Problems using Lenovo Thinkpad T430 with Speakup due to no numeric keypad

[John Covici]

You would be better off using Dave Borouski's modified speakup because
he has more ways to do the speakup key and no longer needs the caps
lock key and he has the cursor tracking moved so you could do it.

On Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:14:09 -0500,
John Robinson wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone.  If you have ever used a Lenovo Thinkpad T430 with
> Speakup, then I'm hoping you'll be able to help.  I recently
> purchased one of these and have Archlinux installed on it.  I am
> using Speakup when working in the virtual consoles.
> 
> I'm currently trying to use the Alsamixer utility to set the
> sound volume, but need to set Speakup's cursor tracking mode to
> 'Highlight Tracking' to enable me to navigate to the various
> volume controls in this application.  The only key to do this
> which I know of is the asterisk on the numeric keypad.  As far as
> I can tell, however, my Thinkpad T430 has no Numlock key and
> therefore no way of activating a numeric keypad.
> 
> Could you please advise me how I can change Speakup's cursor
> tracking mode without access to the num-pad asterisk key?
> Alternatively, if my Thinkpad T430 really does have a numeric
> keypad, could you please advise me how to activate it?  I've
> looked through the user manual but can't find any mention of how
> to do this.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> John Robinson
> 
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