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Re: Please test xkb-data 0.8-12exp2 in experimental



On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 08:57:14PM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 10:45:58PM +0000, Jörg Sommer wrote:
> > Hello Yves-Alexis,
> > 
> > Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac@corsac.net> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2006-09-18 at 19:11 +0000, Jörg Sommer wrote:
> > >> Why is Fn+6 num_lock?
> > >
> > > On my system, (powerbook 5,6), Fn+F6 -is- numlock (but I thought it was
> > > handled by the kernel)
> > 
> > At me too, but I spoke about Fn + 6 (the key between 5 and 7, above T Z).
> 
> 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.

Not sure what it is supposed to do, it has been ages since i boother into
mac-os-x.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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