Re: NumLock SOLVED ??
- From: John Nurick <j.mapSoN.nurick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 06:21:18 +0100
Neat idea ... except maybe for laptop users<g>.
On 26 May 2005 14:43:49 -0700, grumtac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Greetings,
>I complained a few days ago about Sendkeys and Numlock issues. I
>questioned various keyboard makers and all replied that I would not
>find a numpad that will ALWAYS send numbers no matter what, except for
>programable ones.
>
>So, I thought I would try my next option, "Keyboard Remapping", and
>golly Gee.... It works GREAT !
>
>I used a Program called KeyTweak, and simply made all the numbers and
>Del key emulate the numbers in the row above the alpha keys. Works like
>a champ, and we have not found it to have any bad affect with any oter
>programs we run.
>
>Obviously it will not work for people who use the numpad for scrolling
>and such. I think that must be pretty much only "Gamers" ?? We do not
>play games, and now, We get NUMBERS no matter what state the numlock
>is, it works perfectly. I made a whole lot of people happy with this !
>(Caps lock also can be wacky, but it seems only for those who want to
>keep it on)
>
>I didn't want to do this initially if a program had to be running in
>the background, but I found that Win2k and XP can allow the keyboard to
>be remapped and saved to the registry. KeyTweak allows you to save such
>data, and set it back to original with a simple click. Unfortunately,
>it does not work for Win98, but we have few of them left operating
>anyhow.
>
>So, if you are sick and tired of Sendkeys statements and numlock
>issues, give KeyTweak a try... You can google it and find it easily.
>
>Thanks
>Grummy
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