Re: numlock sync patch

[Peter Bystrom <peter.bystrom@xxxxxxxxx>]

hmm... thanks for the patch, but I will wait awhile with including it....
I didn't think of this problem earlier.... :\

best regards,

peter


Ben McKeegan wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Norbert Federa wrote:
>
> > the attached patch is based on unified-patch 18-9.
> > i've done this via xkb's XkbGetIndicatorState function
> > if the states indicate that numlock is on then do a
> > rdp_send_input witch the numlock scancode ...
>
> ...which unfortunately will do the exact opposite of what you want if you
> happen to be reconnecting to a disconnected session in which you had
> numlock turned on!  And it doesn't help when programs toggle the status
> for you.
>
> Does your patch do the caps lock status as well?  (Caps lock suffers
> exactly the same problem.)
>
> What we need is some way to check the key lock status on the
> terminal server - does anybody know how?  The T.128 document is not any
> help in this area.
>
> Ben.
>
> /   Ben McKeegan, I.T. Manager                                         \
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