Thinkpad numeric keypad doesn't do numbers

[Reinhard Tartler]

Laura Conrad wrote:

> Information which is more useful to debuggers than to users:
>
>             If numlock is pressed with caps lock, the numlock keys
>             emit numbers when shifted.
>
> All of this in in breezy.  
>
> Let me know if you need more information, or have a fix that needs
> testing.

Yes, the problem is that in order to press NumLk, you also need to press
shift on Thinkpads, which inevitably means that you actually press
Shift-Numlock. Shift-Numlock however is (was) an accesibility feature,
which allowe(s/ed) you to move the mouse pointer with your keypad.

A workaround for this is this command, which should work in breezy as
well:   

xmodmap -e 'keycode 77 = Num_Lock'

However, this disables the accessibility feature completley. In fact, in
dapper, this approach was done in the end at xkb level.

The complete rationale for this can be read here:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/35080/

Greetings,
	Reinhard