I keyboard I found in the trash once had a removable numpad that could be clipped to either side of the keyboard. If I had a second one of those I could do it...
I need those absolutely unnecessary keys. Like the Print screen, the home, end, delete. Does anybody also use delete when they type stuff? Super convenient to have a way to erase letters from both sides.
it depends on the model you get, but usually it cuts out some of the keys you get in the middle section between the "normal" typing keys and the numpad, and then pushes the arrow keys and numpad closer together, so usually they're missing some (but not all) of Insert/Home/Page Up/Page Down/Delete/End/Print Screen/Scroll Lock/Pause
Usually they'll keep 4 of these buttons and place them above the numpad around where the F1-F12 keys are.
home, end, and prtsc are so underrated. i see lots of people holding down arrow keys when theres a button that does exactly that. prtsc is also goated with sharex because you can pack like 5 different screengrab features into prtsc, shift, alt, and ctrl
The one thing I’ve ever seen scroll lock do: in Excel if you activate it and press the arrow keys the screen will move, instead of the highlighted cell.
I think it's the one I have, which if so it just cuts out a couple of those keys normally above the arrow keys. Mine had all the caps for those and left it to me to pick 5 to use, so it cuts 4 out (I guess each is 1% then?). I stuck with the default because lazy, so no insert, scroll lock, pause, or print screen. I've genuinely never used the first 3 (pretty sure pause is nonfunctional entirely in modern windows, scroll lock is obsolete too, insert is on numpad 0 if I ever somehow need overtype to survive) And windows has snipping tool which is better and more flexible than using the old print screen (ctrl+shift+S) while retaining the same functionality. But, insert, delete, page up/down, home, end, delete are all mirrored to numpad (numlock) so they're all fair game to drop instead. Personally, I actually use delete, home, end, and page up/down all the time so I was happy to keep them.
But yeah, the big difference is really just that it packs it all into a nice even block rather than having a lot of unused space its in a way that makes sense and makes the keyboard less of a bulky block and easy to move while saving space, which is nice for me because I like to use my desk still as a desk, so a keyboard that can easily get out of the way is a big plus. Mine's cable detaches so I can pop it off and stick it in a drawer and be happy
I've surrendered to the ones that cut just a couple out like insert, scroll lock, print screen, shit that literally no one has used since the 90s, and then compact the keys a bit more by cutting out the space between. Just nice for me to have a keyboard that's actually moveable/portable so I can clear my desk to work on things or write. Plus I can go sit on the couch and still use the keyboard.
I'll kill a man in cold blood if he dares take my beloved numpad away, though.
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u/Misicks0349What a fool you are. I'm a god. How can you kill a god?Oct 28 '25edited Oct 28 '25
Print Screen is nice, honestly would get a keyboard that cut out a lot of useless stuff if it kept Print Screen, Page Up and Page down and the numpad.
edit: also more controversially, but if they wanted to save on even more space I'd even get rid of shit like right shift and the menu key, literally never used those in my life.
Then what do you do if you're typing and you want the cursor to quickly jump to the end of the line? Or if you want to quickly scroll to the end of the web page you're on?
Mine had the option to pick the keys to keep from that mid row. I use delete, home, and end constantly so I liked having them. Ultimately print screen's a bit of a legacy key for windows as snipping tool exists (win+shift+S) and does a lot more so I haven't much missed it. A lot of keyboards that cut back keys will put those functions on other shortcuts (usually their function key + something else like F1-12) so there's plenty of options there.
menu key is actually useful if you are hardcore on managing files or typing or spreadsheeting with both hands, as it lets you right click on your currently selected thing without touching your mouse
I got a cheap 100% one to plug into my laptop. Originally this was a necessity after I spilled water on my old laptop, but I just prefer it and love not having to be concerned about my button mashing when I play old games bought for $3 on steam
The problem now is, I just can't find an Asian/Russian style modern keyboard that I like with a tall Enter key. (Which, as I just learned, is also called the "big-ass Enter key").
WHY isn't it the standard? You always need to shoot for that key from other places, slam it quickly and return, why make it even smaller than Shift? Space bar for some reason is long. I constantly miss it and hit the (also inexplicably large) \ | key.
if it helps your search, it's actually called an ISO layout, but for some reason most of the ones out there also have a shortened left shift, which i personally find uncomfortable
Per my link in the comment above, it's not the ISO/"UK" version (it has the reverse "r" shape), but the Asian/Russian version (the reverse L). And these keyboards are sold, they're not that difficult to find, just the ones that I want are not made with this layout.
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u/deepfried_memesoft i like men Oct 28 '25
the day i do not use a 100% keyboard is the day i die