Re: Why not the simple things?
On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 15:16, Jamin W. Collins wrote:
> On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 09:13:11PM +0200, Jan Willem Stumpel wrote:
>
> > Why is it so difficult to tell Linux once and for all that down
> > arrow means down arrow, NumLock means Numlock, delete means
> > delete, etc.?
>
> Perhaps because for most of us these things work properly? Where are
> you having problems with the keyboard? At a plain console, in X? Why
> kind of keyboard are you using? How is it connected? What have you
> tried as far as configuring it? Details are important if you're looking
> for assistance.
Besides, there's the Party Line: things break in unstable/sid. When
you use sid, it's your obligation to file a bug report.
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