Well here is the layout that i cam up with if anyone is interested
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1st thing i see:
correlation between "mode" and "num-lock."
1) is "mode" required to access "num-lock?"
2) would this allow the "edit" features of the original "num-lock-off - tenkey" mode?
a) while also allowing "typical edit cluster" functionality, in "non-tenkey-mode?"
Would be nice to have all 3 of those "modes":
1) "edit cluster" mode (which would evidently include media functions!)
2) tenkey +num-lock mode
3) tenkey -num-lock mode
Would be great if the "mode" key simply switched between "edit/media" mode, and "tenkey" mode, and while in tenkey-mode, "num-lock(insert)" would do what you'd expect.
Now... let's detach it, back-light it, and put it on the left side... and put everything in a "silent," minimalist, low-profile metal case.