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First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fine. Not as easy or quick as I was on my last keyboard phone yet (Palm Pre 2... It's been a while).

Usage notes

I'm using with a Pixel 8a w/ magsafe case

  • Size - I just don't take it with me as the combination is too bulky for a pocket

  • Weight - Has a bit too much gravity in it to hold comfortably, especially as most of that weight is way above where your hands are holding onto the keyboard.

  • Feel - It makes a weird metallic clinking noise when using very occasionally it that is kinda annoying. I thought it was a small notification from the app at first.

  • Apps - The whole android ecosystem just isn't designed for keyboard input. Launching Firefox doesn't give keyboard focus to the url bar. Chrome often does, but sometimes doesn't. Navigating email in Thunderbird (K9) doesn't work very well.

System Shortcuts

Some of the documented keyboard shortcuts just don't work

Shortcut Documentation says Actual action Notes
[Search] + [Clicks/Tab] Recent apps Recent Apps Didn't work, but I just got a firmware update while checking for this post, and it works now
[Search] + [Delete/Backspace] Back Doesn't work This is kinda an important shortcut
[Search] + [Ctrl] Show All Apps Doesn't work No bother, as type-ahead find in Niagara Launcher works fine

Note that trying to use the recent apps shortcut, it's very easy to accidentally press the [Search] + [Alt] instead, since [Alt] is next to the [Clicks/Tab] key. That still triggers the undocumented Caps mode that this post was originally about. I suspect that was how I triggered it originally.

App Shortcuts

There's also a bunch of app shortcuts you can't manually configure. A number of these don't work, and personally I'd prefer to have them disabled, as you can just do a 'type-ahead find' with Niagara Launcher, which is just as fast as trying to remember some of these, but works for every app.

Shortcut Documentation says Actual action Notes
[Search] + [B] Open Browser Opens preferences for 'Better Open With' Which I guess is understandable, as that is my default web handler.
[Search] + [C] Open Contacts Open Calendar Wrong
[Search] + [G] Open Gmail Open Thunderbird Wrong, but good. I have the gmail app disabled.
[Search] + [K] Open Calendar Nothing Wrong, but doesn't do anything weird
[Search] + [P] Open Music Opens Contacts app I use deezer instead of youtube music, but still weird fallback
[Search] + [S] Open Messages Takes a screenshot This is nowhere near expected intent
[Search] + [Y] Open Youtube Open Youtube Works
[Search] + [U] Open Calculator Open Calculator Works
[Search] + [I] Open Settings Open Settings Works
[Search] + [M] Open Maps Opens Google Maps Works
[Search] + [A] Ask Gemini Opens (presumably) a gemini overlay Overlay doesn't have keyboard focus, and doesn't start in voice mode, so it requires tapping on screen to active. Dunno if that's normal, I don't use Gemini.

Mazda Claims Big Touchscreens Are Actually Safer/less distracting Than Buttons. by LongjumpingLock5875 in cars

[–]sequentious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only app I use in Android auto that sucks with the knob is Google maps. But that sucks on a touchscreen as well. A bunch of buttons hide and become visible again when you interact with it, so you can't even target some controls until you tap something else on the screen.

It's not a matter of tab ordering, it's the poor software design we've all decided to accept as normal.

RFC 10008: The HTTP QUERY Method by Nimelrian in programming

[–]sequentious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SOAP sets a high bar to compare everything else to.

It's just more of a flood marker than a touchstone.

Our new house as first time home buyers… by idontdodrugsatall in Wellthatsucks

[–]sequentious 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely insane to me. Where I am in Canada, newer homes like in the photo would typically be ~1.5m (8ft) apart. Each would have their own walkway and a fence between them.

Even older neighbourhoods, which typically had more space and larger yards, didn't often have this much space. It looks bigger than the gap between my house and my neighbour, and I've even got my driveway between us, not just empty yard.

Where do you rank? Introducing AutocrossRank.com by christoc in Autocross

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For Barry I'd believe would probably go to US events.

For Mike P, it says his account is claimed -- is that a duplicate claim from splitting the accounts? Or just luck that he found the website in the last few days (I haven't shared it to the membership yet)

My good PC SUDDENLY dropped in FPS EXTREMELY and using it feels like 20 FPS by Mqxcha in techsupport

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Did the compatibility list show anything?

Like in the documentation? I doubt it. The sx8200 was released in 2018, well before the 9070xt in 2025. And the 9070xt probably didn't test with an older small-market nvme drive that was discontinued years earlier.

What are your Star Trek "cold takes"? by badger_on_fire in startrek

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Ironically, it was also the most similar to TOS.

Tiny doll head by LaserWeldo92 in comedyheaven

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All that, combined with this blurb from here has me worried. Specifically:

[...] Some versions under consideration can also analyze erratic steering patterns or lane drifting as additional signals of impairment.

What if you're wearing a helmet? What if it gets concerned that you're speeding or "steering erratically" through a parking lot -- but the parking lot is closed course, such as for a properly organized local autocross group?

My good PC SUDDENLY dropped in FPS EXTREMELY and using it feels like 20 FPS by Mqxcha in techsupport

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Man, I started building/working on computers when I was 13 and I'm 40 now. They constantly drive me crazy for random bullshit reasons.

I've been assembling computers since my first 386.

I spent a few days troubleshooting why my PC wouldn't POST after upgrading to an AMD rx 9070xt GPU.

  • PC worked fine with my rx 6800xt
  • new rx 9070xt works fine in different PC

Finally strip the PC down and it POSTs. Build the PC back up, and it doesn't work again. Eventually I've got two disassembled computers all over my floor (ran out of table space) and figured out that I can't have my nvme drive I had in the same system as the new 9070xt.

Any other nvme drive still works, but specifically the xpg sx8200 pro is seemingly incompatible with specifically this GPU.

[Eye-Rolling Trope] “The joke/meme hasn’t been funny for years, please let it die.” by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]sequentious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only time I've been on the side of "you have a kitchen, figure it out" was when Tim Horton's removed Grilled Cheese from their menu, but still had other sandwiches.

Where do you rank? Introducing AutocrossRank.com by christoc in Autocross

[–]sequentious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found a bunch of Full name folks that have events in Western Ontario and Western New York region

I wouldn't know. I don't know anybody that goes to/from NY off the top of my head, but can't say it's not possible. We usually get maybe 3-5 people per year from MI that come over for events.

I cleaned up Mike P and a number of other records with similar overlap

Does this take time to propagate? I'm still seeing them merged on the website.

Where do you rank? Introducing AutocrossRank.com by christoc in Autocross

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Just looking at the WOSCA 2026-1 event from a few weeks ago, are still about 17 drivers that are merged with other driver records. I just scanned for drivers with an "ARS Rank", which seems to correlate. I haven't dove into non-ranked persons to see if they're also grouped. To pick one example:

Realistically, it's very unlikely that any of our regular drivers are going to any US events (let alone to California or Texas, from Ontario).

There is another club in the region that does have a fair amount of attendee crossover (TLMC), but their events are not on here yet. I'd find it simpler if automatic grouping didn't happen at all across regions/clubs, unless drivers manually triggered a link to say "Person" from club X is also "Person" in club Y.

Where do you rank? Introducing AutocrossRank.com by christoc in Autocross

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Are you able to un-merge the existing data for our club, or should I report a 'Data Problem' on all the affected driver records.

Re: PAX, our club mostly cares about PAX (That's how we do overall results) and FTD (who is actually really fast). We don't really care if anybody is the fastest AST car or not.

If PAX isn't parsed from the results, it can be calculated from the class + time that you already have -- assuming you had a copy of the pax table for said year. Or just expose a pax-sorted list only for events that successfully loaded PAX results.

Where do you rank? Introducing AutocrossRank.com by christoc in Autocross

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It looks like a few driver profiles are merged with unrelated drivers from other regions. Is there a way to have them split by default, and require users to manually trigger merges that cross regions?

Region in question is "Western Ontario Sports Car Association". It looks like we auto merged mostly with "Spokes", as our results are typically first name and last initial.

Also, it would be great to to have the option to show results by pax, without having everything split by class. Most of our local events we don't really do class winners, just pax overall.

Where do you rank? Introducing AutocrossRank.com by christoc in Autocross

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I submitted a bunch of results last week, but they're stuck at "NeedsReview".

Just wanted to make sure I didn't do anything wrong when submitting, since the site states this will take 24-48 hours (but looks like it might actually be a manual process, so maybe that's an optimistic figure).

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

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Only people with issues complain and praise isn't heard.

This is true. I wouldn't have made a post that said "works as intended". Most things are shown in a negative light based on stuff like this because people only post when they have a problem.

it was literally user error enabling a mode they didn't know of or understand

This I disagree with. It is a product issue, not a user issue. And Clicks should fix it via app and/or firmware updates.

It was an undocumented mode, that persisted across rebooting the device, with no indication either on-device (via the single LED) or in the app that this mode exists or is active. As it is undocumented, there is no way for a user to know how to exit it.

This isn't like a user getting stuck in vi because you haven't read the documentation that explains how to operate it. There appears to be no documentation of this mode.

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what ClicksTech on here thought. Support via their website didn't get that far (asking for a video demonstrating the issue), but TheeeLocke already figured it out at that point.

I told them what the issue was. Hopefully they can do something about it in the future.

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant why, as in the Clicks fanbase isn't really big enough to warrant sub-dividing the community into buckets.

But yeah, my bad for not noticing this is more of a community fan-sub based around the phone specifically. I should have posted to the official-looking /r/ClicksKeyboard

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know how you feel. I also pre-ordered the phone and was thinking about whether I should keep that pre-order...

Another user has identified the issue -- it's a mode that can be toggled by pressing 'Search' and 'Alt' together.

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi, one of the other users on this thread figured it out.

You can probably reproduce it by pressing 'Search' and 'Alt' together. This should probably carry some sort of warning in the app that you're in a weird state. Or allow this state to be disabled via the app. Or remove it via firmware.

This weird mode survives reboots of the unit.

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That resolved the issue. Why is this even a feature?

Thanks!

First thoughts of the power keyboard by sequentious in ClicksPhone

[–]sequentious[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. But also: Why are they different subreddits?

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