Re: 3 small annoyances

["ABrady" <kcsmart kc rr com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Truelsen <linux35 hotmail com>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 10:18 PM
Subject: 3 small annoyances


> Hope you can help with these:
>
> 1. When I boot up RH, I cannot find any way to get my num lock to default
to
> on. I have looked everywhere, but no luck so far.

For xwindows, look for a program called numlockx and install it. It can be
done on the console, too, but I don't recall how.

> 2. When I log into X, I always get the FVWM as my default. I then need to
> switch. Particularly annoying.

Add an ~/.xinitrc or ~/.xsessions file for the appropriate wm. The manpages
tell you how and many examples are out there on webpages.

> 3. In X, I have the system set up with no screen saver and the delay set
to
> 0, which usually means infinite delay. However, after about five minutes,
> the screen blanks. I can't find any way to get it to stop.

Add this line to any .xinitrc file you might create:

xset -blank 0

I think that's the proper syntax. I'm at work right now and stuck with M$
slavery for a couple of hours. You can type 'man xset' (no quotes) to get
the proper syntax.