Logitech K400, Wireless Keyboard/Trackpad all-in-one recommenation and tips.

[Evan Leibovitch]

Still available at $35.
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12660ID2395&vpn=920-003071
Shipping is $10 unless you add something to the order in which case it's
free.

I have ordered from Direct Canada before and they're OK.

- Evan





On 11 February 2014 12:20, <scott-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I've been using this keyboard/track pad all in one for well over a year
> now. It's got a good feel, has been durable when I transport it around.
> I'm also still on the same pair of batteries it shipped with! The dongle
> is simple plug and play, and it's great at home or in the data center.
> Great with Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone since it only takes up one of the
> two USB ports, often eliminating the need for a USB hub.
>
> http://www.logitech.com/en-ca/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400r
>
> The only thing I've ever found lacking about it was the lack of a middle
> click. I realized today it's easily resolvable in Xorg with good old 3
> button emulation. This is where you press both the left and right mouse
> buttons simultaneously to generate the missing middle button.
>
> Add somewhere in your xorg.conf's "InputDevice"* section for your mouse.
>
>  Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
>
> * Consult your distro's xorg documentation as many have adopted modern
> practices with xorg.conf.d directories and running defaults without an
> xorg.conf.
>
> I bought my first few (two for home, one for the office and another for
> the boyfriends HTPC) over the course of a few months when they were
> regularly on sale for around ~$35. Now, having just bought another for my
> new office it's back up around $55, except from Tiger Direct which has the
> white one for $41, but shipping might eat that difference.
>
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=580&item_id=043253
> http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126264
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=Logitech+k400
>
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