# Potential buyer - keyboard mode question

**URL:** <https://forum.reekon.tools/t/potential-buyer-keyboard-mode-question/2456>\
**Category:** T1 Tomahawk\
**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.reekon.tools/t/potential-buyer-keyboard-mode-question/2456 "2024-10-09T19:23:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hardwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/35a633/32.png) [@Hardwood](https://forum.reekon.tools/u/Hardwood)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.reekon.tools/t/potential-buyer-keyboard-mode-question/2456/1 "2024-10-09T19:23:15Z")

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I have been looking at the Tomahawk for a while now and just recently saw that keyboard mode was added. I run a hardwoods company and do a lot of data entry for stock I post to our website.  
The examples I have seen show the keyboard mode inputting dimensions in decimal form, but I can’t find anything showing how it inputs in fractional form.

Does it write out fractions like “10 3/8” or does it use weird alt codes numbers like “10 ⅜”? If someone could post an example of how it writes fractional dimensions, I would really appreciate it.

Also, does the new T1M run the same software as the Tomahawk? Will it have the same keyboard functionality? I read through all the info on the kickstarter page but I am still unsure.

Thanks for the help.

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**Author:** ![therock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.reekon.tools/therock/32/9_2.png) [@therock](https://forum.reekon.tools/u/therock)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.reekon.tools/t/potential-buyer-keyboard-mode-question/2456/2 "2024-10-09T20:51:25Z")

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Hello Ian, thanks for reaching out!

If the T1 were in keyboard mode with inches fractional on the screen they would send to any text entry field as follows:

“ **10 3/8** ” followed by a keystroke (none, enter, tab, semi colon, etc)

The T1M will have the same capability as well!

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**Author:** ![Hardwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/35a633/32.png) [@Hardwood](https://forum.reekon.tools/u/Hardwood)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.reekon.tools/t/potential-buyer-keyboard-mode-question/2456/3 "2024-10-11T19:24:55Z")

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Just what I needed to know. Thanks a lot for the response.

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**Author:** ![therock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.reekon.tools/therock/32/9_2.png) [@therock](https://forum.reekon.tools/u/therock)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.reekon.tools/t/potential-buyer-keyboard-mode-question/2456/4 "2024-10-11T19:41:53Z")

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To also clarify the above, the parentheses are not sent and just included for clarity!