• @TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    -61 year ago

    I think its great.

    Numpads feel like a keyboard wearing a padded bra. Like I get it why you would want it, but its clearly redundant and largely pointless. No shame in having just what you need and needing just what you have.

    Like unless you’ve got a job that requires 10 key (and at that point, like brah, why even?), I fail to understand the keypad on a modern key board

    • @T156@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      Depends on what you use it for and why.

      It’s a lot more convenient than using the number row, especially if you have to input a bunch of numbers at once. I find it rather handy for jotting up my budget, for example. I could do it with the standard number row, but the number pad is easier and nicer to do it with.

      Also good for games that have a lot of hotkeys, like Minecraft modpacks. You get more buttons.

    • Lemmington Bunnie
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      61 year ago

      Some people wear a padded bra for comfort, not looks. Ironic that you use the word “pointless”, because the padding helps with… points. So it can actually be quite practical.

      Likewise, the numpad can be more about comfort, even for a little ol admin/service person. I use both sets of number keys depending on - well, I’m not sure, just whatever feels right.

    • @richyawyingtmv@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Spoken like someone who clearly doesn’t work in finance.

      The numpad is essential for my work. You’re not seeing it from the perspective of myself who uses it as a calculator with automatic text entry while producing documents and estimations. That is my job, and it requires the numpad/calculator layout.

      • @MrBusinessII@sh.itjust.works
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        21 year ago

        Thinking of your needs, it’d be cool if there were keyboards that could attach/detach. Like say you want something for gaming it can be 60% or TKL. But then you want a full keyboard for work. You would just be able to connect it together and boom, just works right away.

      • @attempt@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        I’ve been a CPA for a decade and don’t use a numpad, though I have to give credit to World of Warcraft for my ability to hit any number with ease. I’ve found you will be most efficient when you never have to leave home row with either hand, so learning to use a trackpoint also helps.