Re: [Sheflug] anyone tried this combined mouse and num pad?

[Adam Funk <a.funk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[14/10/11 10:54] (Ted Harding) wrote:

> Just one comment: If I'm using a numeric keypad, it is for
> rapid reliable entry of numeric data (often in large quantities).
> For that purpose, I would want it to stay put and not dodge
> around, so that my fingers (which after practice would "know"
> where the different digit-keys were) would land reliably on
> the intended digits.
> 
> I strongly suspect that using this device as a keypad would
> tend to cause it to shift a bit between key-presses, resulting
> in potentially unreliable data entry, unless the finger action
> is accompanied by careful visual scrutiny of where the keys
> are at the time.

Interesting point.  On my "big computer" I tend to move over to the num
pad if I'm entering 4 digits (or more), and I find it frustrating trying
to enter numbers, even not in very "large quantities" on my laptop, so I
was thinking about the combined device as a compromise between having a
num pad and packing even more paraphernalia.

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