Hi all. I am using a full size usb keyboard as I write this. The numeric keypadworks just fine. I suspect if can find a Logitech keypad, itwill work with no problem. If you can find them at Best Buy, they have a thirty day return policy, so if it doesn't work you can take it back. My full size keyboard is also a Logitech. It fits rather nicely in my laptop bag, which means that no matter where I take the laptop, I don't have to put up with it's tiny and crampped keyboard. It's an 8 inch Acer netbook. Gene >I did have problems however. The problem I had was that the insert >key would not act as a normal insert modifier. Apparently, this >particular keyboard was intended strictly to be for numeric kaying and >the insert key on that pad was actually built as a tab key for the >keyer to tab to the next field. Thus I could never get the other keys >on the pad to do anything but enter numbers! It was a total bust for >me. I don't know how to address this issue with store help to be sure >to pick the correct keyboard next time I look for one. Not sure what >to look for on any of the packaging. I'm glad that can still be a >possibility but at this point, I can't say what brands to either avoid >or embrace. > >On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:57:00PM +0200, Dietmar Segbert wrote: >> > janina at rednote.net schrieb am 18.10.11: >> Hello, >> i use a usb-nummerickeypad with my eeepc 1005ha since a long time without >> having problems. >> >> regards >> Dietmar >> >> > Hi, Chuck: >> >> > I used to do this all the time back in the good old days before >> > Speakup had a laptop friendly alternative. >> >> > Those good old days are so long ago, it wasn't even a USB device I >> > used. I had a PS2 numeric keypad that I would set up to the right >> > of my laptop on the train from NYC to DC and back. >> >> > Worked like a charm. I can't imagine USB would create any issue. >> >> > Janina >> >> > Chuck Hallenbeck writes: >> >> Hi people, >> >> >> >> Suppose a system has a keyboard without a numeric keypad, and the >> >> user wants to add a separate USB numeric keypad in order to >> >> operate speakup in the normal desktop fashio;n. Can that be done >> >> without serious problems? What are the pitfalls to watch out for? >> >> >> >> Thanks for any info. >> >> >> >> Chuck >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Chuck in Hudson. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Speakup mailing list >> >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > -- >> >> > Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 >> > sip:janina at asterisk.rednote.net >> >> > Chair, Open Accessibility janina at a11y.org >> > Linux Foundation http://a11y.org >> >> > Chair, Protocols & Formats >> > Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/wai/pf >> > World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
