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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: Justins7 on Wed, 08 March 2017, 09:30:43
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Sorry for the ignorance — I'm a novice.
Does a numpad get automatically recognized along with a separate keyboard?
I have a full mechanical keyboard from WASD (I do use the number pad a lot), but I like the form factor of the smaller keyboards. So I ordered a new, cheap mechanical 68-key keyboard. If I then buy a separate Numpad will they both work when connected at the same time? Are there any issues with these functioning together?
I use a Mac OS X.
Thanks!
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The OS (operating system) will know that it is a numpad :)
You can use both at the same time.
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Fellow OS X user here.
a) Should be just fine. Both working at once.
b) There are some num pads that say "Windows only" which seemed odd to me. Here's a link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YEL1PC8/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I further found that:
This Generates
Key This
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000 Generates 3 key strokes: 0,0,0
Home doesn't do anything
Email doesn't do anything
Calculator doesn't do anything
But the numbers, +, -, *, /, Delete and Tab all work fine.
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Excellent, thanks. Are there any mechanical keypads to recommend?
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I wouldn't have known this as I'm not a Mac person but a few days ago I watched a Hak5 video about the Rubber Ducky that described the difference between Windows and Mac HID devices; OSX looks for a specific ID associated with Mac products. If it says works with Mac you're golden. If not you should ask whoever sells it. It's somewhat rare to find a new HID device that can't speak to OSX but from what I understand it happens from time to time.