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Journal Spy der Mann's Journal: How to fix the shift+numpad = number behavior in PCLinuxOS 1

It was a "hidden" option. On the KDE Control Center (the gears icon on your taskbar), open the "Regional and Accessibility" item, and then "Keyboard layout".

Under the Xkb Options tab, check the "Enable xkb options". Then click on the "Numpad" option. The "numpad keys works as in Microsoft Windows". Click Apply, and OK. Ta-da! :)

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How to fix the shift+numpad = number behavior in PCLinuxOS

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  • I just noticed something that happened in PCLinuxOS. Many editing applications have started annoying me with this bug.

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/+bug/105335 [launchpad.net]

    When I press ctrl-left (on the numpad), the cursor should go to the previous word. But instead, it goes to the NEXT word!

    Having been accustomed to a certain behavior for years, and this particular bug is hindering my productivity tenfold.

    So far, I can't update via synaptic, because I've downloaded the LATEST package. Does that mean

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