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+- on Mac
« on: May 24, 2009, 07:04:59 pm »

Yeah, I just got a mac. When playing I was confronted with a situation where I needed to use the +- keys that are normally on the window's numpad. Where are these keys located on the mac? Because the one on the number row doesn't seem to work...
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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2009, 07:35:46 pm »

Hold down the fn key, then press / for + or ; for -. I'd suggest getting a keyboard with a numpad though. Macs will support them unless they need special software, and they're invaluable in gaming, especially roguelikes.

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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2009, 08:13:13 pm »

Forget about getting a new keyboard, just remap them to something more sensible.
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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2009, 08:19:38 pm »

Forget about getting a new keyboard, just remap them to something more sensible.

Exactly what I did.
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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2009, 08:20:16 pm »

I remapped mine to [ ] and shift+[, shift+]

Much easier than +- from the num pad.

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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2009, 08:33:39 pm »

Remapping = efficient.

Efficient != dwarven.

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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2009, 10:51:44 pm »

Hold down the fn key, then press / for + or ; for -. I'd suggest getting a keyboard with a numpad though. Macs will support them unless they need special software, and they're invaluable in gaming, especially roguelikes.

I play DF on a laptop and this is all I ever use.  when I switched over to my fullsized keyboard, I found it hard to move my hand over to the plus minus key over and over again.  I'm so used to hitting the fn key now.
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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2009, 10:43:30 am »

Hold down the fn key, then press / for + or ; for -. I'd suggest getting a keyboard with a numpad though. Macs will support them unless they need special software, and they're invaluable in gaming, especially roguelikes.

I play DF on a laptop and this is all I ever use.  when I switched over to my fullsized keyboard, I found it hard to move my hand over to the plus minus key over and over again.  I'm so used to hitting the fn key now.

Huh, i couldnt fathon NOT using the numpad when i tried on my laptop, i guess its all about initial experience/adaption.
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Re: +- on Mac
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2009, 02:29:12 pm »

I can agree with the laptop view.
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