resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) (06/22/91)
I was always disappointed that the keyboard lights for num lock and scroll lock did not do anything too nifty with most programs. Well, now, under system 7, all three lock lights, seem to like to go on and off in different wonderful patterns whenever the heck they feel like it. Has anyone else seen such behavior? I am not running anything particularly strange, so I would like to hone in on what is causing this. pr -- Pete Resnick (...so what is a mojo, and why would one be rising?) Graduate assistant - Philosophy Department, Gregory Hall, UIUC System manager - Cognitive Science Group, Beckman Institute, UIUC Internet/ARPAnet/EDUnet : resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu BITNET (if no other way) : FREE0285@UIUCVMD
ml27192@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Lanett) (06/22/91)
resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) writes: >I was always disappointed that the keyboard lights for num lock and >scroll lock did not do anything too nifty with most programs. Well, >now, under system 7, all three lock lights, seem to like to go on and >off in different wonderful patterns whenever the heck they feel like >it. Has anyone else seen such behavior? I am not running anything >particularly strange, so I would like to hone in on what is causing >this. Probably someone's dropped an init like KeyLights into your machine. Leaving your machine unprotected, Pete? >pr >-- >Pete Resnick (...so what is a mojo, and why would one be rising?) >Graduate assistant - Philosophy Department, Gregory Hall, UIUC >System manager - Cognitive Science Group, Beckman Institute, UIUC >Internet/ARPAnet/EDUnet : resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu >BITNET (if no other way) : FREE0285@UIUCVMD -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Lanett mlanett@uiuc.edu Software Tools Group, NCSA
peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) (06/22/91)
In article <1991Jun22.032730.26062@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, ml27192@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Lanett) writes: > resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) writes: > > >I was always disappointed that the keyboard lights for num lock and > >scroll lock did not do anything too nifty with most programs. Well, > >now, under system 7, all three lock lights, seem to like to go on and > >off in different wonderful patterns whenever the heck they feel like > >it. Has anyone else seen such behavior? I am not running anything > >particularly strange, so I would like to hone in on what is causing > >this. > > Probably someone's dropped an init like KeyLights into your machine. Leaving > your machine unprotected, Pete? Could be, but on my machines at home (completely protected - except from cats!) I've often observed my num lock LED getting turned on. This behavior predates System 7. -- Michael Peirce -- outpost!peirce@claris.com -- Peirce Software -- Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place -- Macintosh Programming -- San Jose, California 95117 -- & Consulting -- (408) 244-6554, AppleLink: PEIRCE
philip@pescadero.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) (06/23/91)
In article <D2150035.irptvp@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: |> Could be, but on my machines at home (completely protected - except |> from cats!) I've often observed my num lock LED getting turned on. |> This behavior predates System 7. Is your system completely protected from Excel? 2.2 turns on the num lock light, and only turns it off if you ask it to (by hitting SHIFT-CLEAR which is actually labelled num lock), or quit (i.e., not if you switch applications or launch a DA). It would actually make sense if the light stayed on by default, since the keypad seems to be in "num lock" mode by default. -- Philip Machanick philip@pescadero.stanford.edu
djsx@midway.uchicago.edu (Dan Swartling) (06/23/91)
In article <D2150035.irptvp@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: > > > In article <1991Jun22.032730.26062@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, ml27192@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Lanett) writes: > > resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) writes: > > > > >I was always disappointed that the keyboard lights for num lock and > > >scroll lock did not do anything too nifty with most programs. Well, > > >now, under system 7, all three lock lights, seem to like to go on and > > >off in different wonderful patterns whenever the heck they feel like > > >it. Has anyone else seen such behavior? I am not running anything > > >particularly strange, so I would like to hone in on what is causing > > >this. > > > > Probably someone's dropped an init like KeyLights into your machine. Leaving > > your machine unprotected, Pete? > > Could be, but on my machines at home (completely protected - except > from cats!) I've often observed my num lock LED getting turned on. > This behavior predates System 7. > > > -- Michael Peirce -- outpost!peirce@claris.com > -- Peirce Software -- Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place > -- Macintosh Programming -- San Jose, California 95117 > -- & Consulting -- (408) 244-6554, AppleLink: PEIRCE > > If you boot up with Hebrew system 6.0.7, all three lights are on. I haven't seen this behavior for other versions that I have tried. ########################################################################## # # # Dr. Daniel J Swartling Internet: djsx@midway.uchicago.edu # # The Ben May Institute Compuserve: 71620,1300 # # The University of Chicago America Online: CHEMSTUD # # 5841 S Maryland Ave, Box 424 ACS Organic BBS: DASTMAN # # Chicago, IL 60637 Applelink: DSWART # # # # ergo cognito zoom- I think, therefore I go fast # # # ##########################################################################
peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) (06/24/91)
In article <1991Jun22.193335.10052@neon.Stanford.EDU>, philip@pescadero.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) writes: > In article <D2150035.irptvp@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: > |> Could be, but on my machines at home (completely protected - except > |> from cats!) I've often observed my num lock LED getting turned on. > |> This behavior predates System 7. > Is your system completely protected from Excel? 2.2 turns on the num lock > light, and only turns it off if you ask it to (by hitting SHIFT-CLEAR which > is actually labelled num lock), or quit (i.e., not if you switch applications > or launch a DA). It would actually make sense if the light stayed on by > default, since the keypad seems to be in "num lock" mode by default. This might be it. I'm not a big Excel user, but I do run it every now and again. I'll have to take notice if I had been running Excel when this happens... -- Michael Peirce -- outpost!peirce@claris.com -- Peirce Software -- Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place -- Macintosh Programming -- San Jose, California 95117 -- & Consulting -- (408) 244-6554, AppleLink: PEIRCE