Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

- i've done no remaps under os2007 on my n800... out of the box, and after selecting US105, my Apple BT keyboard conveniently provides these:

F3 - tablet top menu toggle
F4 - app menu toggle
F6 - fullscreen toggle
F7 - zoom in (works in Web browser *and* xterm fonts)
F8 - zoom out (ditto)
F9 - task switcher
F12 - shutdown menu

- not so under os2008! Nokia has stupidly decided that single FKey remapping is 'illegal' (this is a PITA)... since i don't like the idiotic multi-key travesty defaults (Shift-Ctrl-m, and such nonsense), i created these shortcuts on my other n800 running os2008:

alt-F3 - tablet top menu - DOES NOT TOGGLE ANYMORE!!!! WHY??????
alt-F4 - app menu toggle
alt-F6 - fullscreen toggle
alt-F7 - zoom in (works in Web browser *and* xterm fonts)
alt-F8 - zoom out (ditto)
alt-F9 - task switcher
ctl-F9 - minimize
alt-F12 - shutdown menu

- have a happy!

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

I picked up one of these keyboards last weekend and it has been working great for me under OS2007. This evening I upgraded to OS2008 and have been unable to get the keyboard and N800 to pair after several hours of trying (the N800 pairs OK with my phone). Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Gary

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

- have not had a problem w/either of my n800s (use the BT keyboard w/one running os2007 and the other w/os2008)...

- did you try pairing the keyboard with it being the only bt device active?

(i don't use [or even have] a cell phone, let alone one with bt)

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

- no other bt devices are active

- the N800 detects the keyboard and provides the 4 digit pairing code but then gives a "pairing failed" message the instant I click the OK button - no chance of actually entering the code on the keyboard. Despite the instant failure message I have tried typing the code without success.

- the bt phone with unlimited data is supplied by my employer. Benefit or a curse depending on perspective:)

Thanks

Gary

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

- that's pretty perplexing!

- i'd try:

1. turn off keyboard (press and hold pwr button until it turns off
2. boot the n800
3. go to settings->control panel->bluetooth and turn it on
(look for bt icon in statusbar)
4. turn on the keyboard (press pwr button, watch das blinken lights!)
5. acquire pairing digits after launching bt keyboard and hitting pair
6. type them on the keyboard, hit Enter
(IIRC, you'll then need to select generic 105-key PC, English)

- good luck! there's no reason this should not work?

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

Does anyone have problems with this keyboard reconnecting?

The Bluetooth icon shows I'm connected, but my N800 doesn't respond to input.

I always have to disconnect the Apple Keyboard and then reconnect. This should be automatic.

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

I have tried this several times without success and so I did some digging. This is not an uncommon problem with bt keyboards and OS2008. There is a thread in the troubleshooting area specific to this problem with the Apple keyboard:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=14564

but it occurs with other bt keyboards and is a well cocumented problem:

https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2640

I have not had a chance to try any of the proposed solutions documented in bugzilla - none of which seem to be a consistent solution.

Gary

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

I resolved my problem. After many tries at pairing and failing I resorted to desperate measures and pulled the battery from the N800, waited a couple of minutes and then put the battery back in. After this I could immediately pair with the keyboard with no problems.

Gary

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

When pairing I had to type the 4 digit code and then press SHIFT + ENTER and not just the "return" key.

Re: New Apple BT Keyboard
 

This keyboard is great indeed, especially for the price. This thread has helped me to get it to work with my n800, because nowhere in its manual it said that you have to type the pincode on the keyboard. For me, it has prevented me from getting an eeepc altogether.

But has anyone succeeded in getting the macspecific keys to work, like the eject buttoon topright, the 2 commmand keys and the fn key?