Re: Key strokes in Windows/Linux

Hugh Newbury wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 28/06/2007 12:42, Hugh Newbury wrote:

I need to know if there's a key stroke sequence in Linux that reproduces
the 'Scroll Lock' in Windows. I carelessly bought a Linksys KVM device
that needs this keystroke to change from PC1 to PC2.

Eh?

Normally the KVM sits between the keyboard and the PCs so it sees the
scancodes direct from the keyboard and switches as required, they don't
typically need any OS support, they'll work in BIOS, DOS, windows, linux
whatever.


Then I don't understand why the Scroll Lock key led lights up in
WindowsXP and not in Suse 10.1. Harry Potter?

Hugh.


Because it's the host machine that sees the scroll-lock keypress, and
changes the state of it's idea of "scroll-lock active" from 0 to 1 to 0,
then instructs the keyboard to light or extinguish the scrolllock LED to
match.

However, the KVM just sees the keypress and acts on it. It does not fiddle
with the LED though.

Many KVM's are congurable to use different keypress combinations as well.

Cheers

Tim
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