X forgets numlock status when switching between screens

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 06:11:21PM +0100, Sebastian Kemper wrote:
> a few days ago I installed kxkb for my KDE desktop because I wanted to 
> make X enable NumLock after startx. Of course it did enable NumLock.
> 
> But when I switch from X :0 to X :1 and back to X :0 the X :0 session 
> doesn't remember that NumLock was active. But this also happens when 
> switching from X :0 to console and back.

Just to be sure: the *light* doesn't come back on?  Or Num Lock is
actually not active also by inspection?  I've seen older Xen get the
lights wrong, but actually still be in the lock mode...

Cheers,
-- jra
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