Numeric Keyboard entry on OSX

[trevix]

Hi all.
I forgot how to enable, for LC, the numeric keyboard on OSX, if i ever did...
Number on the main keyboard zone are typed ok but not those on the keypad on the right.
Is it a system setting?

Trevix

[Klaus]

No Problems here with a german keyboard, except the equal sign does not get through.
I already reported this some time ago.

[dunbarx]

Try this:

Open  Apple menu and choose “System Preferences”, then go to “Accessibility”

Select “Mouse & Trackpad” and look for an option called “Enable Mouse Keys” – uncheck this if it is checked to regain usage of the number pad.

Craig Newman

[[-hh]]

You may have to "numLock" on/off with the Clear-key (top left on your keypad),
or, depending on the year of your hardware, use shift-Clear.

[Klaus]

I always thought this "NUMLOCK" stuff was Windows only? Not?

At least on my german keyboard this has no influence,
I can type no matter how often I hit the NUMLOCK key.

[[-hh]]

Yes. It's the same (no numlock) with my current MacOS/Apple keyboard hardware.
On older MacOS/Apple keyboard hardware combinations we had (shift-) clear = numlock.

Four years ago I was close to trash a working keyboard until I found a note about that.

Meanwhile the keypad is also used for accessible features (and Craig's proposal is the solution).
And the clear key only clears selected text and works the same as "C" on a primitive calculator.

[bogs]

I always thought this "NUMLOCK" stuff was Windows only? Not?

The numlock key to enable/disable the keypad on the extreme right of the keyboard works like you would expect on Windows and every 'nix I've ever used, which is a LOT. I'm surprised it does not apparently work that way on Mac, although I am sure I shouldn't be.

[dunbarx]

Anecdotally, so it may very well be true, the "numLock" key is not enabled for Mac OS.

Craig

[trevix]

SOLVED
It was unlock...but locking and unlocking it, fixed the thing.
Bah

Thanks.