Will Denayer wrote:
I can still not enter any notes. Perhaps it is not possible to use
speed entry on a notebook, although I think that I read somewhere a
while ago that there has to be a function somewhere in Windows that
lets you work on a regular notepad keyboard as if it were a keyboard
for a desktop;
On the laptops with which I am personally familiar, one can activate a
faux numeric keypad on the regular keyboard. A close examination of my
laptop keyboard shows that the character "*" is mapped to the "0" key;
that "4", "5", "6", and "-" are mapped to the keys "U", "I", "O", "P";
that "1", "2", "3", and "+" are mapped to the keys "J", "K", "L", ";" ;
and that "0" is mapped to "M".
The numerals on my machine are printed in a light blue ink, and this
"faux" numeric keypad is activated by pressing the function key [Fn],
located on my machine, adjacent to the "ctrl" and "alt" keys. On my
machine, in addition to activating the numeric keypad, the Fn key also
changes the functions of other keys, too. When the Fn key is engaged,
one pair of function keys controls the brightness of the display,
another adjusts contrast, another set of keys activates playback
controls for CD's and DVD's, &c. My understanding is that this is a
function of hardware design, so that if one were to install LINUX on the
laptop in lieu of windows, the keyboard mapping would still be the same.
Turning to your point about not being able to enter notes in Speedy
entry, a MIDI controller (it need not necessarily be a keyboard, thought
this may be most convenient), while useful in simple entry in 2k7, is
_required_ to be able to access most of the features of speedy entry and
hyperscribe, including the entry of notes and chords. In my opinion,
the use of a MIDI input device, and, on a laptop, a standalone numeric
keypad just cannot be emphasized too strongly. Yes one can use Finale
without it; but the productivity gains of each make each one well
worthwhile.
ns
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