[mythtv-users] wireless keyboard

R. G. Newbury newbury at mandamus.org
Thu Oct 18 16:59:25 UTC 2007


Dean Harding wrote:
> R. G. Newbury wrote:
>> Micheal Drew wrote:
>>> I'm a noob to this so pls be nice but are there any wireless keyboards/mouse
>>> combos that work. I been pulling my hair out trying to get an answer but
>>> getting any definitive answers. I'm looking at logitech keyboards.
>>>
>> Logitech DiNovo:  A small keyboard and wireless mouse which both use a 
>> USB receiver in the computer. It actually uses bluetooth to communicate 
>> I think. It's only about 14" wide, very thin and light..fits nicely in 
>> my briefcase.
> 
> I've got a DiNovo Edge 
> (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2166,CONTENTID=10717) 
> and I love it! It looks quite stylish next to the TV, and it's comes 
> with a stand that also serves as a recharger.
> 
> A little on the expensive side, but worth it for something that sits in 
> the living room :-)
> 
> Everything worked out-of-the-box under Ubuntu (even the volume control! 
> -- though I never tried the "media" function keys... I'm sure they could 
> made to worth with a bit of effort, though)

The extra keys can be made to work quite easily with xmodmap. It's a bit 
weird to set up, since it seemed quite non-intuitive, but once I figured 
out what to put where, the extra keys are easily mapped.

Geoff


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