Does anyone know if it will be possible to use they keyboard on your BlackBerry phone to type on the PlayBook. I can't help but think about how awkward it must be to type a long document on an iPad.
Picture this, you are some place with your PB and BB but no laptop and you want to work on your latest presentation. Using your BlackBerry doesn't exactly cut it because the screen size doesn't allow you to proof and edit it as well as you need. Also, the PlayBook's touch screen is awkward and inaccurate for typing long presentations.
Do we think we will be able to use the BB keyboard to type on the PlayBook?
It would be nice. They've confirmed that there is a bluetooth keyboard coming out, so not sure why they wouldn't allow the use of your BB for the same task.
It would seem like a logical addition to make it work with the PB. At the very least, they've shown the email and BBM syncs instantly when paired so you could probably type in an email and save it as a draft and cut/paste.
But I'm hoping for better integration than that...
It would seem like a logical addition to make it work with the PB. At the very least, they've shown the email and BBM syncs instantly when paired so you could probably type in an email and save it as a draft and cut/paste.
But I'm hoping for better integration than that...
Except the PB doesn't have cut and paste - at least not yet.
Except the PB doesn't have cut and paste - at least not yet.
If your referring to the thread that someone posted that some devs where looking for it in the simulator I would not look for that to be the answer. Its not hard to add it and copy/paste is a staple for business use so why would RIM leave it out. Plus a lot of things are left out of the simulators until other SDK's are added. Just saying.
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If your referring to the thread that someone posted that some devs where looking for it in the simulator I would not look for that to be the answer. Its not hard to add it and copy/paste is a staple for business use so why would RIM leave it out. Plus a lot of things are left out of the simulators until other SDK's are added. Just saying.
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plus on the current BB OS versions cut/copy/paste is enabled using dual input (tapping beginning and end of section) so thats not possible on the PB sim, so it could even be there without being useable in it.
you are totally right though, currently the sim isnt a full sim, its just the base (with virtually no settings options) and a browser. i think this is to `hide` some of the features for launch.
plus on the current BB OS versions cut/copy/paste is enabled using dual input (tapping beginning and end of section) so thats not possible on the PB sim, so it could even be there without being useable in it.
you are totally right though, currently the sim isnt a full sim, its just the base (with virtually no settings options) and a browser. i think this is to `hide` some of the features for launch.
I'm really not sure what you are talking about here. On my Torch, I can multitouch before and after a word, sentence, paragraph, etc and hightlight it. I then press and hold the screen and a menu comes up to copy the text. All this is don't using just the screen, no keyboard, trackpad, or BlackBerry buttons. The technique I just describes is definitely available on a hareware level, its just a matter of getting the software to do it. Seeiing as how the Torch can do it already, there is no reason for the PlayBook to not copy and paste....
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I'm really not sure what you are talking about here. On my Torch, I can multitouch before and after a word, sentence, paragraph, etc and hightlight it. I then press and hold the screen and a menu comes up to copy the text. All this is don't using just the screen, no keyboard, trackpad, or BlackBerry buttons. The technique I just describes is definitely available on a hareware level, its just a matter of getting the software to do it. Seeiing as how the Torch can do it already, there is no reason for the PlayBook to not copy and paste....
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All he is saying is that in the simulator there is no copy and paste because of the way you describe it being touch. In the sim there is no way to duplicate the touch interface so it may be left out because of that fact. That's all.
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I purchased the Microsoft6000 Bluetooth keyboard at BB for $50. Despite one or two poor reviews, I find that it works great. No lag. The only downside is the timeout (a few minutes to save battery) on the keyboard if not in use. But otherwise, this makes a lot of difference and makes my PB practically a desktop with respect to typing. Tabbing is also quite useful to get around the screen rather than trying to zero in on links with big fat fingers like mine.
Its weird, because I felt like in the leadup to release I read something about it being possible, but maybe it was just wishful thinking. Here's hoping it does arrive sometime in a not-too-far-off update.
I type much faster on the playbook than on my blackberry and my spelling has improved thanks to RIM. If you need a keyboard to type long docs, then how will the BB keyboard help? I think a better option is a bluetooth keyboard.
i think typing on bb and having the touchpad function for navigation and placement issues and always having the "keyboard" with you would be very useful. never without my bb and it would also be great to see the entire screen while entering text if you do anything with complex communications or calculations.
