Thanks, Garl, this is a neat X trick, I wonder where it's documented. I knew about these keys, described in `man XFree86`, but the mouse emulator is a new one to me:
Multiple key presses recognized directly by XFree86 are: Ctrl+Alt+Backspace Immediately kills the server -- no questions asked. This can be disabled with the DontZap XF86Config(5x) file option. Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus Change video mode to next one specified in the configuration file. This can be disabled with the DontZoom XF86Config(5x) file option. Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Minus Change video mode to previous one specified in the configuration file. This can be disabled with the DontZoom XF86Config(5x) file option. Ctrl+Alt+F1...F12 For BSD and Linux systems with virtual terminal support, these keystroke combinations are used to switch to Virtual Console 1 through 12. On 01/15/03 02pm, Grigsby, Garl wrote: > Ralph, > You can turn this feature on and off by hitting CTRL-SHIFT-NUMLOCK. Works nice >when you don't have a mouse. > > Garl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralph Zeller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug]Unusual num-pad behavior > > > It is nice--or, it would be nice, if I knew how to turn it on and off. > Yes, the diagonal keys work as well, and acceleration works smoothly. > The "5" key works like a middle button "paste" command. > > Just as mysteriously, though, I seem to have my regular num-pad back. > > On 01/15/03 11am, Ben Barrett wrote: > > Neat-o! Do 1/7/9/3 work for diagonals, or only the numpad-arrows? > > How do the other numpad keys behave? > > Does it seem to accelerate similarly to the mouse settings, or does the > > cursor always move pixel-by-pixel? I understand this is a bug for you, > > but one man's trash... it'd be nice if there were accelerators to help > > get the cursor across the screen quickly. I hope someone posts some > > good documentation links on this feature, er, bug. Ciao! > > > > BenB > > > > On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 10:21, Ralph Zeller wrote: > > > My num-pad has decided to be a mouse today. I must have pressed > > > something that turned my num-pad keys into a mouse driver, which > > > (for example) makes the insertion point or arrow zoom up if I hold > > > my finger down on the eight, and down if I hold my finger down on > > > the two. > > > > > > I want my regular num-pad behavior back! Does anyone know of a > > > hot-key which would restore normal keypad functionality? I'm > > > running RedHat 7.3 with KDE, and I haven't changed any of the > > > default mouse or keyboard settings. > > > > -- > > Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > counterclaim > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Eug-LUG mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ > Eug-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ > Eug-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug