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Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: krstf on Sun, 25 April 2010, 08:36:24

Hi,
I was wondering if there is any way to turn on the NumLock key on a Model M for instance when using a Mac(Book)?
I have tried all sorts of combinations + looked on the net, but NumLock doesn´t activate.

Does anyone here have the same problem/ and or a solution to this?

Thanks in advance and have a nice sunday.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: microsoft windows on Sun, 25 April 2010, 08:49:30

You can run Windows on the Mac and use Num-Lock there.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: krstf on Sun, 25 April 2010, 08:53:57

Well that's an option, but not an option for me.
Thanks anywas

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: krstf on Sun, 25 April 2010, 09:31:41

ha! Found a solution! : Key Remap for Mac: http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/

:)

Thanks for the kind help anyways!

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: hyperlinked on Sun, 25 April 2010, 09:32:59

Quote from: krstf;175758

I was wondering if there is any way to turn on the NumLock key on a Model M for instance when using a Mac(Book)?

Does the Num Lock key do anything at all? If the key is getting recognized at all, you might be able to use Keyboard Maestro (http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/) to remap the key.

Are the Num Lock keys on Model M's the same as the Num Lock keys in current day boards? I don't have any problems at all with my Num Lock keys using "non-Mac" specific keyboards. I don't have a Model M though so I have no idea what might work.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: hyperlinked on Sun, 25 April 2010, 09:36:03

Quote from: krstf;175779

ha! Found a solution! : Key Remap for Mac: http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/

Hmm... cool utility! That appears to be basically the equivalent to AutoHotKey that Ripster mentioned. I didn't know about it. I'll have to try it out. Keyboard Maestro doesn't let you remap another key as the Caps Lock key. I don't have caps lock key right now because I use it as a control key.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: Specter_57 on Sun, 25 April 2010, 09:37:40

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Can Macs even recognize more than one key input?


Ohhhh..!!  Sorry...that was a Mac mouse I  was thinking of.

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Spec_57

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: krstf on Sun, 25 April 2010, 09:54:49

Right now I remapped the numpad keys to the secondary functions (arrows and so on). Gotta play with it a little more and se if there is a possibility to toggle something as NumLock.
Before nothing happened at all when I pressed Num Lock.
I´ll also check wether it is possible to map arrowkeys to j k l i (HHKB style).

Cheers

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: JBert on Sun, 25 April 2010, 10:20:39

Quote from: Specter_57;175785

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Can Macs even recognize more than one key input?


Ohhhh..!!  Sorry...that was a Mac mouse I  was thinking of.

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Spec_57

Oh come on... Now you were just being evil.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: Rajagra on Sun, 25 April 2010, 12:19:08

Quote from: Specter_57;175785

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Can Macs even recognize more than one key input?


Ohhhh..!!  Sorry...that was a Mac mouse I  was thinking of.

..............
Spec_57

A is for Apple
(http://www.g-ray.co.uk/pictures/scousers/keyb-scouser.jpg)

What's the actual problem that needs to be overcome? Is the number pad unusable because NumLock is off? Is that different to how newer PC keyboards work?

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 26 April 2010, 17:52:18

Quote from: Specter_57;175785

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Can Macs even recognize more than one key input?

Ohhhh..!!  Sorry...that was a Mac mouse I  was thinking of.

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Spec_57

Actually, pressing multiple keys really fast on an iMac spikes the CPU usage to 100%.

And using key mapping utilities wastes background resources.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: xsphat on Mon, 26 April 2010, 20:52:15

I've been using keyremap4macbook for a while now with no problems or bugs or anything. Glad you're liking it too.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 27 April 2010, 14:07:05

My solution: Get Windows 2000. It beats the living crap out of ANY Mac OS.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 28 April 2010, 13:09:50

Not as shiny. Clearly inferior.

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: Specter_57 on Wed, 28 April 2010, 15:17:04

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re: "...: Get Windows 2000. It beats the living crap out of ANY Mac OS."

Ha!  OS/2 v2.0  would do that...did then does now.....as would/will/does DOS...
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Spec_57

Title: Num Lock + Mac = impossible?
Post by: ch_123 on Wed, 28 April 2010, 15:42:36

You must be thinking of a different DOS and OS/2 than I am.