From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from server1.shellworld.net ([64.39.15.178] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 163hxo-0003To-00 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:07:12 -0500 Received: from localhost (amanda@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id fADI7D455819 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:07:13 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from amanda@shellworld.net) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:07:13 -0500 (EST) From: Amanda Lee To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Keymaps. Keyboards. ... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20011113130611.F53441-100000@server1.shellworld.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yes and Thinkpads are out there at some great prices too. Recently saw one with 500MHZ and 128MB with 10G HD for $699. Was very very tempted! Amanda On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: > Buddy: > > It's interesting to me that you get a scan code for the fn key. That > should prove valuable in the end, though I'm not in a position to advise > how to code for it. What I think would be very useful on the Thinkpad is > to create a key function, perhaps FN+Control that pops up the keyboard. > Thinkpads are great machines, but the Shift+ScrollLock thing to access the > pop up numeric has got to go. > On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Buddy Brannan wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > > OK, I actually have a keyboard layout that I like better than the last > > one I submitted. I shifted everything down one row for the most part, > > moved the stuff on the bottom up to the number keys on the top, > > changed a couple of other keypad assignments...but it's more > > consistent with the keypad definitions on the numeric keypad. I think > > I might build a kernel with that keypad so I can use right alt-q to > > silence the Speakup boot messages on my laptop. But I'm running into a > > little behavior, and I wonder if anyone has a clue what I can do about > > it? ("Don't press that key" is an answer I've already thought of.) > > > > The FN key on my Thinkpad A21M does not, as I mentioned, activate an > > embedded numeric keypad. It does do some other things (at least in a > > non-Linux OS). In Linux, however, all it seems to do is stick a > > message like > > Keyboard: Unknown scan code 0e 63 > > > > It's something like that, but obviously i'm not typing this on that > > keyboard. > > > > I tried running showkey, but it did the same thing with that > > particular key. > > > > Anyone have any ideas about this particular key and how I can make use > > of it (or at least get rid of the error message)? > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >