I like this post.Why do they bother with the number pad at all? It just means that on most pull-out keyboard trays there's no room to put the mouse. It's especially bad on 'ergonomic' keyboards which are wider by design and therefore there's even less room to put the mouse in an ergonomic position!!!
ARE THEY THICK??
Also, I can see a use for 'Num lock', sort of, but what the goddamn blazes is 'Scroll lock for'?
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:30,
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ARE THEY THICK??
Also, I can see a use for 'Num lock', sort of, but what the goddamn blazes is 'Scroll lock for'?
Years ago I worked in data entrySome of the data was entered in lots of three-digit codes and, once you got used to it, the number pad could be used to enter them much more easily than the conventional number line.
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 15:41,
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The numerical keypad is a godsend for any numbers.
tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!,
Mon 11 Jul 2011, 16:01,
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Numlock for numbers...Numlock is great for those of us with a right hand who type numbers. Easier to type out numbers without looking. And as Drunken Miss Ho says... anyone who has had that summer job doing "data entry" learns the speed advantage. I don't think I ever use the "normal" numbers.
[f2] is used to rename things. Very handy if you are too lazy to do it another way.
[f7] is self destruct.
[Print Screen] - snaps a screenshot to the clipboard.
Now find me a use for [Scroll Lock] outside of DOS. Or... come to think about it... [Alt Gr]. I want [Alt Gr] bound to something useful like "Make Coffee"
([f2] is used to rename things. Very handy if you are too lazy to do it another way.
[f7] is self destruct.
[Print Screen] - snaps a screenshot to the clipboard.
Now find me a use for [Scroll Lock] outside of DOS. Or... come to think about it... [Alt Gr]. I want [Alt Gr] bound to something useful like "Make Coffee"
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 17:04,
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Ahh....I learnt something today... goes off and prints out the keys for Excel. Always thought it was a strange program with its own little ways.
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 18:33,
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Missed the AltGr thing.In Windows it's bound to Ctrl+Alt. Compare AltGr+4 and Ctrl+Alt+4 - both should produce that ghastly Euro currency symbol.
However, it can be remapped. I've a mouldy old ThinkPad which doesn't have a Windows key... or does it?
This piece - www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1051906940 - explains how to mess around with key assignments.
(However, it can be remapped. I've a mouldy old ThinkPad which doesn't have a Windows key... or does it?
This piece - www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1051906940 - explains how to mess around with key assignments.
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 23:50,
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The number pad is vital for Sid Meier games, Angband, and other turn-based games with grids.
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 16:23,
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SCROLL LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR ROGUEEDIT: IT'S MY FUCKING B3TADAY!
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Mon 11 Jul 2011, 17:40,
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