Subj : Re: Bluetooth Keyboard To : Barry Martin From : Ky Moffet Date : Wed Aug 14 2024 09:48:00 BARRY MARTIN wrote: > Hi Ky! > KM> Shrink the spacebar by one key on the left side, and add it back > KM> as the Fn key. > > That'll work! ...Remember that 99› keyboard you missed out on? Its > spacebar is about two keys wide! Bottom row is Fn, Ctrl, :;, "', Alt, > spacebar, AltGR, left_arrow, down_arrow, right_arrow, and <,. ...I had > noted the Fn, ctrl area and the small spacebar but not the other keys: > wasn't using it for words but more menu letter commands. I use the F-keys a lot, so annoys me when I have to remember an extra keypress. Especially if the F-key I happen to hit defaults to, say, "Sleep". > KM> Then add a bunch of Functions to the F-keys, like volume up, > KM> volume down, etc. > > Those are Function V, B, N, M. ...Question mark is Fn_R. Does it even have F-keys? > > KM> Then make THAT the default, so you have to press Fn plus F-key to > KM> get the original F-key function. > > Now I'm really confused! Need to go to the bank to get some money to > get a standard keyboard - - OK, so is the nearest one Bear Creek, Frozen > Iceberg...? LOL. Mars Bank. If I were a bank I couldn't resist. "First Bank of Saturn" or some such. > > > row of function keys was a tray with a clear cover in which to insert a > > > long skinny piece of plastic with the key functions. Oh BTW the Rainbow > > KM> I have two of those plastic keys right over yonder! > > Amazing what's on Ky's Shelf of Stuff! > KM> Sometimes I amaze even myself. > You are amazing! :) See? We're all in agreement! Now, what we're staring at in utter amazement... that is open to question... > > > 100 had at least 20 PF keys -- they called 'em "Personal Function keys". > > KM> I know someone who has a programmable keyboard sort of like > > KM> that... uses it for fill-in-many-fields-with-one-key at work. > > Makes sense. Sort of like using a memory calculator: use the memory to > > hold numbers instead of typing back in. > KM> Yep. But he's got hundreds of 'em. Can fill out just about any > KM> form with a few keystrokes. (Does support at a big and rather > KM> retarded school district.) > > And the 'funny' part is no one else wil be able to fill out those > spreadsheets with such ease! He's got those key combinations memorized! Yeah, he's got it down to a flick of the wrist. > KM> Yeah, noticeable with flashlights. I wonder if the Lithium > KM> rechargeables (assuming they exist) would work for cameras and > KM> other fussy stuff. > > I don't know. I've seen a few old digital camera manuals specifying not > to use anything but alkaline batteries but all of those manuals were > well before the current batteries. Well, I suppose I could ask Fuji.... my "fancy" (not) camera takes 3 AA. > As for 'Lithium rechargeables', I have some Lithium Polymer AA > batteries; USB-C recharge port in the top (positive end), They put out > what appears to be a constant 1.5v until about an hour or two before > then end ==> in a decorative light which runs full brightness then > starts dimming just prior to 'full' discharge. (Light has maybe three > dozen LEDs and runs two to three hours a night for several weeks between > charges.) Huh. Well, I wonder if those would work, then. > > Oh: 'technical' side note. I noted the (lithium/rechargeable) batteries > are reported in two different terms; AHr and WHr --> Amp hours and Watt > hours. With AA and AAA batteries more milliamp-hours and milliwatt- > hours. Units need to be converted to figure a commonality to properly > assess the differences in power output between the various offerings. My brain hurts. But you'd think when it's meant as a straight-across replacement for an alkaline AA or AAA, it would work the same. > > Sometimes easier to buy for each than swap around, reconnect, forget the > > keyboard/whatever is now connected to "B" rather than "A"..... > KM> "Which of these three dongles belongs to the keyboard I'm using?? > They all look alike! ...'Cause they are all alike! ...LIS, when I get THIS! > something with a dongle unless obvious I'll attach a little number > sticker to the dongle and associated part(s) -- Set #1 dongle, keyboard > and mouse would all have a '31' sticker, Set #2 a '32' sticker.... The > numbers don't have any meaning other than to identify the set. Yeah, mine all get stickers, but sometimes the stickers cease making sense... lessee, the linux box has a keyboard from one keyboard/mouse pair and a mouse from a different keyboard/mouse pair (cuz that's what was left of each after one half died) and a third one I'm not sure what goes to, but the other keyboard is missing a dongle... > > Awww. :( ...Maybe check in your cart to see if still there. Doubt if > > can get the 99› price but maybe close. > KM> > KM> It is now up to $2.74. But if you click around, suddenly it is > KM> $10.43. Never mind... > > Yeah, I've noticed than BS too. And not just with AliExpress. IMO > $2.74 wouldn't be bad for these keyboard-touchpad things but $10 is a > bit much from "the source". That was my thought. Play silly games, lose the sale. Tho I see a bunch of 'em on eBay for $20 and up, talk about scalping. > > > > .. "Indecision may or may not be my problem." - Jimmy Buffett > KM> Better than those "permanent reminders of a temporary feeling" :D > KM> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oBm4A1OS-Y > > I just can't get away!!! It's a trap! 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) .