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Having just built a small PC after having used Macs for years, I was _astounded_ how reliant they are on plug-in keyboards. It's like I'm in the late 1990s agai

by jrmg 4y ago

Having just built a small PC after having used Macs for years, I was _astounded_ how reliant they are on plug-in keyboards. It's like I'm in the late 1990s again! There are forum comments like "wait, what are you trying to do, bluetooth keyboards are only for mobile devices and Macs, aren't they?", like that's an acceptable thing. I'm not sure about Windows, but you can't even wake Linux from sleep with a bluetooth keyboard or mouse! I did find this DIY solution while hunting for the apparently non-existent real one: https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy https://github.com/houkanshan/arduino-bt-hid-proxy

gtsteve 4y ago
That project is pretty much what I'm talking about. How excellent to have a good excuse to by an arduino, thank you. I may well give this a shot.
vladvasiliu 4y ago
> you can't even wake Linux from sleep with a bluetooth keyboard or mouse! There's an Arch Wiki page pretending otherwise [0]. I haven't tested it, however, since I think that's a feature. I hate having my computer randomly wake up just because I move the mouse accidentally. [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Wake_from_suspend https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth#Wake_from_suspend