I also discard those fancy keyboards. I used an original IBM keyboard until it finally quit working.
I've got a happy hacker keyboard you can have for $35.00. I'm also going to tell you that I'll take that $35 and purchase a Mini-keyboard from www.milestek.com. They aren't a smooth as I'd like, but they are the right size. -- Sincerely, David Smead http://www.amplepower.com. On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, craigw wrote: > On Fri Apr 19, 2002 at 02:23:49AM -0400, Robert_L wrote: > > On Friday 19 April 12:29, craigw wrote: > > <snip> > > > If you've tried any other distros, chances are you've already > > > experienced one or more. For example, Mandrake's default is to install > > > kdm and RedHat's is gdm, the one ximian installs is of course gdm. I > > > happen to like gdm, because you can add new entries to the drop-down > > > list of desktop managers so easy, by writing a script similar to an > > > .xinitrc and placing it in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions. Or yours might go in > > > /etc/gdm/Sessions. Anyway, in the newer versions you can also use the > > > GUI configurator to change almost every aspect of the login from right > > > there, before logging in! I believe the menu item is called 'System' > > > > > > -CraigW > > > > I like and use gdm (kdm just won't work for some reason) but some things > > about kdm I miss. > > 1. Auto entry of selected user > yes, that's a nice convenience. With gdm you can (if it's a one-user > computer, and you really want to... ) have it log you in automatically. > > 2. Focus on password field > I thought that was the default. If you're having to click before you can > start typing, I don't know how to fix it. > > 3. numlock on (how the heck do you do this for the gdm login screen ?) > don't know. I've never turned numlock on. In fact, I'm still using the > keyboard that came with my 486 and if it ever dies I'll probably buy a > happy hacker keyboard. Yeah, every time I buy a new box, the keyboard > goes straight in the closet on top of the pile of other fancy keyboards > with all their fancy window keys & internet buttons & whatnots. > > I think maybe you can turn numlock on in your XF86Config > > you can also put all this in ~/.Xmodmap: > > keycode 90 = KP_0 KP_Insert > keycode 87 = KP_1 KP_End > keycode 88 = KP_2 KP_Down > keycode 89 = KP_3 KP_Next > keycode 83 = KP_4 KP_Left > keycode 84 = KP_5 KP_Begin > keycode 85 = KP_6 KP_Right > keycode 79 = KP_7 KP_Home > keycode 80 = KP_8 KP_Up > keycode 81 = KP_9 KP_Prior > keycode 91 = KP_Decimal KP_Delete > > (you may need to add the following to ~/.xinitrc or some other place to > make sure it gets used): > > usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap > > Or there is also a program called numlockX: > http://dforce.sh.cvut.cz/~seli/en/numlockx/ > > -CraigW > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
