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Date:      Tue, 23 Jan 1996 18:05:15 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        sreid@edmbbs.iceonline.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Unresponsive X programs
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960123180405.7735E-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <9601230503.D8070hN@edmbbs.iceonline.com>

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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.

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

Doug White                              | Student, University of Oregon
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Major: Computer Science
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Eugene/Spfld BBS List Publisher




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