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| Thread ID: 116795 | 2011-03-20 22:10:00 | Windows or Mac ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1187920 | 2011-03-23 18:29:00 | But when it comes to keyboards I wish PC keyboards would do away with the numeric keypad. I never use it and it makes the keyboard much bigger than it needs to be. pbtech.co.nz + store.apple.com Works on Windows too ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1187921 | 2011-03-23 20:01:00 | But when it comes to keyboards I wish PC keyboards would do away with the numeric keypad. I never use it and it makes the keyboard much bigger than it needs to be. Why not make full sized ones available as an option for those who need it - eg accountants. I hadn't thought of that, I would have thought if there was a demand they would make them. Save a lot of plastic. Send in suggestion and get a prize. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1187922 | 2011-03-23 20:52:00 | Yes you are right about the Mac being better for Graphics etc. Once Photoshop was ported to Windows, that argument disappeared. And try and find any decent accounting software for a Mac ? But when it comes to keyboards I wish PC keyboards would do away with the numeric keypad. I never use it and it makes the keyboard much bigger than it needs to be. Why not make full sized ones available as an option for those who need it - eg accountants. When, or if, you ever need to insert an ASCII character into a document, like a macron for example, that isn't on the keyboard you will need the number pad as the numbers on the top row don't work for that. Alt + 142 gives you Ä for example. http://www.ascii-code.com/ This is why I will keep the number pad on my keyboard thanks all the same. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1187923 | 2011-03-23 20:54:00 | pbtech.co.nz + store.apple.com Works on Windows too ;) I know at least Thinkpad (should be others) that make compact keyboards. They even have a trackmouse and or moust stick on it too. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1187924 | 2011-03-23 21:58:00 | When, or if, you ever need to insert an ASCII character into a document, like a macron for example, that isn't on the keyboard you will need the number pad as the numbers on the top row don't work for that. Alt + 142 gives you Ä for example. http://www.ascii-code.com/ This is why I will keep the number pad on my keyboard thanks all the same. You seem to assume that those features couldn't be incorporated in the smaller key board?:horrified |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1187925 | 2011-03-23 22:06:00 | Damn! I had not thought of those keys on the numeric keypad I do use them occassionally. But as someone says, there must be a way of implementing it on a smaller keyboard. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1187926 | 2011-03-23 22:21:00 | Windows has something called "On-screen Keyboard". Works a treat ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1187927 | 2011-03-23 22:34:00 | Wonders how to use Alt + xxxx on the onscreen keyboard using a mouse? | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1187928 | 2011-03-23 23:01:00 | I prefer my keyboards to have a numpad as I like using it. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1187929 | 2011-03-23 23:20:00 | I prefer my keyboards to have a numpad as I like using it. We were not thinking of taking your choice away, so you can relax. |
Cicero (40) | ||
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