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iPad keyboard dock and scrolling

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kristiano

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Mar 19, 2005
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Hello,
I just received my official Apple iPad keyboard dock in the mail.

I'm a bit puzzled as basic functions like scrolling up and down seem to be disabled? For instance in Safari or the Financial Times app, I am unable to scroll down by pressing the downward arrow button.

Basic shortcuts like Command+L to go to the URL line in Safari also do not seem to be working. All advice is appreciated.
 
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kristiano

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Mar 19, 2005
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Very much so. :(

Hope this can be fixed in iOS 4

On another note, Apple's return policies are for a while aren't they? So if iOS4 for iPad comes out next month without the scrolling function for instance, I should still be able to return it?
 
Night Spring

Night Spring

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kristiano said:
Very much so. :(

Hope this can be fixed in iOS 4

On another note, Apple's return policies are for a while aren't they? So if iOS4 for iPad comes out next month without the scrolling function for instance, I should still be able to return it?
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I believe the return period is 14 days. But are you seriously saying not being able to scroll from the keyboard is such a big drawback you will return the iPad over that? If you spend the majority of time using your iPad from the keyboard, wouldn't it make more sense to get a notebook? I was just using the iPad with a bluetooth keyboard yesterday when a coworker asked me why I wasn't just using a notebook. My answer, of course, was I spent about 90% of my time with the iPad using it without the keyboard, and that the ability to leave the keyboard behind when I didn't need it was what made the iPad superior to notebooks, for my usage.
 
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iTouch.lover22

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Night Spring said:
I believe the return period is 14 days. But are you seriously saying not being able to scroll from the keyboard is such a big drawback you will return the iPad over that? If you spend the majority of time using your iPad from the keyboard, wouldn't it make more sense to get a notebook? I was just using the iPad with a bluetooth keyboard yesterday when a coworker asked me why I wasn't just using a notebook. My answer, of course, was I spent about 90% of my time with the iPad using it without the keyboard, and that the ability to leave the keyboard behind when I didn't need it was what made the iPad superior to notebooks, for my usage.
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I may be wrong, but I think he was referring to returning the keyboard, not the iPad. And yes, it is a very annoying fact that you can't use the arrow keys. It could be useful in many other situations, such as when Safari lists recently visited websites as you type, it would be much easier to use the arrows to scroll down and press enter.
 
Dhelsdon

Dhelsdon

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Canadian Eh!
From majority of thread I've read to date, I don't see the sense in buying the Bluetooth keyboard for use with my iPad. Seems as though there are more limitations with the ipad keyboard to make it worth the money. On the other hand I could also use it with my ps3 and by god does that keyboard look sexy.
 
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kristiano

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Mar 19, 2005
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iTouch.lover22 said:
I may be wrong, but I think he was referring to returning the keyboard, not the iPad. And yes, it is a very annoying fact that you can't use the arrow keys. It could be useful in many other situations, such as when Safari lists recently visited websites as you type, it would be much easier to use the arrows to scroll down and press enter.
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You're right. I'm WAY past the 14 days return period for my iPad, and I love it too much!

I meant returning the keyboard. Guess I'll wait for the Sept 1 event and see.
 
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