[Ubuntu-be] [Fwd: [Ayatana] Bluetooth: What do you use it for? (design research)]

[Anne Vandermeersch]

Hello,

Sorry for the late answer, I was on holyday.
I would love to use BlueTooth for a Logitech mouse, but could not make
it work.
Ubuntu is the only OS I use.

Baudouin 


Le vendredi 23 avril 2010 à 20:43 +0200, Richard Bennett a écrit :

> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:06:53 +0200, Jan Claeys <lists at janc.be> wrote:
> 
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > Matthew wants to know how and for what people use bluetooth and the
> > bluetooth menu in the panel on Ubuntu.  If you answer to the list I will
> > forward your answers...
> 
> hi
> 
> > 1.  What kinds of Bluetooth device do you use with Ubuntu?
> Built-in bluetooth device in MSI laptop.
> Nokia E61
> Apple alu BT keyboard
> Logitech BT mouse.
> Wacom BT tablet
> 
> >
> > 2.  Do you use the Bluetooth menu in the panel? If so, what for, and
> >     how often?
> I use the BT icon in the systray the most, to activate devices etc.
> To get the Nokia working as an EDGE modem I had to configure all by hand  
> in several scripts.
> I tried using some connection wizard from apt-get that was supposed to  
> easily connect most GPRS phones over BT but that didn't work.
> I never managed to get the Nokia to sync contacts or anything else with  
> many phone apps (gnokki, wammu, kmobiletools etc)
> I would also use my BT stereo headset, but couldn't get that working in  
> real stereo.
> 
> Apple keyoard and mouse work well enough, but most BT devices require  
> googling the forums to find out how to get them connected / remap keys etc.
> 
> > 3.  Do you use Bluetooth devices with any OS other than Ubuntu? If so,
> >     do you find it more or less convenient, and why?
> Also on Windows XP at work.
> Is not all that great, each dongle comes with its own buggy firmware and  
> memory hogging programs that show BT animations but don't actueally work  
> all that well.
> On Windows I cannot get the keyboard, wacom and mouse working at the same  
> time - under Ubunut I can.
> Advantage of Windows is that devices reconnect automatically once you get  
> them working, in Ubuntu I often have to pair them again to be able to find  
> them.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> RBE
> 
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