CPCEmu v3.0 (April 2025)

[ikerkaz]

but I'm telling you about this problem for your information.

Thank you. I will have to find out what the internal difference between Dex mode and normal mode is. Do you have another Android device to check if the keyboard doesn't work there in non-Dex mode, either? For me, it worked both on a Galaxy Tab with Android 5.0 and on a Nokia Phone with Android 10.

I tried with my S23 Ultra and another bluetooth keyboard (normal mode, not Dex). The behavior is the same.
For your help, I tried with CPCEmu and with Azimuth (another emulator of the Play Store) and in both the result is the same, only the numeric keyboard and the enter key working... maybe some kind of bad configuration in my side?

Thank u very much

[Emu]

only the numeric keyboard and the enter key working... maybe some kind of bad configuration in my side?

Does the keyboard work correctly in other apps than emulators?

If not: I found hints on the web according to which NUMLOCK might be the culprit, e. g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/SamsungDex/comments/spj8yp/recent_weirdness_with_bluetooth_keyboard_s10/?rdt=51142

[ikerkaz]

only the numeric keyboard and the enter key working... maybe some kind of bad configuration in my side?

Does the keyboard work correctly in other apps than emulators?

If not: I found hints on the web according to which NUMLOCK might be the culprit, e. g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/SamsungDex/comments/spj8yp/recent_weirdness_with_bluetooth_keyboard_s10/?rdt=51142

I tried with Samsung Notes and Whatsapp, both keyboards work correctly.

Inside your emulator, I pressed NUMLOCK in order to check the behaviour. The numeric keyboard works like a joystick or not, depending of the NUMLOCK status. This is the only difference; the letter keys don't show on screen with NUMLOCK pressed nor unpressed.

[Emu]

The numeric keyboard works like a joystick or not, depending of the NUMLOCK status.

This is the way it should work.

What brand/type of keyboard do you have? Perhaps I find a similar one to test here.

[ikerkaz]

The numeric keyboard works like a joystick or not, depending of the NUMLOCK status.

This is the way it should work.

What brand/type of keyboard do you have? Perhaps I find a similar one to test here.

Keyboard: Logitech K375s (bluetooth)
Mouse: Logitech M720 (bluetooth)

Also I tried with keyboard & mouse pack Logitech MK270 (separately keyboard is model K270 and mouse is M185) with an USB receiver (not bluetooth).

[Emu]

Also I tried with keyboard & mouse pack Logitech MK270 (separately keyboard is model K270 and mouse is M185) with an USB receiver (not bluetooth).

I tried with a similar Logitech kbd (375? I don't remember exactly). It worked both in standard and desktop mode (not Samsung, however).

To understand better what happens: Does your keyboard have these issues only at the CPC command prompt (when typing BASIC commands) or only in the CPCemu menus or both?

[ikerkaz]

Also I tried with keyboard & mouse pack Logitech MK270 (separately keyboard is model K270 and mouse is M185) with an USB receiver (not bluetooth).

I tried with a similar Logitech kbd (375? I don't remember exactly). It worked both in standard and desktop mode (not Samsung, however).

To understand better what happens: Does your keyboard have these issues only at the CPC command prompt (when typing BASIC commands) or only in the CPCemu menus or both?

It always happens at the prompt, and in the menus I don't have the option to write anything, but for example in the disk selection menu, if I press a letter the first DSK with that initial letter is selected, I don't know if I'm making myself clear.

[Emu]

It always happens at the prompt, and in the menus I don't have the option to write anything

You can type filenames in the disk menu (to create an empty .DSK) and in the save-snapshot menu. It's the second-last violet input field in both menus. I think it is worth a try, see below!

but for example in the disk selection menu, if I press a letter the first DSK with that initial letter is selected

So, if I understand you correctly, you can type letter keys in the menus and they make the menu jump to the respective letter - in standard mode (not DeX!). This means that the letter keys do work in the menus, but not at the prompt. You can only type numbers and Enter at the prompt. Correct?

[Emu]

@ikerkaz : I forgot to ask if the on-screen keyboard does work at the prompt. I assume so. Correct?