[Q] Num lock for physical keyboard? - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Maybe a simple question. Is there a way to lock the ALT key if you have several numbers to type in a row? I know you can hold down the ALT key while you type (two hands). I know you can double press the shift key to lock in all capitals. So, is there a comparable Num Lock method?

Push alt twice.

Thanks for asking, and answering... This helped me out too.

1234
Yikes, I swear I tried this numerous times before.!#345!!!
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hi, i cant seem to get this to work. Im using a desire Z that has a different keyboard layout.

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urgent help needed??-keyboard problems

i have put a password on my m2000,same as o2 xdaii etc. so when i turn on it asks me. now heres the genius part...i know the password, but because i have to use theslidedown keyboard. i cant figure out how to enter it?????
my password is Pillow26
can anyone tell me which button to press to get caps, and then numbers
very urgent cheers
ok so nobody here has a slide out keyboard, cos lots of readers, but no help
Press the following keys *exactly* and in order. The names are as they are on the keyboard. Lock FN and Cap Shift are bottom left.
Cap Shift
P
I
L
L
O
W
Lock FN
I
Lock FN
L
if this fails try pressing
Lock FN
Cap Shift
and try the sequence again
hope it helps
Lewis
cheers m8

How to get CTRL back on Tilt 2?

Alright, so I'm no newb to the Rhodium/TP2/Tilt2. I've flashed countless ROMs and tweaked my phone to the extreme. Even though I've done all of this, there is one thing I'm still missing, and that's the functionality of a CTRL key.
I've downloaded the Keyboard Config program for the Tilt 2, and even after setting the "OK" key (the one next to the "Home" button on the keyboard itself), the only function I got out of the supposed "CTRL" was two unreadable characters being pasted when I use CTRL + C.
Obviously that isn't supposed to happen, so I was wondering if there was anybody on XDA that owns a Tilt 2 and has the CTRL key function working with a Tilt 2 keyboard.
Gonna bump this. It's kindof important to me.

[Q][App Idea] Travel between alternative characters when using hardware keyboard

When the physical keyboard is enabled and I press and hold a key, like ‘c’, there’s a pop-up with some other characters I can choose from. It’s awkward to have to touch the screen to choose the character when my fingers are on the physical keyboard so it would be great if I could, after the pop-up, travel between the characters with the TAB key and select one with the ENTER key.
Anyone finds this useful?
constantly running into this problem..
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I use the trackpad

[Q] Can you wake up/unlock Xoom with keyboard?

Was thinking of ordering one, curious how unlocking the Xoom worked with the keyboard. Thanks!
I just checked and no, you cannot unlock with the keyboard. You can switch the screen on duration to fit your needs.
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Actually, yes you can. if you have a keyboard with the "menu" key (usually on the right side of the keyboard near the Ctrl+Alt keys) it will work. I tried it last night and from sleep, one press takes to the unlock screen, one more unlocks the Xoom. Even without the Motorola Android specific keyboard, I found a lot of amazing shortcuts on a normal keyboard, do a google search, there are a lot, from opening Gmail/the browser to composing e-mails, etc. Just typing on the home screen brings up the search, which is great, and you can navigate most things, including going between home screens with the arrow keys. It convinced me that using the Xoom as a mini laptop replacement is relatively possible.
Hmmm, I tried every key on the moto keyboard and it will not wake it. Interesting that a generic keyboard would have that function.
I really do like the official keyboard however, I wish there was some way to map some of the keys. Its not really optimized for 3.0. Some of they keys do nothing and I haven't found a way to access the app drawer. A bit disappointing.
I think you modify the keylayout file so the button you want to wake has the "WAKE" attribute.
any idea on how to modify the keylayout on the motorola BT keyboard?
Half-way there
Actually, you can bypass the lock screen by hitting the "settings" button (or whatever it is called) 2 keys to the right from your spacebar on the Moto keyboard. However, I still can't get it to actually wake via a keypress.
Edit the /system/usr/keylayout/Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl file, assuming you are rooted.
On line 99, add the word WAKE beside MENU like this:
key 125 MENU WAKE
Save it and reboot. Be sure to make a backup of this file first in case you have any issues. Press Menu button once to bring it out of sleep and a second time to unlock it.
Thanks. I'm actually not rooted. Maybe I'll give that a try as well...
this worked perfectly! thanks very much
I have gotten my Xoom to wake up by pressing and holding the power button on the keyboard. It doesnt always work. It seems to depend of if the keyboard is awake itself. I have gotten them apps menu to open using the keyboard as well - its not an easy task. It depends on your ability to navigate to the top line on the home screen. Pressing enter will allow you to see if you have selected the top line (the top line is the row with the apps button, text and voice search, and the plus button). I can press alt+tab to select row, and then can cycle through the 4 options using tab. It is really hard to know which option you are on since it does not highlight as you cycle through. You simply press enter when you think you have it right. I think its much easier to just start typing the name of the app you wish to use and allow the xoom to search for it.
anthony_m_king said:
Edit the /system/usr/keylayout/Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl file, assuming you are rooted.
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Is there any way to find out what file will be used for a keyboard? I bought a generic BT keyboard from eBay that has lots of Apple-specific keys. I wanted to remap them to take advantage of Android commands. I got the scancodes for each key and modified the Generic.kl file. In this file, however, it recommends to create a separate file for each device but I have no idea how I would make HC aware to use the specific file. Any ideas?

Livedock keyboard shortcuts-

Hi guys this post is mainly for everyone using a livedock with a keyboard...just now I've been playing with the keyboard trying to figure out how I can bring the notifcation bar down via keyboard as I have not got a spare mouse. I come across these shortcuts. Hope they help:
1) The windows key or the home key takes you back to the home screen
2) enter key selects highlighted app or buttion
3) pg up/pg down acts as it does on windows I.e. scrolling up or down
4) the little menu button next to the right alt and right ctrl brings up the menu of android...I.e. on the home screen pressing this key will bring up the shortcut for adding widgets changing wallpaper accessing settings etc
5) holding down the windows key will bring up the recently open apps
So far this is what I've found. If I find anymore I will add to the list. If anyone comes across anymore shortcuts feel free add
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Wow Thanks for the Tip.
I have LiveDock but i just used it to Dock and Charge my phone. XD
Lol I just lie in bed at night and if I cant be bothered to hold my phone and type I use the keyboard. I would like to use a mouse but I havent got a spare one. I used to use the riitek wireless mini keyboard and trackpad but after a week it stopped connecting to the receiver...tried chaning rf channels but no luck lol waste of 25 bucks.
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