[ale] OT: a interesting new Android 4.04 based toy to play with

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the tips.  Those didn't work.  However, that inspired me to try other things.  Using the ALT key instead of the FN key does work.  So, these are the keystrokes I've found that work on my android tablet with bluetooth keyboard.  Some of this may be program dependent, but it works on the Jota text editor.

ALT-Up - PgUp
ALT-Dn - PgDn
ALT-Left - Home
ALT-Right - End

The following seem to also work as they normally do on Windows.  I don't know if these are normal for Linux.

CTRL-C - Copy
CTRL-X - Cut
CTRL-V - Paste

Sincerely,

Ron



Richard Bronosky <richard at bronosky.com> wrote:

>If the keyboard has an Fn (function) key, try these common combos:
>Fn+Up = PgUp
>Fn+Down = PgDown
>Fn+Left = Home
>Fn+Right = End
>
>
>
>On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
>atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>> Thanks for the links you sent.  I'll check out the hackers keyboard
>later.
>>  However, I'm using a physical bluetooth keyboard on this tablet. 
>When
>> this is on, the on screen keyboard goes away.  It works great but it
>has no
>> keys for page up, page down, home, end, cut, copy, paste.  I was
>wondering
>> if there were shortcuts like (ctrl-c) etc. which would work.
>>
>> I was able to use the other link to install the google market on this
>> cheap tablet.  However, it's an older version, which has now been
>replaced
>> by the google play store.  I tried installing the apk for the play
>store
>> from my other tablet, but the app keeps crashing.  Do you (or anyone)
>know
>> how to get the newest google play store working on one of these
>tablets
>> like the Uniden?  The play store has some cool features like auto app
>> updates that I'd like to take advantage of.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> Jason van Gumster <jason at handturkeystudios.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I cannot find any evidence of Google apps, so it may not support
>the
>> >Google
>> >> market.
>> >
>> >It's not installed by default, but the process described on this
>> >page[1] worked
>> >for me.
>> >
>> >> By the way, does anyone know where I can find a list of android
>> >keyboard
>> >> shortcuts when you use one of these things with a Bluetooth
>keyboard.
>> > Things
>> >> like cut, copy, paste, home, end, etc.  This keyboard doesn't have
>> >any page
>> >> up, page down, home, and end keys.
>> >
>> >I ended up installing the Hacker's Keyboard app[2]. It's
>particularly
>> >good for
>> >ConnectBot sessions.
>> >
>> >  -Jason
>> >
>> >[1]
>> >
>>
>http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2012/06/10/how-to-add-android-market-to-polaroid-pmid702c/
>> >[2]
>> >
>>
>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&hl=en
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>> Please excuse my potential brevity.
>>
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Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.
Please excuse my potential brevity.

(To whom it may concern.  My email address has changed.  Replying to former
messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the wrong
address.  Please send all personal correspondence to the new address.)

(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)

Ron Frazier
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linuxdude AT techstarship.com