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[Gatonegro <denis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I too have one of these new aluminium keyboards, and I too think it
should behave the way we want it to, not the way some more or less
illuminated Steve Jobs' HIG designer decided to. Apple has made poor
choices in design at times (such as their stubborness with the one-
button mouse) and we don't need to live with them.

That said, this keypad bug only happened to me once, and I had to reboot
to fix it. I wasn't hitting the "Clear" or "KP_Lock" key by the way... I
was plugging in and out the mouse from the USB hub of the keyboard.
Strange.

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Slim USB Apple Keyboard not working correctly when pressing the "numlock" key
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201887
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Status in Mactel Support: Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed

Bug description:
I have the new Slim USB Apple Keyboard and in Hardy Heron (Beta) when I first boot up the alphabet keys work perfectly, but once I type in the numpad or a number, nothing happens.  After nothing happens I'm not able to use my alpha keys, either..  When I type alphabet keys after trying a number the alphabet keys produce numbers like '4' and '3'..  And many of the keys don't do anything..


I have tried setting the keyboard up as default, and as an Apple keyboard by going to System > Prefs > Keyboard -- but nothing works.

If i then unplug the keyboard to reboot the keys usually work fine until I hit a number key or the keypad again.