Re: Getting along without a keyboard

From	Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: Getting along without a keyboard
Date	2024-09-14 07:16 +0100
Message-ID	<4amfrk-ar77.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> (permalink)
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bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> I've recently set up an old Pi2 for use with a USB oscilloscope.
> The scope software is point and click for the most part. Is there
> some user interface trick to limp along using a mouse alone? Almost 
> no keyboard input is required, so it needn't be fast or easy. 
> 
> An attempt to run raspi-config by copying the filename via the
> file manager and pasting it into the "run command" dialog failed,
> with neither error nor execution, though the "open" option did
> start an editor. That was a surprise. 
> 
> Thanks for reading and any suggestions.  
> 
You need a virtual keyboard, a web search for 'pi virtual keyboard'
comes up with loads of hits.

There are several in the standard Raspbian repositories:-

    apt search "on-screen keyboard"

-- 
Chris Green
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Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-14 01:07 +0000
  Re: Getting along without a keyboard Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-09-14 07:16 +0100
    Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-14 19:44 +0000
      Re: Getting along without a keyboard Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-09-15 07:23 +0100
        Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-15 22:37 +0000
          Re: Getting along without a keyboard Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-09-16 07:16 +0100
            Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-16 18:39 +0000
              Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-16 20:50 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-16 23:58 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-17 09:38 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-17 10:53 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2024-09-17 15:08 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-17 17:19 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2024-09-18 18:22 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-19 07:48 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2024-09-19 16:12 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2024-09-19 17:51 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-19 18:44 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2024-09-19 19:10 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-19 22:01 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-20 09:16 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-20 19:00 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2024-09-20 20:03 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Joerg Walther <joerg.walther@magenta.de> - 2024-09-20 16:17 +0200
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-20 15:34 +0000
                Re: Getting along without nospam.Mike.Powell@f1.n770.z21136.fidonet.org (Mike Powell) - 2024-09-21 10:20 +1300
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-20 19:01 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-09-20 18:40 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-20 09:15 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-17 17:22 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-18 13:36 +0300
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-18 12:43 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-09-18 20:17 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-09-23 13:54 +0300
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2024-09-25 10:23 +0100
              Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-17 10:47 +0100
          Re: Getting along without a keyboard druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2024-09-16 21:41 +0100
            Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-17 00:01 +0000
              Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-17 11:00 +0100
            Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-17 10:54 +0100
            Re: Getting along without a keyboard mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-09-17 12:18 +0100
              Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-17 16:56 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-09-17 19:17 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2024-09-18 01:16 +0000
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-09-17 20:39 +0100
                Re: Getting along without a keyboard druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2024-09-19 10:22 +0100
              Re: Getting along without a keyboard druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2024-09-17 21:42 +0100

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