My new on the go, cafe writing setup

I promised myself that I would start writing a lot again. 

Counting on having laptop with me every time is not feasible, even carrying a tablet (iPad or Kindle Scribe) is hard. 

One thing I always have is my phone, so I came up with this Bluetooth keyboard solution for the back pocket of my jeans, and it works great.

The keyboard is sufficiently similar to my Mac keyboard and the setup is small enough to carry everywhere.

Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Uf8vcX

Samsers Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard:

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Android: software keyboard

If you don't want a full screen keyboard try flagNoFullscreen option:

android:imeOptions="flagNoFullscreen|actionDone"

Android: software keyboard

If you don't want a full screen keyboard try flagNoFullscreen option:

android:imeOptions="flagNoFullscreen|actionDone"

Android controlling EditText input

Description: coming soon..

• imeOptions flagNoFullscreen
• imeOptions actionDone
• inputType textUri

        <EditText
            android:key="server_ip"
            android:title="server_ip"
            android:dialogTitle="@string/server_ip"
            android:contentDescription="Server IP"
            android:defaultValue="192.168.1.2"
            android:lines="1"
            android:imeOptions="flagNoFullscreen|actionDone"
            android:inputType="textUri"/>

Android controlling EditText input

Description: coming soon..

• imeOptions flagNoFullscreen
• imeOptions actionDone
• inputType textUri

        <EditText
            android:key="server_ip"
            android:title="server_ip"
            android:dialogTitle="@string/server_ip"
            android:contentDescription="Server IP"
            android:defaultValue="192.168.1.2"
            android:lines="1"
            android:imeOptions="flagNoFullscreen|actionDone"
            android:inputType="textUri"/>

Keyboard Usage

Most of the phones and tablets are using the virtual on-screen keyboards which make typing more difficult even with use of Swipe/SlideIt enhancements. When designing your application you should however consider phones that have the physical, or bluetooth paired keyboards and utilize the display accordingly.

Please keep in mind that the type of virtual keyboard should be adjusted depending on type of input:

✓ text

✓ numbers only

✓ Internet addresses

Flexible USB keyboard

This keyboard is incredibly flexible and the buttons have a real "press down" feeling to them, but as with any new keyboard, there is much getting used to.

The seller advertised it as indestructible, so if you work in the chemical lab, or eat a lot of pizza while typing, that may be a good choice.

I like it because it is super light, flexible, and lays down on the table which is good for my wrists. There are only blue and black versions available.

Works both with Mac and Windows.

After using it for a few days I have the following problems:

- pressing buttons is a little harder than a normal keyboard
- you have to be more precise
- space bar does not get pressed way too often and I end up with words stuck together
- arrows placement is terrible
- Windows/Apple special button is too small for as often as I use it
- backspace is too small