Hello Wolfgang, Wolfgang Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 04:03:54PM +0000, Jörg Sommer wrote: >> Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 08:57:14PM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote: >> >> I went at an Apple Center today, and indeed 6 has the symbol you >> >> described engraved on it; this key is immediately to the left of >> >> the numpad (on keys 7, 8, 9) so it is indeed surely Num_Lock. >> >> This is handled by the hardware, Fn + 6 returns keycode 77. >> > >> > On my powerbook (last-of-tibook generation, some 3-4 years old), US >> > keyboard, >> > the 6 key is part of the fn-enabled numerical pad, and is marked 'clear' >> > for >> > the combination with the fn key. >> >> I've got the information in the german mac group that this is the clear >> key found on a calculator. I tried the calculator (in german ???Rechner???) >> from OS X and, yes, it is the clear key used to reset the calculator. >> >> I don't know if X has an equivalent, but it is not the num lock key. > > That's not so clear:
<news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.google.com/search?q=numeric+keypad+layout+site:apple.com> > On Apple keyboards the [Clear] key on the number pad should be used in > place of [Num Lock]. If you have done this correctly the Caps Lock and > Scroll Lock lights on the keyboard This text doesn't include a statement that the clear key is num lock. It describes the key handling of a program, not more. > And this excerpt from > http://www.macintouch.com/ReaderReports/bootcamp/topic4188.html .. : > > You can search for more instances of the "clear key" on this last > page, with several hints that say this key has some sort of "Num Lock" > function ... Because it's not a offical site from Apple I would trust in this one: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-G4/12inchPowerBookG4/3_Input-Output/chapter_4_section_12.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001763-CH207-BCIDEJAA And the program "Rechner" from Apple handles the key differently from num lock. > You might want searching Google with these parameters: > +"clear key" +apple +f6 Yes, F6 is the num lock key. The clear key is Fn + 6 (the key with the ampersand &). Bye, Jörg. -- Die beste Tarnung ist die Wahrheit. Die glaubt einem keiner! (Max Frisch: "Biedermann und die Brandstifter") -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
