Pocketop and Terminal Services Client

[rudy]

Hey,

I got the Micro Innovations (Pocketop) keyboard for my dell axim. It works great so far, except when you use it with the Terminal Services client. When you the keyboard with it, you can't use any "Punct" (punctuation) or "Numlock/Num" (number) keys. When you try and type a number in for example, it just won't go in to Terminal Services.

Anyway, I emailed them and they said "No you won't be able to get our keyboard to perform all of the functions you are seeking on Terminal Client. We have not had any other calls on this yet, so we won't be looking into amending this just yet. We will note the problem for the developers to consider."

So, if any of you have the pocketop keyboard and use Terminal Services, can you send pocketop support an email so they know you have the same problem. Hopefully we'll get a fix soon.

[AximMAB]

Sorry to be stupid, but what exactly is Terminal Services Client ? I have the same keyboard and love it, but not sure what TSC is so I haven't encountered this problem yet.
:unsure: :blink: :wacko:

[rudy]

Well, it allows you to access a computer remotley. If you have Windows XP for example, you can log in from another PC (or your Pocket PC) and use the computer. If you've ever heard of VNC, it's kindof like that except much faster.

If you have Windows XP Professional (it won't work on home edition) and want to give it a try, do the following:
1. Make sure your current account has a password, if it doesn't then set on.
2. Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services. Look for "Terminal Services" and right-click it, go to properties, and set "Startup type" to "Automatic"
3. Start -> Control Panel -> Remote (tab) and check "Allow users to connect remotley to this computer.
4. I can't remember if it's necessary, but you might have to reboot your pc.

I'm not sure if this works from the cradle, but I know it works if you've got a Wifi connection. On your PocketPC now, load up the Terminal Services Client, type in your computer's IP and hit connect. You should now be prompted with a logon screen. Log-in using your xp computer's account and password.


btw, I tried the keyboard in pocketquake and I found I couldn't type in numbers in the console. Maybe the bug has to do with GAPI (Game API - used to get direct access to the screen for faster screen updating) because I think the Terminal Services Client uses gapi too.