[NTLUG:Discuss] stupid questions

[Greg Edwards]

Fred,

If your running KDE you have the control center.  From there you can 
access the startup list and set the numlock on at bootup.

KDE (IIRC all shells) use the /etc/profile for system wide user init 
process.

I have a book (real paper and all) called "A Users Guide to X" that does 
a nice job of covering the X world.  LDP (http://www.tldp.org) has a "X 
Window System" section full of HowTos.


Fred wrote:

> I forgot what process L/M and KDE use when going into init 5... I have been
> trying to fix the fact that in the login window, my keyboard's number lock is
> turned off and the enter key on the keypad won't work. In init 3 it works, and
> once KDE is running the enter key works. If I knew which rc file to use, I
> could fix the prob.... but I don't seem to be able to find it. 
> 
> Also, in a related note, what does KDE use as a .profile after a user logs in?
> I do not have .xsession, it doesn't read .bash_profile, so what does it read?
> 
> I feel like I am supposed to know all this, but I feel like the lawnmower man
> at times. Like, where is a detailed description of the login process, from the
> time the system goes to init 5 to the time your desktop settles down? That I
> have never seen.
> 
> I know that I could spend a lot of time digging through scripts to get the
> info, but I just don't have the time and would rather be able to have a
> reference, either in print or in a HOW-TO..... besides, the time that I have
> spent has obviously not done much good if I am asking these questions.
> 
> Thanks,
> Fred
> 
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