[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6488: Allow to invert Num Lock
- From: "axeld" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:10:04 -0000
#6488: Allow to invert Num Lock
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Reporter: rq | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Preferences/Keymap | Version: R1/alpha2
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by axeld):
Replying to [comment:4 rq]:
> Replying to [comment:3 pulkomandy]:
> > On my thinkpad, the num-keys are not reachable with Fn at all. The
only way to reach them is to enable Num Lock. There is, as far as I can
tell, no way to use them as arrow keys at all.
>
> Interesting. And somewhat hard to believe... :)
On keyboards without a dedicated block for numbers, the numlock key often
changes a block of existing keys (like UIO/JKL/M<> to 789/456/123).
Therefore, there is no way to use those as arrow keys -- it's either their
original key or the number block.
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/6488#comment:5>
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