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> many keys you might want to use frequently are in awkward spots, like the numbers Laptops used to handle this by having a toggleable numpad on top of the let
by SilasX 5y ago
> many keys you might want to use frequently are in awkward spots, like the numbers
Laptops used to handle this by having a toggleable numpad on top of the letters. That is, if you pressed a button (analogous to numlock) then the keys u/i/o would input 7/8/9, and j/k/l would input 4/5/6, etc.
I found it very convenient, but they stopped including that for some reason.
- dspillett 5y agoSome recent Asus laptops have a touch-panel numeric keypad that you can turn on in the trackpad, the zenbook I have being one of them. It doesn't feel the same as actual keys, but it is better than nothing. My dad uses numeric keypads a lot (habit from years of working in payroll & similar, lots of figures and basic arithmetic to type) but doesn't like the function-key-to-overload-keys-for-a-keypad due t the extra key and the key alignment not being quite right. He has a USB add-on keypad that he plus into laptops when convenient (i.e. when desk space allows).