Re: Caps lock on Extended Keyboard

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <CuM1yL.Kt7@crash.cts.com>,
Randy Shackelford <shack@crash.cts.com> wrote:
> In article <CuKxBJ.7rw@actrix.gen.nz>,
> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> 
> >Yes, I do know how to control the lights in the extended keyboard.  It
> >is a matter of reading one of the keyboard registers using the ADB
> >toolset and writing the value back with the appropriate bits modified.
> 
> Actually I was talking about what keys you press to work the scroll lock and
> num lock. The keys F13, F14, F15, help, delete, and option have
> smaller things printed on them. F13 has print screen, F14 has scroll
> lock, and clear on the keypad has num lock.

In that case, the answer is you can't.  These lights, and the
corresponding key labels require special software support.  I suppose
that Apple wanted the labelling there in case the keyboard was to be
used with some kind of PC emulation software.

> >Followups are being directed to comp.sys.apple2.programmer.
> 
> Not really appropriate but I wasn't too clear I suppose

No, it looks like I was a bit hasty in my attempt to keep things in
the "right" group.  :-)  We're back in csa2 now.
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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