It is a very good keyboard, by the way. Bryan
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Søren Jensen Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: iPad keyboard options [was Re: Who else has seen the iPad?] Hi Esther. Thanks for this awesome information. Damn I can't wait to the new firmware comes out. I could imagine myself using my Iphone as a notetaker in an IPad doc with a keyboard, and a Braille display in front of the doc. Damn it could be awesome. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [email protected] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den Apr 15, 2010 kl. 6:18 PM skrev Esther: > Hi Buddy and Others, > > Since you ordered the keyboard dock, I thought you'd be interested in knowing > you'll be able to use the Mac style keyboard shortcuts for selecting, > cutting, and pasting text, and that when OS 4.0 is released, you'll be able > to dock your iPhone or iPod Touch to it, and use the keyboard for text entry > on those devices. Here's the Gearlog Diary entry about this: > http://www.gearlog.com/2010/04/iphone_os_4_compatible_with_ip.php > ("iPhone OS 4.0 Compatible with iPad Keyboard Dock" Gearlog April 9, > 2010) <begin excerpt> Steve Jobs was holding out on us. During his > iPhone OS 4 announcement on Thursday, Jobs mentioned that OS 4 would work > with Bluetooth keyboards, but he didn't mention one very cool related > feature: Your iPhone will be able to work with the iPad Keyboard Dock. We > were able to get our hands on iPhone OS 4, which is currently available only > to developers, and we popped our tester iPhone 3GS into the dock. It worked > smoothly and made document and e-mail typing a heck of a lot faster. iPhones > running OS 3.1.2 or earlier did not work with the keyboard dock in our tests. > On the surface, this may seem like a small feature. But with the iPhone > becoming more of a PC in your pocket with every new version, a physical > keyboard dock could help increase your productivity and make the iPhone a > more attractive device for those who don't like touch keyboards. And it > brings us one step closer to replacing our personal PCs with smartphones. > > <end excerpt> > > The other neat feature about using an Apple keyboard is that you'll be able > to use all the modifier key shortcuts for selecting and navigating in text > with combinations of Control, Command, Option, Shift, and the arrow keys. > You'll also be able to enter special characters with Option key combinations. > > From Network World's "iPad Keyboard Dock or Bluetooth Keyboard?" by > Dan Frakes, April 14, 2010 > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/041410-ipad-keyboard-dock-or-blu > etooth.html > > <begin excerpt> > > Whichever you choose, the advantages of an external keyboard go beyond the > tactile differences between an onscreen keyboard and a physical one. Apple's > real keyboards also give you more keys, special-function keys, and the > capability to use a number of standard Mac keyboard shortcuts. > > For example, you can use the keyboard's arrow keys--alone or in > combination with Command, Option, and Shift--to navigate your document > and select text. Editing shortcuts such as Command+C (copy), Command+X > (cut), Command+V (paste), Command+Z (undo), and Shift+Command+Z (redo) > also work with external keyboards, and you can use Option-key > shortcuts for typing diacritical characters. Even some Cocoa/emacs > editing shortcuts--for example, Control+A, Control+E, and > Control+K--work. (Mac Bluetooth keyboards are a better fit for the > iPad than are Windows versions for many of the same reasons a Mac > keyboard is a better fit for a Mac than is a Windows keyboard, only > more so: on an iPad, you don't get Mac OS X's options for swapping > modifier keys.) > > > Whichever you choose, the advantages of an external keyboard go beyond the > tactile differences between an onscreen keyboard and a physical one. Apple's > real keyboards also give you more keys, special-function keys, and the > capability to use a number of standard Mac keyboard shortcuts. > > For example, you can use the keyboard's arrow keys--alone or in > combination with Command, Option, and Shift--to navigate your document > and select text. Editing shortcuts such as Command+C (copy), Command+X > (cut), Command+V (paste), Command+Z (undo), and Shift+Command+Z (redo) > also work with external keyboards, and you can use Option-key > shortcuts for typing diacritical characters. Even some Cocoa/emacs > editing shortcuts--for example, Control+A, Control+E, and > Control+K--work. (Mac Bluetooth keyboards are a better fit for the > iPad than are Windows versions for many of the same reasons a Mac > keyboard is a better fit for a Mac than is a Windows keyboard, only > more so: on an iPad, you don't get Mac OS X's options for swapping > modifier keys.) > > > <end> > > OK guys, time for all you Mac users to review my post on "Moving and > Selecting Text in Cocoa Apps": > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02038 > .html > > and maybe the posts from Anne and myself on combinations for typing accents: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg05552 > .html > > an the one for "Typing Special Characters": > > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg10170 > .html > > Of course, Apple might make different input language keyboard options > for the Keyboard Dock. HTH > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > On 15 Apr 2010, Buddy Brannan wrote: > >> I just ordered one for Melanie yesterday. She saw an unboxing video and got >> really excited. Looking forward to seeing it. I also ordered the keyboard >> dock, case, and camera connection kit. >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> On Apr 15, 2010, at 5:32 AM, marie Howarth wrote: >> >>> I know, I know. in the same situation across the pond. I just can't >>> wait to touch one and bring one home to live with the mac, the nano >>> and the IPhone. :) what a happy little Apple family :) >>> >>> On 15 Apr 2010, at 10:30, May McDonald wrote: >>> >>>> Man, I am so jealous. Canada won't get the IPad until the end of next >>>> month, cry cry. >>>> >>>> May and Wyn >>>> On 2010-04-15, at 1:21 AM, Rob wrote: >>>> >>>>> I played with it for an hour and a half. I was hooked. I just can't get >>>>> over the large screen. I also can't decide if I should get the first >>>>> generation, or wait. Engadget found a group of folk who tore down the >>>>> iPad, and revealed the inner holdings for a webcam, the same as the >>>>> iSight on the iMac & MacBooks. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPod >>>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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