Hi,
ext Norman Ramsey wrote:
> > Thanks, Tony, and to everyone else. Because I rely so heavily on my N800
> > for day-to-day operations, I'm very hesitant about doing anything that will
> > impact that. I have no problem with re-installing the software (although I
> > don't want to) but wanted to make sure the tools I use are there.
>
> I would definitely encourage you *not* to upgrade. In addition to the
> touch-screen problems already mentioned, my OS2008 'upgrade' has had
> the following disastrous effect on my Igo Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard:
>
> 1. Based on random criteria I haven't been able to figure out, the
> Bluetooth keyboard sometimes activates the word-completion
> feature used with the stylus keyboard. This is so slow (I type
> 75 words per minute on a kinesis so probably half that on the
> stowaway) that the keyboard becomes useless because the N800
> can't keep up.
>
> 2. THE KILLER: Once I have connected a bluetooth keyboard, the
> on-screen stylus keyboard and thumb keyboard no longer work.
> Even when the BT keyboard is put away and turned off, attempts to
> use the stylus keyboard produce only a black bar at the bottom of
> the screen with the letters Abc at the far right. The only cure
> is to reboot the machine.
>
> I can't tell you how angry I am about this. For me one of the
> great benefits of the N800 is that it's always on, always
> connected. I mostly use the stylus but can easily connect a
> keyboard if I have to write a long email. Now that's all gone;
> every time I think about the external keyboard I have to think
> about whether I'm going to give up all my external state and
> reboot.
>
> If these problems aren't fixed in the next release of OS2008 I'm just
> going to punt and go back to OS2007, which at least worked.
Which bug(s) did you report on these issues?
- Eero
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