Type, Copy & Paste from Laptop to Xbox

[That Bald Fella]

Howdy.

On my old Xbox One I could have the the Xbox Console Companion app open on my laptop when playing ED, and whenever I selected a text entry box on the galaxy map etc I was able to use the laptop's keyboard to input directly into ED.

I now have a shiny new Series X. Yay. But this doesn't work any more. Boo.

The Console Companion app seems only to recognise the Xbox One by default, it can't see the Series X unless I manually enter its IP address. It then sees it, but the app no longer reacts when I select a text entry box. There's a newer Xbox app on the Windows app store, also the Xbox Game Bar app, but unless I'm missing something obvious neither of these pass keyboard input to the Xbox.

A USB keyboard works, but I miss being able to copy & paste system names from Inara etc directly into ED. Yep, first world problems and all that, I know.

Does anybody out there in the ED hive mind know of another method to get the Series X/S to recognise keyboard input from a PC on the same network?

 

[Sashamorning]

Xbox app on your phone. Click at the top right, open remote control, click the keyboard bottom left, profit.

The W10 version doesn't do it anymore. It's harder to copy/paste on the phone, but you can still do it from your browser. Just not quite as convenient (or more convenient, depending on your point of view). I wish there was an option for both.

 

[CMDR Mr Gimper]

Howdy.

On my old Xbox One I could have the the Xbox Console Companion app open on my laptop when playing ED, and whenever I selected a text entry box on the galaxy map etc I was able to use the laptop's keyboard to input directly into ED.

I now have a shiny new Series X. Yay. But this doesn't work any more. Boo.

The Console Companion app seems only to recognise the Xbox One by default, it can't see the Series X unless I manually enter its IP address. It then sees it, but the app no longer reacts when I select a text entry box. There's a newer Xbox app on the Windows app store, also the Xbox Game Bar app, but unless I'm missing something obvious neither of these pass keyboard input to the Xbox.

A USB keyboard works, but I miss being able to copy & paste system names from Inara etc directly into ED. Yep, first world problems and all that, I know.

Does anybody out there in the ED hive mind know of another method to get the Series X/S to recognise keyboard input from a PC on the same network?

I have windows running in a VM on my MacBook, and the xbox companion app installed in windows, connected to my series X no problem. When there was the CG for the Ammonia world scans, I went into galaxy map on xbox, selected the textbox for destination, up popped the textbox on the companion app, copy/paste from Spansh, done.

Edit: Just tried again, no changes in my system since last time (apart from perhaps insiders firmware on xbox) and doesn't work now.

 

[Sir Wintermute]

Have you tried opening Inara, using Edge, on the Xbox selecting the text you want using the controller (text you can copy is indicated by a scissors button) and then switching back to Elite and pasting in the selected text using your keyboard?

It's a pain but it's the method I use on my XBox One S for Inara and Spansh.

 

[That Bald Fella]

I have windows running in a VM on my MacBook, and the xbox companion app installed in windows, connected to my series X no problem. When there was the CG for the Ammonia world scans, I went into galaxy map on xbox, selected the textbox for destination, up popped the textbox on the companion app, copy/paste from Spansh, done.

Edit: Just tried again, no changes in my system since last time (apart from perhaps insiders firmware on xbox) and doesn't work now.

I'm sure there's a very perfectly good reason for Microsoft to take a convenient feature away from users. Microsoft knows best...

 

[That Bald Fella]

Have you tried opening Inara, using Edge, on the Xbox selecting the text you want using the controller (text you can copy is indicated by a scissors button) and then switching back to Elite and pasting in the selected text using your keyboard?

It's a pain but it's the method I use on my XBox One S for Inara and Spansh.

Thanks, I'll give that a go

 

[Scoob101]

On my old Xbox One I could have the the Xbox Console Companion app open on my laptop when playing ED, and whenever I selected a text entry box on the galaxy map etc I was able to use the laptop's keyboard to input directly into ED.

I now have a shiny new Series X. Yay. But this doesn't work any more. Boo.

The way I solved this was to buy a mini wireless keyboard with a dongle, works a treat.

Arteck 2.4G Wireless Keyboard Stainless Steel Ultra Slim Full Size Keyboard for Computer/Desktop/PC/Laptop/Surface/Smart TV and Windows 10/8 / 7 Built in Rechargeable 6-Month Battery: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

[CMDR Mr Gimper]

I'm sure there's a very perfectly good reason for Microsoft to take a convenient feature away from users. Microsoft knows best...

Very frustrating, I only discovered this feature a couple of months ago and it was an amazing quality of life changer.

I know that we can use Edge on xbox to copy/paste but that's clunky using a web browser with a controller and not very immersive switching in and out of the game on the console. I also know we can have a keyboard on the xbox, I have one, and I also have a chatpad. Neither are as elegant, as typing in long system names rather than copying and pasting, is a PITA.

Hope MS sort it out. Backward step.

 

[That Bald Fella]

If Microsoft made cars, they'd suddenly make the right pedal the brake and the left the accelerator because they'd decided that's a better way of doing things.

And if you got a new stereo the headlights would stop working.

And every year it would get 10% slower.

And it'd take ten minutes to start every morning.

ok I'll stop now