Numlock Style 1021

On 26 Apr 2006 11:39:39 -0700, Mustang staggered into the Black Sun and said:

"Windows style" doesn't tell us much. When something is behaving in way M, and you want to have that thing behave in way N, describe N and M fully. If you aren't comfortable with English, you may want to find someone who is and who speaks your native language, and bounce your message off that person first--that may get your problem solved faster.

I think you meant this: "When NumLock is active, I want Shift + KP8 to behave as if up-arrow were pressed (deliver the Up keysym)." This is not as easy as it seems because of the way X's input model works. I was able to verify that when NumLock is active, pressing Shift + KP8 behaves as if Up is pressed. But Shift is down, so this ends up simulating Shift + Up, which is not what you want.

It's possible to bind arbitrary key combinations to single keysyms (or multiple keysyms) with xbindkeys and xmacroplay. But the modifier's involvement makes things more difficult. I don't know of a way to manipulate the modifiers in X via xmacroplay-XTest, but there's got to be something you can do. HTH anyway,

-- Matt GThere is no Darkness in Eternity-But only Light too dim for us to see Brainbench MVP for Linux Admin mail: TRAP + SPAN don't belong ----------------------------- penguins, is Tux." --MegaHAL