Ok, just tried openoffice remote like you showed at that does work, so it appears to be a problem with kmail or maybe kde apps. I'll do a little more exploring if anyone knows how a kde app would be different from openoffice please give me a clue. thanks again tim On Sunday 13 December 2009 08:37:12 am Tim Ashman wrote: > I just noticed today that when I ssh into my home linux box from my n900 > and launch an app that the hardware keyboard does not register for the app. > The mouse still does, so the menus work, etc but once I click into a field > I get the I-Beam indicator that usually means I can type, but when I type > nothing. Once I close the app I then can see that my keystrokes are on the > command line of my remoted box. > > What am I doing wrong I'm using the same command I always used on my 800 > and 810. > > ssh user@computer -X > > then for example to launch kmail I type kmail & > > Is there some keyboard mapping that needs to be done on the n900?? > > please help this is one of the main uses I use my nokia tablet for (yes > tablet not phone) and if I can't do this anymore I feel like I may need to > jump back to the n810 and begin looking for a new device that can do this > still. > > thank you > > tim > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users