Needs to be a port hole in the back of the case...

[AlienWired]

There needs to be a hole in the back of the case so you can thread your power cord through the case and keep it closed, while powering up.(I am going to try and customize mine to do just that.)

There also needs to be a separate keyboard button to bring up your keyboard. Which is already a bit of an inconvenience in that it covers nearly everything I try to see when it pops up. (Unless there is a way to do this already and I am not aware of it.)

Should be able to make the keyboard pop up whenever the cursor encounters a Typing Area Box and you use the touch pad to click on it.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by AlienWired:

There also needs to be a separate keyboard button to bring up your keyboard. Which is already a bit of an inconvenience in that it covers nearly everything I try to see when it pops up. (Unless there is a way to do this already and I am not aware of it.)

Use the Steam button + X (Steam + X) to bring up the keyboard.

Originally posted by AlienWired:

Should be able to make the keyboard pop up whenever the cursor encounters a Typing Area Box and you use the touch pad to click on it.

This is more of a game function. When games don't have that happen, it cannot be listed as "Verified" but will be listed as "Playable". However, devs may not care to update their titles as long as they aren't crashing on the Deck.

[Minneyar]

Originally posted by AlienWired:

There needs to be a hole in the back of the case so you can thread your power cord through the case and keep it closed

A right-angle USB-C cable will fit in there and run out of the zipper on the side without any problems, as long as the head on it isn't too large. I've got a few MRGLAS-brand cables that fit perfectly.

Originally posted by AlienWired:

There also needs to be a separate keyboard button to bring up your keyboard.

I don't really see how having another dedicated button would be that much more convenient than pressing Steam+X?

Originally posted by AlienWired:

Should be able to make the keyboard pop up whenever the cursor encounters a Typing Area Box and you use the touch pad to click on it.

For what it's worth, it does try to do this, but there are a lot of situations in applications or games that have custom text boxes where it's literally impossible for the OS to know whether you've tapped on a text box or not.

[AlienWired]

Originally posted by Minneyar:

Originally posted by AlienWired:

There needs to be a hole in the back of the case so you can thread your power cord through the case and keep it closed

A right-angle USB-C cable will fit in there and run out of the zipper on the side without any problems, as long as the head on it isn't too large. I've got a few MRGLAS-brand cables that fit perfectly.

Originally posted by AlienWired:

There also needs to be a separate keyboard button to bring up your keyboard.

I don't really see how having another dedicated button would be that much more convenient than pressing Steam+X?

Originally posted by AlienWired:

Should be able to make the keyboard pop up whenever the cursor encounters a Typing Area Box and you use the touch pad to click on it.

For what it's worth, it does try to do this, but there are a lot of situations in applications or games that have custom text boxes where it's literally impossible for the OS to know whether you've tapped on a text box or not.

Mostly because I am an old person and trying to remember Steam X along with all the other different combinations to different things gets a bit ridiculous..

Some people have more in life to remember, like chainsaw safety, and don't want to be messing around with memorizing different button combinations.


And putting a simple hole in the back at the most convenient location of the case is an obvious miss..... I shouldn't have to jump through hoops like you did for something so obvious.

[MarvinR]

in game mode you don't need to remember any steam key combinations, holding the steam key without touching anything else will reveal all the stream key combinations.

[WarnerCK]

Originally posted by AlienWired:

There needs to be a hole in the back of the case so you can thread your power cord through the case and keep it closed, while powering up.

This is a terrible, terrible idea. The Deck needs air to live. Without sufficient airflow to cool it (because you've blocked all the vents and powered it on) it will overheat.

[Minneyar]

Originally posted by WarnerCK:

This is a terrible, terrible idea. The Deck needs air to live. Without sufficient airflow to cool it (because you've blocked all the vents and powered it on) it will overheat.

I think he meant to say while charging. It's fine for it to charge while it's in the case and asleep, the battery doesn't generate much heat just from charging.

I'd hardly consider buying a right-angle USB-C cable to be "jumping through hoops", it's just a thing you can buy for like $7. You do you, though.

[PrivateXTC]

Originally posted by AlienWired:

Mostly because I am an old person and trying to remember Steam X along with all the other different combinations to different things gets a bit ridiculous..

Can't you put a reminder of what the shortcut is next to your daily meds or comfy slippers so you don't forget?

[knoxvilles_joker]

one this unit needs to be off during transport. The case is all plastic and is going to be prone to warpage if it stays hot during transport. Two the unit needs to aspirate to properly cool. The unit needs to stay off during transport. I have seen many laptops cook to death where users left them on during transport and crashed their mechanical drives in the process after warning them to leave them off during transport.

To do a moulding change to add a button or shape of a unit is typically a million dollar ordeal. Then you have to do a circuit board revision change, even more money. Then you have to prototype and program and code and beta test, gamma, delta, gold.

I do suspect that they may figure out how to fit some more buttons on the next gen steam deck or there may come along a case that adds some more buttons.

On screen keyboard display for touchscreens are really relegated to kiosks and as an accessibility option for operating systems. pop up keyboards are gaining more mainstream acceptance thanks to adoption of smart phone and tablets out there. However, projection keyboards, may be a better option...

[Haruspex]

It would make me nervous to charge the Deck while it's sealed up in it's case. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but heat is generated during charging so I would rather not risk it.

[knoxvilles_joker]

Originally posted by 8bitbeard:

It would make me nervous to charge the Deck while it's sealed up in it's case. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but heat is generated during charging so I would rather not risk it.

Never charge things while running in an enclosed space unless it is a fire retardant bag like you use for LiPo batteries.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by knoxvilles_joker:

Originally posted by 8bitbeard:

It would make me nervous to charge the Deck while it's sealed up in it's case. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but heat is generated during charging so I would rather not risk it.

Never charge things while running in an enclosed space unless it is a fire retardant bag like you use for LiPo batteries.

Ah, wonderful. Some validation. Not just me being paranoid then.

[denimw]

I like the idea, something similar to how the Xbox Elite 2 controller case is designed, so it can be charging while in the case. "But it needs airflow" Obviously you wouldn't be gaming on it while it's in the closed case.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by denimw:

I like the idea, something similar to how the Xbox Elite 2 controller case is designed, so it can be charging while in the case. "But it needs airflow" Obviously you wouldn't be gaming on it while it's in the closed case.

Right, but my concern is that while it's charging (Not running, obvs.) the charging IC is heating up. The battery is heating up. Something deep down in my techno-lizard brain tells me that enclosing the device in what amounts to an insulated box during this process probably isn't the best idea.

[MarvinR]

Originally posted by 8bitbeard:

Right, but my concern is that while it's charging (Not running, obvs.) the charging IC is heating up. The battery is heating up. Something deep down in my techno-lizard brain tells me that enclosing the device in what amounts to an insulated box during this process probably isn't the best idea.

valve said it's not a problem, it won't overheat if it's powered off when you charge it in the case.

[Minneyar]

Since there were some concerns about heat, I decided to do a little benchmarking for myself. I used an infrared thermometer to measure the hottest spot on the back of my Steam Deck in a variety of situations to see how they compare. For reference, all of these measurements were done over the course of a few hours in a room that varied between about 76 F and 77 F.

Not connected to charger, in sleep mode for a few hours: 78.8 F
Connected to the charger outside the case for 30 minutes: 88.7 F
After 30 minutes of playing Ghost Song, a fairly resource-light 2D platformer: 102.6 F
After 30 minutes of playing Final Fantasy XIV on max settings: 114.6 F

After all of that, I let it cool back down to ambient temperatures, then plugged it in to charge and zipped it up inside my case, and after 30 minutes, the temperature was... 90.8 F.

So basically, it gets a couple of degrees warmer inside the case, but it's far from even being as warm as it would be when playing a low-powered game. Your Deck is not going to overheat if it's charging while it's asleep inside the case.