamk
rohman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 7:46 PM Subject: Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever... On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:24:04AM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > Quoting Jeff Maxson([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock.

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 05:01:12PM +0200, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > Mmm..I don't mean to be rude, but is it not simpler to just push > the key down ? Maybe, but it's a simple, repetitive task. My computer is a lot better at simple, repetitive tasks than I am, so I prefer to let it handle them. --

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread Cliff Sarginson
On Friday 24 August 2001 16:16, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:24:04AM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > > Quoting Jeff Maxson([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock. how do you turn on > > > num lock by default? > &

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread Hall Stevenson
> ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock. how do you turn on > num lock by default? There's a program called 'numlockx', I believe. I'm using it and it works fine. Find it at freshmeat.net. There's no DEB version that I found easily... Hall

RE: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
; $tty done HTH, Brooks > -Original Message- > From: Jeff Maxson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 23 August, 2001 10:06 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: caps lock...num lock...whatever... > > > > ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, n

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:24:04AM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > Quoting Jeff Maxson([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock. how do you turn on > > num lock by default? > > > Heve you checked the bios? ISTR a bios setting for setting the

Re: caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-24 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: caps lock...num lock...whatever... Date: Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 11:06:25PM -0400 In reply to:Jeff Maxson Quoting Jeff Maxson([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock. how do you turn on > num lock by default? > Heve you

caps lock...num lock...whatever...

2001-08-23 Thread Jeff Maxson
ok, even stupider. I meant num lock, not caps lock. how do you turn on num lock by default? -- Jeff Maxson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  1   2   >