I admit I've not seen many laptops with numberpads either, I've seen a
couple but it's not common especially on smaller models, usually they tend
to have the option to convert part of the keyboard into a numberpad instead
the way Toshiba do.
As I said, personally sinse I learnt to use a computer on laptops without a
numberpad it's not something I miss, albeit it's nicer to use the numberpad
key layout on desktop with supernova rather than the function key one for
laptops sinse then there's less need to turn the keys off or pass the next
key along to use the keys in the program.
For putting in numbers, I've never personally had an issue with the number
row. I'll also add that marking keys isn't a bad idea either. When I was
learning to type and use a computer at school, the teacher often put a
couple of tactile marks on some of the number keys, usually the three or the
five to make finding them easier, although these days I have used the number
row so often that isn't necessary.
Actually as an unrelated point, marking keys can sometimes come in handy for
other things, I remember at one stage where I had a really bad case of the
flue and was listening to audio books on my laptop, I marked the x key so
that I could stretch across to the laptop on my bedside table and hit play
in winamp, (and find the other basic playback keys which are all around it),
without having to get up and put my hands on the home keys or perch my
laptop the wrong way around on my bedside locker.
of course recently when I was illl I just used my victor stream instead, but
still I wouldn't be above marking keys again if it ever became necessary,
ie, I was in a situation where I constantly needed to find a letter or
number key from a position that wasn't the home keys on a keyboard or a
natural game playing position.
Then again that is another advantage of wireless keyboards, sinse they are!
wireless it doesn't matter where your computer is, you can always hold them
in a position so as to have your hands where you need, (indeed I'm currently
writing this while lying down on my settee but am still able to have my
fingers positioned correctly on the home keys).
All the best,
Dark.
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