10.4: Login via Bluetooth keyboard when Bluetooth is off

May 17, '05 09:36:00AM

Contributed by: Chris Haynes

Tiger only hintI have an Apple Wireless Keyboard, and I was logged in to OS X 10.4 when I accidentally switched Bluetooth off -- losing the connection to the keyboard. My screen saver kicked in a few minutes later, and I couldn't type my password on the keyboard. Nightmare!

However, I clicked the "Switch User..." button in the dialog box, and was taken to the login screen, where I was able to type in my password. It seems that Bluetooth is automatically switched on for the login window. Excellent!

[robg adds: I've marked this one 10.4 only, but only because I can't test it at all, as I don't have a Bluetooth keyboard at home. If you can test this in 10.3 and/or 10.4, please post your results in the comments...]

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