is there a way you can reprogam the keeboard so if you hold down fn or something and the click certen keys you can use a numpad, i dont want o purches or use any other keeboard or numpad?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Already exists on a MBP keyboard, but not on the Apple wireless keyboard. The Apple wired extended keyboard has a keypad as do other compatible keyboards.
Zyriab wrote:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2010060515230735
Wow. Advanced programming techniques.
Do I detect a little sarcasm there OrangeMarlin?!!! 😁
aidans wrote:
is there a way you can reprogam the keeboard so if you hold down fn or something and the click certen keys you can use a numpad
Yes. Takayama Fumihiko's KeyRemap4MacBook. It's donationware.
Zyriab wrote:
Do I detect a little sarcasm there OrangeMarlin?!!! 😁
No, sarcasm would have been "Sure that appears to be so easy any Mac user could do it."
I was being seriously honest. Remember, the average user who comes here wouldn't do that. I wouldn't. Of course, I'd buy a USB numeric keypad and be done with it.
I wouldn't either. Like you I'd buy a USB keypad, they're cheap enough. I was just answering OP's question - he doesn't want to get one. If he wants to go to all that hassle, that's up to him!
If you need a keypad just to use a calculator easily try this app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calc-on-trackpad/id587264766?ls=1&mt=12
Zyriab wrote:
If he wants to go to all that hassle, that's up to him!
You're too much of a softie. Should've sent a fullblown XCode project in Objective-C...😝
Two things:
1: OP asked for a solution and Zyriab provided. You simply provided criticism for the solution without providing your own solution. Your input that you would buy a usb device does not fit with what op wanted. There is a reason to use a virtual keypad rather than external: being that reaching for an external would be anti-productive by moving from the home row.
2: My needs are exactly that of what Zyriab suggested. To me your comments are discouraging of solutions based on assumption of user level. This is a problem for me because it in fact isn't an advanced programming technique, perspectively. Don't knock solutions that are too high level for you unless you asked the question.
how do you get a numpad on macbookpro
