I've noted in the past, when it comes to generic windows keyboards on a mac, a few keys change, primarily the option, command and control keys swap over, making things a little confusing, as well as that, a few other small things.
I always stick to apple keyboards even for repair work. I keep a spare new apple USB keyboard in my drawer for any base units, etc. lew On 12 Dec 2011, at 08:49, David Griffith wrote: > I have finally found a UK supplier who will provide a high quality > ergonomic keyboard for the Mac. > > It is very expensive compared to Windows versions but I would buy it like a > shot because I am fairly desperate to have comfortable typing again. However > there is one problem. The keyboard does not have a numeric keypad and I am a > fan of num pad commander. > The suggestion that they have made to me is that I purchase a separate > numpad keyboard from them to go with the ergonomic keyboard . > The numpad keyboards they sell are standard PC USB devices but they believe > that they will work on a Mac. Having found it impossible to connect a > windows ergonomic keyboard which is compatible with the Mac I am suspicious > of claims that things should be compatible. > Does anybody have successful experience of using a separate numpad keyboard > with the Mac? > > Regards > > David Griffith > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Mr. L. Alexander. Free Macs For The Blind. E-Mail: [email protected] Direct line: 07936 877500 Twitter: @macsfortheblind Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help anybody disabled with anything Apple! http://www.mac-access.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
