Hey Sieghard have you tried the K480? That's the one I'm using and it connects to 3 devices. If anyone wants to know some keyboard commands I am willing to post some to the list.
> On Aug 25, 2018, at 1:25 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > > i Sieghard, > > Well, I think I might prefer the adage different strokes for different folks > as opposed to you can't teach an old dog new tricks. > > I'm glad those Logitech keyboards are working so well for you. The fact is > that I'm home most of the time working on my desktop computer. When I do > travel, I don't take anything but my iPhone and am able to do the limited > amount of typing needed with the FlickType app. > > Alan > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 12:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Solved: App recommendation needed to transfer text typed on > Windows computer to iPhone > > Hi Alan, > > But when I looked at the app description it says your computer and iPhone > have to be on the same WiFi network for this app to work so if you are > traveling this solution may not work unless you are somewhere you can connect > both devices to the same WiFi. > Anyways, I do understand that it is sometimes not easy to teach an old dog > new tricks, but this Logitech K780 keyboard I am using is absolutely awesome > to type on. I have several other logitech wireless keyboards at work, the > MK530 is I think the model and I have had the more expensive MK710 (these are > keyboard/mouse combos) and I don’t understand why Logitech can’t make the > typing experience on them as good as on the K780. I like this keyboard so > much that I amusing it as my primary keyboard at home with my laptop. The > only drawback is that the function keys have no gapsbetween F4/F5 and F8/F9, > but I simply put a tactile sticky dot on F4, F8 and F12 and it works just as > good. > > As far as learning how to get the most out of using a bluetooth keyboard with > iOS I am also guilty of not doing so, I know the basics but for the most part > I simply use it when I want to type, I use the touch screen to start an > email, then I switch my K780 to my iPhone and start pounding away. When I’m > done I switch it off again or switch it away to my PC, the onscreen keyboard > and all the buttons reappear and I use the touch screen to send my email. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan > Lemly > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 9:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Solved: App recommendation needed to transfer text typed on > Windows computer to iPhone > > Hi Sieghard, > > I'm at my computer desk quite a bit and am used to typing on my IBM PC AT > keyboard. Although I purchased a Bluetooth keyboard about 5 years ago, I > decided I didn't want another device to have to carry when I travel nor did I > want to learn what was needed to use the Bluetooth keyboard effectively. So, > for me, this KeyWi keyboard was much less effort learning and using than a > Bluetooth keyboard would be. Plus I don't believe they make a Bluetooth > keyboard with the nice key spacing and positive click action of my old > keyboard. > > Alan > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 10:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Solved: App recommendation needed to transfer text typed on > Windows computer to iPhone > > Hi Alan, > > I am curious, why go through all this trouble if I may call it this just to > type on your computer keyboard and not just use a bluetooth keyboard instead? > I guess the only advantage I can possibly see is that if you are working on > your computer and you have this webpage open where you can type to your phone > that you could copy some text from some other application and paste it into > this field. > I have a Logitech K780 keyboard and it is connected to my laptop as well as > my iPhone on position 2, if I want to type a longer text message or email > etc. on my phone all I have to do is press FN+F2 and 2 seconds later it has > switched and I can type in whatever edit field I am in. > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan > Lemly > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 1:32 PM > To: VIPhone Email List <[email protected]> > Subject: Solved: App recommendation needed to transfer text typed on Windows > computer to iPhone > > Hello again List, > > I found an answer to my own question and thought I'd post the details in case > anyone else likes typing on a full-sized computer keyboard for input to their > iOS device. I'm using an iPhone 8 running iOS 11.4.1 > > The app I found is named KeyWi Keyboard by Bitwise Software SL and it costs > 99 cents US dollars.As it name implies, it is a third party keyboard that > must be installed under Settings, General, Keyboard with full access granted. > The app has detailed instructions about installation and is in well-written > English. After the keyboard is installed, when you're in a text box with > focus and the regular keyboard is on the screen, you simply double tap and > hold on the next keyboard button to the left of the spacebar and slide your > finger up to the list of available keyboards and release when KeyWi is > announced and then double tap. A popup screen at the bottom of the page will > provide the website address of http://connect.keywiapp.com whenever the KeyWi > keyboard is launched but its linked web page isn't active. You must go to > this web page to type your text to be transferred. When you open this web > page in your browser, I highly recommend you bookmark the page. When you're > at that page in your browser but a keyboard other than KeyWi is running, the > website says Waiting for keyboard, The title of this page is Wifi Keyboard. > When KeyWi is the active keyboard and you're at the linked website, two > button links appear at the top of the page and are labeled Write as I Type > and Write and Send. These can be easily access with the Insert + F7 keystroke > if you're running JAWS. As their names imply, the Write as I Type option will > result in anything you type in the website text box to appear immediately in > the text box with focus on your iDevice. I prefer the Write and Send option > because I'm able to proofread what I type and also copy it to my clipboard > for later use if need be before transferring it to my iPhone. When you > execute your option preference, JAWS makes a nice high-pitched thunking sound > to indicate that a text box has opened where you type your input. If using > the Write and Send option,when you're happy with your typed text, tab once > and you'll be taken to the Send to Device button which will immediately > transfer everything you typed in the website text box to the text box on your > iDevice with focus. Voiceover will immediately speak the transferred textt. > When I did this with the Messages app, KeyWi seemed to use a compact voice > instead of the high quality Samantha voice I have on my iPhone. If you swipe > out of the text box and back to it, Voiceover speaks the input using whatever > your default voice is. The KeyWi bottomline menu when its keyboard is active > has buttons for Hide Keyboard, a status button that says Connected, and an > ABC button that lets you do editing of the transferred text. I personally > prefer returning to the standard keyboard if editing is needed and this will > happen if you execute the Hide Keyboard button. Actually, when you execute > Hide Keyboard, whatever keyboard is first in the list of your installed > keyboards will open when Hide Keyboard is executed. > > I find the KeyWi keyboard very intuitive, accessible, and easy to use. Since > I'm at my computer keyboard quite a bit, I enjoy the ability to type with my > full-sized computer keyboard have that text immediately sent to my iPhone for > texting or other distribution. > > I hope this information and short user guide of the KeyWi keyboard will be > helpful to others who might use it. > > Alan Lemly > > > Hi List, > > I just discovered one of the hazards of not being able to backup apps to a > local computer anymore following purchase of a new iPhone. When I restored my > iPhone 7 backup to my new iPhone 8 using my encrypted iTunes backup, the > Snippets app which I've used for years is no longer on my iPhone. Apparently, > it is no longer available in the Apps Store. I've posted about how much I > used this app formerly named TextSync from Notable Group to type in a web > page text box on my computer and have that text appear in the iPhone app. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for an accessible app that will do this same > thing? I've tried AirType which is a keyboard but it wasn't developed by > someone with English as their first language and it has some communication > issues and accessibility issues. 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