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There’s a loud category of people that are obsessed with looks and symmetry (over function) that a numpad breaks. I doubt these folks do any meaningful numeric
by xattt 2y ago
There’s a loud category of people that are obsessed with looks and symmetry (over function) that a numpad breaks.
I doubt these folks do any meaningful numerical work, so they do not understand the convenience of the numpad.
- wruza 2y agoYes, but not doing a numerical work is perfectly fine use of a PC. Edit: thinking more about it, I’d rather use a solar cell powered ble enabled calculator with all the usual buttons (M*, +-, C/AC, <, etc) and a screen, rather than having a built-in or separate numpad which sucks for one-hand input anyway.
- xattt 2y ago> which sucks for one-hand input anyway Wait, what? Unless you’re hunting-and-pecking, a numpad IS the job for one-handed number input.
- pulvinar 2y agoMy reason for using a no-keypad keyboard on the desktop is entirely functional: reaching for the mouse (a very common motion) is faster. And as a bonus, I can type numbers faster on the top row than I could on a keypad since I'm using 8 fingers, and my hands stay in home position for mixing with letters and other symbols. Combine that with being easily able to switch to a laptop keyboard and still type at full speed -- I've just never seen the point of a keypad.
- jermaustin1 2y agoMakes me wonder if with practice I could switch from numpad to the number row for numbers. Currently my brain doesn't work like that, but I had to learn how to type letters all those years ago, so it has to be the same. But I have to "unlearn" how I currently type numbers.
- xattt 2y agoI was laptop only for several years. I thought I’d be able to unlearn. Once I got a proper desk setup again, using a numpad was like riding a bike.