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Numeric Keypad navigation keys don't work in Big Picture

steamclosed Big Picturereviewed
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#349 · opened 2012-12-24 by davidgro · updated 2025-07-26 · 3 comments · github
Ddavidgro 2012-12-24 github

This issue originally affected the Steam Client, but now I only see it in Big Picture.
Original report Here
But here's an updated copy of the report:

When MSI made my laptop, the keyboard layout team made a few decisions I'm not
happy about, one of which is that Home and End don't have dedicated keys, but
there is a numeric keypad, so I can get by just by making sure I don't ever
turn numlock on. (I also had to set XKBOPTIONS="numpad:microsoft" in
/etc/default/keyboard but I doubt that's related, it's just so I can use shift
with the keypad nav keys without them becoming numbers)

As a result I've gotten used to using the keypad nav keys everywhere, but have
found they don't work in the Big Picture Mode of the beta Linux Steam client. The normal arrow keys work fine. Here is a link to a xev log I made with all the keycodes

Ddavidgro 2013-03-05 github

Status update? In the windowed client this was fixed right away after I reported it.
Thanks.

MManagor 2025-05-29 github

Numpad navigation keys work on the modern Big Picture.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-07-26 github

Closing per the last comment.

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