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List:       fvwm95
Subject:    Re: [FVWM95] fvwm95 with NUM_LOCK
From:       jgoldber () corpny ! fbc ! com (Jay Goldberg)
Date:       1997-10-23 9:53:43
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Damien Lefort said:
> 
> Num_lock is not a modifier for fvwm. So when Num_lock is on, mouse
> buttons doesn't work properly.
> 
> What can I do?

Hi Damien et al:

I ran into this problem myself.  The answer "take off your
Num Lock" wasn't a good approach, since I'm using fvwm on a
production trading floor.  In reading the fvwm man page:

     Mouse Button Context Modifiers Function
          Defines a mouse binding,  or  removes  the  binding  if
	[...]
          Modifiers is any combination of N for no  modifiers,  C
          for  control,  S  for  shift,  M for Meta, or A for any
          modifier.  For example, a modifier  of  SM  will  apply
          when both the Meta and Shift keys are down.  X11 modif-
          iers mod1 through mod5 are represented as the digits  1
          through 5.

...so I played around and determined that NumLock is modifier 3.
Here's the bit of my users' common fvwmrc file that gives them
their root menu no matter what mouse button they press:


  #  Modifier 3 is NumLock.  Since users press it often enough,
  #  we make this concession so their menus will work!
  #
   
  #     Button    Context Modifi  Function
  Mouse 1         R       N       Menu "RootMenu" Nop
  Mouse 2         R       N       Menu "RootMenu" Nop
  Mouse 3         R       N       Menu "RootMenu" Nop
  Mouse 1         R       3       Menu "RootMenu" Nop
  Mouse 2         R       3       Menu "RootMenu" Nop
  Mouse 3         R       3       Menu "RootMenu" Nop

All this works on Solaris; I haven't tried it on other systems.
I hope it helps!

	TTFN
		Jay

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