Shift + Keypad Cursor keys

[Matthew Clarke]

FYI - solved my own problem!

There is a setting in the keyboard prefs applet that configures the
keypad behaviour the way I like.

it is Keyboard Preferences->Layout Options->Misc compatibility
options->Shift with numpad keys works as in MS Windows.

does anyone know the rationale for (what I presume is) the *nix
convention for keypad operation?  It appears from the settings that
the Mac also has a different way of handling the keypad!

I personally am at a loss without the shift+keypad cursoring --
especially when coding.

(yes, I obsess about interface issues...)

CHeers,
MC

PS - cheers to gnome for having the setting I needed in the place that
I (eventually) thought of looking.  no text file editing required !!

On 6/4/07, Matthew Clarke <mj3clark at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah ha, thanks for the tip.
>
> yes when I toggle the numlock it toggles the behaviour.  this doesn't
> solve the problem however, because then, in order to get the nice
> selecting, the numpad types numbers rather cursoring.
>
> so basically toggling numlock ends up simply toggling the problem!
>
> I would like to be able to use the keypad cursor keys AND use SHIFT to select!
>
> Cheers,
> MC
>
> On 6/4/07, Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
> > Matthew Clarke wrote:
> > > Hello, I've got an issue that been bugging me for a long time.  I
> > > often cursor around documents using the keypad cursor keys.  However I
> > > came across an unexpected behaviour when holding down the shift key to
> > > select text using these cursor keys.  instead of extending the
> > > selection, it enters the number of the corresponding key.  78888 <-
> > > this is me trying to rapidly select this paragraph...  :)
> >
> > Could this be a NumLock issue?
> >
> > Matt Flaschen
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Matthew Clarke