Thanks, Jim. Yes please, I would like to see a screenshot of your keyboard settings, as they stand.
I think j wiki suggests a way to pm a contributor. Ian Clark On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 at 21:11, 'Jim Russell' via Programming < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Feb 2, 2020, at 2:41 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Very interesting, Jim. > > > > I too have been having difficulties with the keyboard when using j701 on > my > > iPad. I'd like to know more. > > > > I take it you are referring to: Settings: General > Keyboards. Are you > > saying that ScanPro altered settings without your knowledge, let alone > > consent? That's not a user-friendly thing for an App Store product to do. > > I probably blamed ScanPro prematurely. The problem reappeared after I > posted, but all is well again. > > I do have a Bluetooth keyboard, a Logitech slim. When I later reattached > that keyboard, the small keyboard reappeared, but the the large (workable) > one was restored when I disconnected it. > > Looking some more, I also had the Microsoft "swipe" keyboard installed. > (MS bought out "Swipe", and renamed it [something which i remembered a > minute ago: WordFlow, thank you Safari History] and later discontinued it. > When I first saw it in settings i could enable/disable full access to the > developer, but was initially unable to remove it. Somehow, after looking it > up in the App Store and doing a web search or two, it went away. (My > memory has a half life of about 30 seconds, sorry i can't be more specific.) > > > Do you have a record of the "before" and "after" settings (after deleting > > ScanPro) – or can you try to remember what changed? Can you please pm me > a > > screen shot of your present settings? (…will doubtless need 2 screen > shots). > > > Nope, sorry. I can take some screen shots of my settings and send then via > email if you like. > > Have you played some more with those settings? What I mean to say is: are > > you confident your present settings yield the most satisfactory keyboard > > behaviour? > > > Again yes and no, but for the nonce it seems to be again working. > > Do you own a hardware bluetooth keyboard? > Yes, a Logitech slim. > > When it's linked and working, > > does the on-screen keyboard disappear (as it should do)? It doesn't for > me, > > at least not for j701. > > > Usually yes, but the special J701 keyboard still shows, which is good for > me, cause it makes entering special characters easier. It seems I can use > either, except that only the blue special J return key gets lines moved to > the input area; the Bluetooth keyboard return does not. I cannot swipe on > the special J keyboard, nor can I pinch it to the smaller size - but that > is good! > > In the past I have seen (with j701) weirdness like left to right text > input, random input characters, etc., which so far has stayed away now. > > I also use my ipad (optionally with the keyboard) to remotely access my > Mac Mini via the internet using SplashTop. Frankly, I am amazed that > anything keyboard related works at all!! For example, I can sit in > McDonnalds, and restart the MacMini and watch it reboot from my ipad! > > Ian Clark > > > >> On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 at 18:56, 'Jim Russell' via Programming < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> At some point in the various iOS 13 releases I feared I had lost j701 on > >> my iPad, although the iPhone version remained ok. On the iPad, the app > > >> [snip] > > >> What really hurts is that is in spite of a perfect 5 review rating, the > >> app has only 1 published review and only 6 reviews. And if you look in > the > >> iPhone App Store, it is not even shown as having an iPad version. > >> > >> If only prospective j programmers were smart enough to install the app > and > >> use it enough to see the amazing power which the language offers... > > >> ---- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
