Kevin, I do understand that the laptop permits bypassing the numeric keypad, but I found it very much easier to be able to transpose the keys I already knew to the imbedded numeric pad. I am grateful for the laptop layout but would prefer the imbedded numeric pad if it were available. You are right, though, the laptop layout works well.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:24:32 -0500, Kevin Barry wrote: >The whole point of the laptop layout is to bypass the built in numpad. >It works quite well. >At 10:09 PM 3/3/2012, Steve Jacobson wrote: >>I'm not sure, but I fear that this is a trend to no longer support >>the NUMPAD on laptops. I have the same issue with an HP laptop that >>I just purchased, >>but the laptop layout isn't bad. My HP only allows access to the >>INSERT key with the FN key, so I'm very thankful for the CAPSLOCK >>modifier. Still, I >>wonder why there would be a decision to do away with the imbeded >>numeric pad. That worked great for me on my Dell and on my Asus >>netbook as well >>as on most other computers. >> >>Best regards, >> >>Steve Jacobson >> >> >>On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:03:07 -0500, Kevin Barry wrote: >> >> >Use the laptop layout. >> >That bypasses the numpad altogether. >> >> >At 06:08 PM 3/3/2012, Bill Scherer wrote: >> >>Hi all, >> >>Just bought a Lenovo Laptop today and can't get the mouse keys to work. >> >>I have been using a Del laptop and using the function plus the >> >>various keys rather than a mouse pad. >> >>Doesn't seem to work on the Lenovo though. Holding the function key >> >>and pressing any of the other keys gives me no speech at all. >> >>Thanks for any help. >> >>Bill >> >>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> >>sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >> >>message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >> >>message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> >> >>GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >> >>can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >> >> >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and >> your message is related to GW >>Micro, then please consider sending your message to >>[email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. >> You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >> >> >> >> >>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >>message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >>message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >>GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >>can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
