Circles on #1, #6, up and down arrows on keyboard dock?

[Scoob134]

Do the circles have any meaning or function on the #1, #6, Up and down keys on the keyboard dock?

[leeshor]

No, they apparently were designed to make the keyboard more visible in low light.

[Ehudz]

woah...never heard of that trick before

[Kronie]

No, they apparently were designed to make the keyboard more visible in low light.

Sorry, but that makes no sense. Why just one and six? Is that just a theory or do you have a link?

[surj]

I have an Asus computer - U46 series. They have the circles on 1 and 6 because they change certain settings when you hold function and press them. Maybe asus used the same design for the tablet dock? http://www.amazon.com/U46SV-DH51-14-...8892356&sr=8-1

[Kronie]

^^^^That's what I thought but I cant get those buttons to do anything. I have tried various combinations and nothing. I also cant get page down or page up to work...

[achyutsharma]

you have to combine pgdn and pgup buttom with the fn button for them to work. but i still have no idea what those circle mean.

[Nonpaq]

And the home key has an etched circle arount the house icon. Why not just use a painted circle on the key? And does the biue Fn button actual affect any key other than the directional keys?

[Kronie]

you have to combine pgdn and pgup buttom with the fn button for them to work. but i still have no idea what those circle mean.

I swear I tried that and it didn't work....Now it does.

[daddyaggie]

FOUND ONLINE:

There’s not really a specific reason function wise. However,
it’s just easier for people to type when they spot the two dots. It’s
just something similar to like there’s usually a bump on the numbers on
your cell phone or on “F and J” on the computer keyboard."

So, in low-light conditions...the 1 and 6 keys serve to give a visual clue where the beginning and middle of the numeric keys are.