WTF is the point of the Num Lock button?

[Luke Cage]

I only ever use the number pad for typing numbers. no other reason
but every now and then you hut num lock by mistake and gotta retype the last 5 digits that didn't entered on whichever spreadsheet
Who needs to turn the num lock function off for this to be a permanent feature?
They need to get rid of that button or at least move it to the other side of the key board so you don't accidently hit it when going for 7

most frustrating thing about keyboards
I'm an accountant so i type out numbers all day and rarely even look at the keys, so sometimes slip happen, but it seems unnecessary

 

[Flexington]

It's just for the dual functionality in those buttons on the numberpad.

Most standard keyboards these days are full sized and you've got dedicated buttons for functions like Home, End, Page Dwn, Insert, etc.
I feel like earlier on our current full sized keyboards weren't as common (especially on laptops), but they've just left it on out of tradition/habit.

Could also have left it as a "just in case" you break those buttons? I dunno

 

[beenz]

I only ever use the number pad for typing numbers. no other reason
but every now and then you hut num lock by mistake and gotta retype the last 5 digits that didn't entered on whichever spreadsheet
Who needs to turn the num lock function off for this to be a permanent feature?
They need to get rid of that button or at least move it to the other side of the key board so you don't accidently hit it when going for 7

most frustrating thing about keyboards
I'm an accountant so i type out numbers all day and rarely even look at the keys, so sometimes slip happen, but it seems unnecessary

because if ur someone who has to enter lots of numbers manually on a spreadsheet, it's waaaayyyyyy easier to use the numeric pad on your keyboard instead of the number buttons that's above the letters. I can EASILY type on the number pad without looking. much harder with the number buttons.

 

[Luke Cage]

It's just for the dual functionality in those buttons on the numberpad.

Most standard keyboards these days are full sized and you've got dedicated buttons for functions like Home, End, Page Dwn, Insert, etc.
I feel like earlier on our current full sized keyboards weren't as common (especially on laptops), but they've just left it on out of tradition/habit.

Could also have left it as a "just in case" you break those buttons? I dunno

literally a vestigial button from a bygone era that no longer serves a purpose but to be annoying

 

[Luke Cage]

because if ur someone who has to enter lots of numbers manually on a spreadsheet, it's waaaayyyyyy easier to use the numeric pad on your keyboard instead of the number buttons that's above the letters. I can EASILY type on the number pad without looking. much harder with the number buttons.

you don't understand me. I'm saying why even have to ability to toggle off this function? all of us use the number pad for numbers. I myself type in spreadsheets all day. i use the number pad without looking, I game, i surf whatever, never had a reason to turn off the number function except by accident. should just permanently num lock the pad and remove that button. who are all the people the use the number pad for something beside number for it to be universally deemed need to have that button?

 

[Yinny]

I can tell you put a lot of thought into this. Congrats or sorry for your loss

 

[Luke Cage]

I can tell you put a lot of thought into this. Congrats or sorry for your loss

Thanks breh, just a quick at work rant for me

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Num Lock a weird case why is it around?

 

[Buddy]

I got fired, and charged with destruction of property cause this bytch ass numlock wouldn't stay on. fukk numlock and fukk whoever took my register at Walmart

 

[Black Panther]

I only ever use the number pad for typing numbers. no other reason
but every now and then you hut num lock by mistake and gotta retype the last 5 digits that didn't entered on whichever spreadsheet
Who needs to turn the num lock function off for this to be a permanent feature?
They need to get rid of that button or at least move it to the other side of the key board so you don't accidently hit it when going for 7

most frustrating thing about keyboards
I'm an accountant so i type out numbers all day and rarely even look at the keys, so sometimes slip happen, but it seems unnecessary

IIRC, Unix-based systems don't use the number pad

The number pad only came about after MS-DOS (i.e. Windows) came out

That being said...yeah it's pretty pointless nowadays. There's no need to ever toggle off the functionality, even if you don't have a physical num pad (like on a laptop).

 

[Jean Jacket]

Numlock and Capslock are the two friends that always try to cockblock you on some petty shyt when you're about to enter the password to some p*ssy.

Always gotta check them fools before you do anything.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

THANK YOU.

My work laptop resets the numlock on every restart and my PW has numbers of course...fukk numlock...NUMBERS SHOULD STAY LOCKED

I'm in finance and feel your pain OP

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Very useful if your toddler is sitting on your right thigh while you're working

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

They should just take the numbers off the top row and make them solely be the symbols like the exclamation point and all that

Nobody uses that row for the numbers

 

[Kornball The Conqueror]

real men don't use num lock