numlockx blocks lightdm

[François Patte]

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Bonjour,

I want to lock the numerical pad (which is not the default
behaviour...) and installed numlocks... but nothing has changed.

So I added /usr/bin/numlockx on in the [SeatDefaults] section of
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

But, this blocks lightdm at boot time... so I cannot have a complete
graphical boot, stopped after the last loaded systemd service...

How to get the numerical pad locked when a user log in?

(using xfce4 as window manager)

Thank you.

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François Patte
UFR de mathématiques et informatique
Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145
Université Paris Descartes
45, rue des Saints Pères
F-75270 Paris Cedex 06
Tél. [phone]
http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
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[fedora]

Hi François

try using
xfconf-query --channel keyboards -l -v
which should give you
...
/Default/Numlock  false
...

To set it:
xfconf-query --channel keyboards --property /Default/Numlock  -s true

Change true and false according to your requirements.

suomi

On 08/05/2015 09:25 AM, François Patte wrote:
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> Bonjour,
>
> I want to lock the numerical pad (which is not the default
> behaviour...) and installed numlocks... but nothing has changed.
>
> So I added /usr/bin/numlockx on in the [SeatDefaults] section of
> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
>
> But, this blocks lightdm at boot time... so I cannot have a complete
> graphical boot, stopped after the last loaded systemd service...
>
> How to get the numerical pad locked when a user log in?
>
> (using xfce4 as window manager)
>
> Thank you.
>
> François Patte
> UFR de mathématiques et informatique
> Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145
> Université Paris Descartes
> 45, rue des Saints Pères
> F-75270 Paris Cedex 06
> Tél. [phone]
> http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
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[François Patte]

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Le 05/08/2015 09:45, fedora a écrit :
> Hi François
>
> try using xfconf-query --channel keyboards -l -v which should give
> you ... /Default/Numlock  false ...
>
> To set it: xfconf-query --channel keyboards --property
> /Default/Numlock  -s true
>
> Change true and false according to your requirements.

Thank you for this answer; I did not know this xconf-query command,
but there is still a problem: when I log-in, the numlock led is on for
a few seconds then it stops and I have to re-activate it manually... I
don't know what switches it off.... No message in .xsession-errors is
given and I don't know where to find any information on what is going
wrong...

Thank You
> suomi
>
> On 08/05/2015 09:25 AM, François Patte wrote: Bonjour,
>
> I want to lock the numerical pad (which is not the default 
> behaviour...) and installed numlocks... but nothing has changed.
>
> So I added /usr/bin/numlockx on in the [SeatDefaults] section of 
> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
>
> But, this blocks lightdm at boot time... so I cannot have a
> complete graphical boot, stopped after the last loaded systemd
> service...
>
> How to get the numerical pad locked when a user log in?
>
> (using xfce4 as window manager)
>
> Thank you.
> >

- -- 
François Patte
UFR de mathématiques et informatique
Laboratoire CNRS MAP5, UMR 8145
Université Paris Descartes
45, rue des Saints Pères
F-75270 Paris Cedex 06
Tél. [phone]
http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
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[Paul Cartwright]

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On 08/08/2015 08:42 AM, François Patte wrote:
> Thank you for this answer; I did not know this xconf-query command,
> but there is still a problem: when I log-in, the numlock led is on for
> a few seconds then it stops and I have to re-activate it manually... I
> don't know what switches it off.... No message in .xsession-errors is
> given and I don't know where to find any information on what is going
> wrong...
>
> Thank You

I use lightdm ( with e19 & MATE). when I boot, the numlock is off.

I googled & found this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LightDM#NumLock_on_by_default

NumLock on by default

Install the numlockx https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=numlockx
package and the edit |/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf| adding the following line:

greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on

I did not have that package installed, but dnf install numlockx shows this:

*Installing:
 numlockx          x86_64          1.2-7.fc22            
fedora           17 k

Transaction Summary
*

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Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587
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[Fred Smith]

On Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 10:49:01AM -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
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> On 08/08/2015 08:42 AM, François Patte wrote:
> > Thank you for this answer; I did not know this xconf-query command,
> > but there is still a problem: when I log-in, the numlock led is on for
> > a few seconds then it stops and I have to re-activate it manually... I
> > don't know what switches it off.... No message in .xsession-errors is
> > given and I don't know where to find any information on what is going
> > wrong...
> >
> > Thank You
>
> I use lightdm ( with e19 & MATE). when I boot, the numlock is off.

Every PC I've ever used has a setting in BIOS for defaulting the numlock
key to the desired state, i.e., either ON or OFF at boot.  This seems like
better way to do it instead of finding some app to twiddle it for you...

No? Or maybe I misunderstand...

Fred

[Matthew Miller]

On Sat, Aug 08, 2015 at 12:05:17PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote:
> Every PC I've ever used has a setting in BIOS for defaulting the numlock
> key to the desired state, i.e., either ON or OFF at boot.  This seems like
> better way to do it instead of finding some app to twiddle it for you...
> No? Or maybe I misunderstand...

That used to be true, but many newer systems don't offer an option.