RoycevanBeethoven t1_iucfbnu wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:21 AM

Reply to comment by MayAsWellStopLurking in What is this size of keyboard called with the numpad? by walterjrscs

I'm not sure where you got your definition of numpad, but numpads contain four columns with the mathematical operations you mentioned.

raptor102888 t1_iucfkm8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:24 AM

I think 0 through 9 arranged in a 3 x 4 grid can absolutely be called a "numpad". It's just not a tenkey.

RoycevanBeethoven t1_iucg8aw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:34 AM

I'm not sure when definitions changed for the numeric keypad, but it's always be 17 keys where I grew up, plus minus a couple of keys.

raptor102888 t1_iucgh2h wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:37 AM

Yeah I don't think we're speaking in terms of strict definitions here. He just meant it has a numpad minus the last column. And I don't think saying it that way was confusing to anyone.

ifancytacos t1_iucmlh9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:04 AM

This is needlessly pedantic. We all agree that it isn't a full numpad and that this isn't a standard 1800 or 96% layout because of that, but saying it doesn't have a numpad is just wrong. It does. It just isn't a standard numpad, and that's what makes this a non-standard layout