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#1 2008-07-02 5:13 pm
Numeric pad on the left
I have thought of this for a while, and it struck me once again..
Keyboard - numeric pad - mouse; make a quite off centered keyboard.
Right now my "enter" key is placed close to the center of my screen (20"), which I find little ergonomical.
For heavy number typers I can understand assigning it to the right hand, but I believe that's a minority amongst us..
Anyone else would consider the numeric pad at the left? Are there any good reason it shouldn't be so? Has it been done before?
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#2 2008-07-02 10:24 pm
Re: Numeric pad on the left
yes been done before http://www.fentek-ind.com/modular.htm
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#3 2008-07-02 10:34 pm
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Re: Numeric pad on the left
I am left handed and think its cool that lefty keyboards are made, but its kind of a waste of money. I used to use my mouse with my left hand, but going to school and working I ended up using so many right handed computers that I grew tired of re-configuring every computer I sat down at, so now even at home I do all my computing right handed.
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#4 2008-07-03 4:45 am
Re: Numeric pad on the left
NSX wrote:
yes been done before http://www.fentek-ind.com/modular.htm
funny; never saw that.
However, my point is that these should be for right handed people; as it would permit a more centered keyboard.
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#5 2008-07-03 8:49 am
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Re: Numeric pad on the left
maleko wrote:
I am left handed and think its cool that lefty keyboards are made, but its kind of a waste of money. I used to use my mouse with my left hand, but going to school and working I ended up using so many right handed computers that I grew tired of re-configuring every computer I sat down at, so now even at home I do all my computing right handed.
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