Yo Che, Yup, out of the box Apple don't imbed numpad functionality into their portables now. Haven't done for a few years. I emailed accessibility to request that they reintroduce the feature drawing their attention to the fact that they provided numpad commander as a feature of VoiceOver, then dropped imbedded numpads. VO users are just the tip of the iceberg though, I know plenty of sighted musos and design folks who miss the functionality. In Mac OS, there's a free utility called KeyRemap4Macbook that does an awesome job of filling the gap, but I'm guessing RR2 is a Windows only release? You'd think a similar utility would exist for Windows though! I know Apple's dodgy keyboard driver passes the F/N key to some extent, because it works in conjunction with the F keys to tweak brightness, volume etc.
If you'd like, I can drop the KeyRemap4Macbook developer a line to see if he has any suggestions. He's implemented some tweaks specifically for Boot Camp users in his other utility, and seems to get his jollies from remapping, so maybe he'd be able to shed some light. Scott On 12/18/13, Che Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I have set up a thread on the forums at audio games: > www.audiogames.net > in the new releases section called rail racer cometh for those > interested in purchasing and playing the public beta. > Right now, the online chat feature uses the num pad to review messages, > for instance numpad 1 repeats the last message. > However, mac laptops don't seem to have a num pad emulation, at least > that > is what I have been told. > Is this correct? There is no modifier key you can use to have a numpad > on > the keyboard? > The last few windows laptops I used were able to do this with a modifier > key, surely there is something similar on macs? > Lastly, if anyone is running rr 2 on a mac in windows mode, and your > having issues racing online, please let me know. We have at least one user > that is failing to run online, and I'm not sure why at this point. > Please email me off list if your running rr 2 online with a mac. > Email address is: > [email protected] > thanks all > che > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
