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- Documentation for NLOFF.EXE
- ---------------------------
-
- NLOFF.EXE is an OS/2 utility to turn off the NUMLOCK key on IBM PS/2s
- (and other machines that default to having it on) on the Enhanced
- Keyboard. It is run as part of the boot-up procedures.
-
- The following are quotes from Charles Petzold, direct from
- Compuserve, explaining it's use, and giving me permission to compile
- it and distribute it.
-
- If you have access to Compuserve, and are interested in programming
- in general, and OS/2 programming in particular, I recommend you check
- out the Programming Forum in PCMagNet. It's worth the trip!
-
- Joe Salemi
-
-
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-
-
- #: 3034 S2/Environments [P]
- 27-Jun-88 23:47:47
- Sb: #3029-#Gonzo Programming
- Fm: Charles Petzold [PCMAG] 72241,56
- To: Harve Schiffman 72261,347
-
- A parody? That's an interesting theory. I don't know how Ted Mirecki
- feels about OS/2, but presenting a 150 line program to turn off the
- Num Lock key does little to encourage potential OS/2 programmers.
-
- What's worse is that the device driver approach is *totally*
- unnecessary. To turn the Num Lock key before the Program Selector
- loads, you can use this NLOFF.C program:
-
- #define INCL_KBD
- #include <os2.h>
- #include <process.h>
-
- int main (int argc, char *argv[])
- {
- static KBDINFO kbst = { 10, 0x10, 0, 0, 0 } ;
-
- KbdSetStatus (&kbst, 0) ;
- spawnv (P_NOWAIT, argv[1], argv + 1) ;
- return 0 ;
- }
-
- In your CONFIG.SYS file, change the PROTSHELL statement from:
-
- PROTSHELL = ....
-
- to:
- PROTSHELL = [path] NLOFF.EXE ....
-
- I don't know if this qualifies as "gonzo programming" but it's
- certainly a more rational approach, don't you think?
-
- ======================================================================
-
- #: 3289 S2/Environments [P]
- 02-Jul-88 03:36:55
- Sb: #3278-Gonzo Programming
- Fm: Charles Petzold [PCMAG] 72241,56
- To: Joe Salemi 71121,3273
-
- I have no problem with launching NLOFF.C out into the public domain.
- Put my name in the comment area on top (if it isn't there already).
- Just a "Programmed by..." will do. Also, the comment field should
- include directions for how to using it in CONFIG.SYS (or CONFIG.OS2
- for the dual boot version!!!).
-
- And, most importantly, the comment field should indicate that this
- program is a better approach to turning off the Num Lock key at boot
- time than Ted Mirecki's device driver in the July PC Tech Journal.
- (Hee, hee, hee.)
-
-
-