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Date:      Wed, 24 Jan 1996 15:53:36 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White)
Cc:        sreid@edmbbs.iceonline.com, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Unresponsive X programs
Message-ID:  <199601240523.PAA25910@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960123180405.7735E-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Jan 23, 96 06:05:15 pm

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Doug White stands accused of saying:
> 
> On Tue, 23 Jan 1996 sreid@edmbbs.iceonline.com wrote:
> 
> > I'm having a problem with certain X programs. I run them, and they don't
> > respond to any input. (Yes, my mouse is in the window.)
> 
> Make sure NumLock is turned off.
> 
> Some X programs still think that numlock is some kind of meta-key, and 
> won't work until it's turned off.

It's not a case of "still" but "don't yet".

> The problem was worse with 3.1, but more recent releases work better with 
> regards to numlock.

This is because they tell the server to turn it off via an entry in
the config file 8)

> Doug White                              | Student, University of Oregon

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