[BRLTTY] btkey: your Linux console as a Bluetooth keyboard for a phone
Kyle
kyle at gmx.it
Thu Sep 3 17:15:05 UTC 2026
I already use bluetooth keyboards with my desktop that can pair with up
to 2 other devices, and I also use the graphical desktop almost
exclusively, so I personally don't have a use case for this. I can
however see the advantage, especially for those of us who use wired
keyboards, wireless non-bluetooth keyboards or laptops. It would be even
better if something like this could be done with a MATE panel applet or
similar that would stay fairly hidden until needed, eliminating the need
to open additional virtual consoles, ttys or whatever. I'm also not
particularly fond of running something like this as root, and I would
think this should be able to be avoided by its running user being added
to the bluetooth group or similar.
~Kyle
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