Subj : Re: Bluetooth Keyboard To : Barry Martin From : Ky Moffet Date : Wed Aug 07 2024 08:31:00 BARRY MARTIN wrote: > Hi Ky! > > > EV> In a Aldi weekly ad I saw a BT Folding Keyboard priced at $9.99 > > EV> USD. None were there when I visited the Store tho > > EV> I was wondering if a CTRL key would be on it. > > Yes: one at the lower left under the Shift key. > KM> Or over where you expect the spacebar to be, seen that too. > > Yes: I have seen some strange positionings. Or as you said in an > earlier message one has to do some strange key controtion to get the > desired output like "Function_Control_Upper-Shift". What I hate is when the F keys default to assorted random functions and you have to press the Fn key to get the freakin' F key function! Opposite of everything your hands have ever learned, yet increasingly is the way laptops are set up, with no ability to disable or swap it. Likely does not work well, or maybe at all with something like WordPefrect that uses a lot of CTRL-Fkeys for everyday functions. > > KM> Keyboards run a long time on a charge. Usually months. > > It's the mouse that's a battery-eater! Keyboard: single AAA; mouse - > two AA. LOL, that's true. Mouse goes through 3 AA in the time a keyboard eats two AAA. (That being the most usual disposable-battery scenario, tho some differ.) But I charge the good little bluetooth keyboard maybe once a year... admittedly don't use it much (mostly with the phone, if I can't avoid typing on that) but it's usually powered on, so the phone doesn't lose track of it (kinda stupid about reconnecting, and takes quite a while). > KM> Oh, it can be a lot more off... my PinePhone keyboard measures > KM> 3x6 inches, but is usable enough... and the antique Windows phone > KM> had a real keyboard that's only 1x3" but was actually pretty nice > KM> to type on... it's better if they're some large fraction off, not > KM> just a little off. > > Yes: with a greater error from standard one has to pay more attention to > where the fingers are landing. ...I mor or less wanted to raise some of > those details to Ed for things one might not think of. It's easier to shift your ingrained muscle reactions by a lot than by a tiny fraction of an inch. > > No touchpad. ...I have a tiny (roughly 4" x 6" IIRC) device which has a > > keyboard on one side and a touchpad on the other (whichever side is up > > is activated). OK for typing a few letters but I wouldn't want to do > KM> That is an interesting gadget. The sort of thing to leave by the > KM> phone, or the Pi. :) > > Right: in this case the Pi rarely needed a keyboard nor mouse and not > much space for them so the tiny wireless keyboard was perfect. ...I > have been putting an identifier on the dongle and keyboard and/or mouse > to keep track of the set. I generally use a number cut from an > adhesive-backed strip I think was originally used to identify cable > runs. I have stickers on a lot of such stuff (cuz otherwise gods know what this or that identical dongle belongs to), and when I remember, I just carve a number into the plastic using a diamond point pen that's designed for the purpose, and cost me the whopping sum of $8 .... 50 years ago. (Just a diamond to scratch-mark everything with, not a vintage fountain pen nib with a diamond point, which also exist... glass point is nice, bet diamond is better.) Only one I can find at a reasonable price: https://www.tedpella.com/tools_html/54410.aspx They have others, and advice: https://www.tedpella.com/tools_html/Selecting-Diamond-Scribe.aspx but the cheaper one is like mine, and would be best for household use. > > https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800666542148.html -- seems to be the > least expensive currently but I didn't check shipping, multiple > quantities, etc. ...I'm going to send that to you via e-mail as they > have a sale expiring shortly. 99 cents shipped. Tho it may not have gone through; I never got the notice from paypal that usually accompanies any purchase. Oh well, we'll see. Not like I need it, but at that price disposable enough to toss into the backpack. þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .