Thanks, Jonathan. Nick Shaw -----Original Message----- From: jonathangreene at gmail.com [mailto:jonathangreene at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Greene Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:01 PM To: Dr. Nicholas Shaw Cc: maemo-users at maemo.org Subject: Re: Think Outside Bluetooth Stowaway Sierra Keyboard Congrats on the purchase! I removed my stand (used it with the 770) for the N800 and don't bother with the case... I just drop it in my bag which keeps it very slim. On 3/16/07, Dr. Nicholas Shaw <Doc at docharley.com> wrote: > > > > > Well, thanks to all. The keyboard arrived today and worked quite well. I > had no difficulty pairing it up with the N800. It sets up and closes > easily. > > > > As noted by others on this board, all keys function as expected except the > <Fn> key, that is used to activate special functions not on the N800, acts > differently depending upon the application. For example, in GPE-Calendar, > the <Fn><PgUp> key takes you to the next day while the <Fn><PgDn> keys takes > you to the previous day. The <F1> ..<F12> keys work as expected, the <ESC>, > <PgDn>, <Home>, <End>, and <PgUp> keys work fine as well. All of these keys > require the <Fn> key. > > > > The keyboard is quite comfortable to use and but bends a bit in the middle > if not on a solid surface. It doesn't bend much and doesn't, for me at > least, affect typing. The 5th row is for numeric keys (no <Fn> key > required) and the F1-F12 keys (require the <Fn> key). It's easy to open and > fold. > > > > It comes with a stand but for the N800, the stand isn't necessary. The > stand is stored out of the way under the keyboard when not in use. > > > > Like most keyboards, the Sierra has detents for the J and F keys for ease in > placing your fingers properly on the keyboard. Tactile feedback is good. > Tabbing between fields in any applications works as expected. > > > > In short, it's a good, solid, Bluetooth keyboard that works well with the > N800. The cost through Amazon (when I bought it last week) was $79.00. It > comes with a zippered case but the case has no padding. A leather case is > sold separately as an accessory. I'll probably stay with the case that came > with the unit. > > Regards, > > > > Nick Shaw > > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > -- Jonathan Greene m 917.560.3000 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - jonathangreene at gmail.com Gizmo - JonathanGreene blog - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp
