Hi SuSErs :) from the SuSE Knowledge_Base, I got the following :- ............................................. Activate Numlock key at the start of X Request: You would like to have the Numlock key activated at the start of the graphical user interface instead of pressing the Numlock-key manually. Procedure: Use the following program to activate the NumLock-key //numlock.c #include #include int main(void) { Display* disp = XOpenDisplay( NULL ); if( disp == NULL ) return 1; XTestFakeKeyEvent( disp, XKeysymToKeycode( disp, XK_Num_Lock), True, CurrentTime ); XTestFakeKeyEvent( disp, XKeysymToKeycode( disp, XK_Num_Lock), False, CurrentTime ); XCloseDisplay( disp ); return 0; } Create a file Numlock.c with the program code mentioned above and enter the command gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include -L/usr/X11R6/lib -o setnumlock Numlock.c -lX11 -lXtst To successfully invoke this command you need the C compiler(series d, package gcc) and the include files of the X libraries(package xdevel, series x). You will find a program called setnumlock in the current directory. You have to copy this file into the directory /usr/bin/local and make an entry in the file ~/.xinitrc. .............................................................. I believe that I have read this stuff, and have the libraries needed. .. . . maybe I did not understand what I read ! Attempts to execute the instructions, in the directories of /root, then /usr/src/linux, and finally /home/myself have all failed :( Did anyone have better luck ? best wishes Richard ------- ____________ sent on Linux ____________ This Email is 100% Virus Free! How do I know? ~ Because no Microsoft products were used to generate it! -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq