100% or bust!
Get a larger desk. No way I'm typing numbers not on a keypad
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I have a split 40% because I type for a living and normie keyboards destroy my wrists.
I went from a 100% membrane to a 60% mechanical, then a ~63% (think the 60% one but ONLY with extra arrow keys) then to a tenkeyless minus some of the useless keys, now to a full tenkeyless one
Here's what I have. Honestly it's perfect.
That's my current keyboard too! (Except the NES color-scheme)
They recently came out with a full-size version, which is tempting me.
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This post is looking for a war 🤣
I've been using full size my whole life but it seems like TKL is my next logical step because I need more mousing space.
96% gang. Best of both worlds, compact to just slightly wider than a TKL but without any sacrifice.
Yep. My only issue is finding fun key caps for the Ctrl Alt and Fn keys that are smaller than normal.
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75% + 4x4 macropad
The best keyboard I managed to find from all keyboards I've ever used (including high end mechanical ones) is.. 96%, keychron q6. Embrace mental disability, it feels so incredibly good
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Ilove 75% keebs soooo much !
My daily keyboard's a 40%.
I also use a keyboard with a numpad. And I have a standalone numpad for rare occasions.
I use my numpad to move and resize windows. A lot of Openbox setups I used utilized the feature, and I try to replicate it on whatever DE or WM I use.
Like so many things, it really depends on what you're doing. I've worked a lot of different jobs, and some absolutely require a numpad and some I've never touched it. What people really need is programmable keyboards. If you need a numpad you don't have to even move your hands if you program it right. Same with function keys. It's better for you long term. So I'd actually suggest a smaller but programmable keyboard for everyone, even if they don't use the numpad, plenty of great features on these keyboards.
I have brain damage :)
The fuck do you people need the num pad on your daily driver? Are you all deviant accountants or retro computer enthusiasts typing in code from magazines?
Entering IP addresses for work (mostly network info for printers tbh), and a decent amount of games use it for flight.
To remap the numlock off keys as a macropad.
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I spent 30 years thinking someday I'd start using the number pad and then finally gave up. I like having the typing part centered more.
Exactly. For me it's closer to 40 years and I don't think I ever used the number pad more than ten times. Tenkeyless is just better, unless you're an accountant.
Or if you use different language keyboard layout. I mostly use Czech layout and if I wanted to type numbers without a numpad, I would need to hold shift+number to type them, or change the layout. So for me it's more convenient to just use the numpad. Also I grew up with full sized keyboards so it's also a habit.
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I literally will not ever daily use a keyboard if it doesn't have a number pad.
Any time I'm forced to temporarily use anything without a num pad I feel like I'm driving a car that's missing half it's steering wheel or something. It just feels wrong.
I downsized a while back due to switching to a smaller desk, and it does feel weird.
I can input lots of numbers very fast without looking down with a num pad. I cannot do that with the number row. I have to look down at some point and it's much slower.
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I was a cashier, then a bookkeeper during the time when both heavily used the "10-key" and got really fast at touch typing numbers. Not as fast now, but I would be absolutely lost without it for spreadsheets, calculations, etc. I wouldn't even consider a keyboard without one!
For my own mental health I can only see the full and the tkl.
Ah yes, because all people need to enjoy what I enjoy
100% correct.
A keyboard without a numpad is like a cock without a foreskin.
Stupid as fuck, but some people don't know any better
That analogy is a work of art. So casually out of pocket
On my desktop, I need that num pad.
On the go, I loathe my laptop keyboard and mouse, and bring a 60% and a mouse. Easy to fit in the bag for travel if I'm setting up shop somewhere for a few days or more. Also a dock so I can hook it up to the hotel TV or conf room display easily if they are behind the times.
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I don't need the numpad. But no function keys? That's insane.
They just become like laptops with a Fn+# key. It's not like they are 'gone'. Same thing with home/end/etc.
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