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Many users want to make numerical calculations and use the final result in their applications. And in the current situation users keep a calculator at their desktop to perform calculation (note that I don't mean Calculator Application when saying calculator, but i mean electronic device, and when I say desktop I mean a table where users work). They input the result using the computer keyboard on a their applications then. But it would be perfect to have a calculator implemented right in the keyboard and not use additional device. This would rise the speed of work, I think. And I think the only thing to add to the keyboard is just a small 8 or 12 digit screen to show numbers that users enter. And would be much effective to give opportunity to send the final result right to the application.
After several searches in Internet I have found this patent on such a keyboard. But up to now I haven't met this kind of keyboard.
Has anybody met this kind of keyboard somewhere? Or have you used it? What do you think, does it help to optimize the problem I mentioned in the beginning of the question?
Thanks.
Bakhtiyor
Posted 2010-06-23T17:57:55.077
Reputation: 910
yeah, you´re right but imagine you don´t want to switch between calculator app and the app you´re working in, but you want to calculate something and put result right in your app. – Bakhtiyor – 2010-06-24T10:01:51.117
@Bakhiyor Quite true, you could just ctrl+c, alt+F4, ctrl+v. But this isn't going to be useful if you need to input multiple calculations, or the different parts of a longer calculation. I guess the middle solution is that - if the calculations are important to use of the software - calculator functionality should be provided by the app directly, this way it is tailored to the relevant input and ability requirements. But obviously, this is not something you can do most of the time, unless you're personally involved with designing/building the app in question. – DMA57361 – 2010-06-24T16:19:11.933