[kde-linux] How to force num-lock on at KDE startup - solved

[Peter Humphrey]

On Sunday 05 August 2007 11:49, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Sunday 05 August 2007 06:27:49 am Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > Although there is a /usr/kde/3.5/bin/kxkb, I don't know how it's invoked
> > during KDE startup, but I assume it's a module to be called from the
> > control panel. This Gentoo box allows me to install the bits of KDE I
> > want, without all the rest; I installed the module kxkb and now KDE just
> > picks it up and runs with it.
>
> If you look in KDE Control Center, under peripherals-Keyboard. You can
> select the radio button to turn numlock on at startup. Is this what you
> did?

Yes, it is, but until I installed kxkb there was no Keyboard section under 
Peripherals. That's why I asked my original question - I wanted to know what 
module would give me that section. The answer is kxkb, and now that it's 
installed I have control over my keyboard again.

-- 
Rgds
Peter.
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