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[Justin Sunseri <jmsunseri@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm afraid that I must disagree with your assessment.   There is no way on
earth that I can justify the number pad working as a directional pad by
default when there are no arrows marked on the keys and no visible number
lock key.  Why should someone have to go find a real keyboard to find where
the number lock key is if all that person has is mac hardware?  Who is to
say that that person will even realize that finding the number lock key
would be the answer to his problem.  All someone who plugs in this keyboard
will know is that his numbers don't work and there is no visible indicator
on the keyboard what is going on.  luckily i am using a laptop that has a
number lock light and i can see the status of the lock.  If a person is
using a desktop there will be no such indicator as there is no number lock
light on the keyboard itself.

Is there anyway we can get this keyboard to default to number lock on
behavior by default??  Even if this is outside of the kernel itself when
someone plugs in this keyboard the system should know that the most
desirable mode of operation for this keyboard is to enable to number lock.


-- 
Sincerely

Justin Sunseri
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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
Status in linux in Ubuntu Hardy: 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.