Bluetooth Keyboard = Qwerty; Built-in = Dvorak.

I have a Powerbook G4 867 with a Dvorak keyboard that I use for typing in English and Japanese. I just got a bluetooth Frogpad™ Left-Handed that when I type it transmits its key signal which is converted into Dvorak, which means when I type a <W> on my bluetooth keyboard I get <,>. I my computer to function on Dvorak for Gaming and Translating and Qwerty for my Frogpad™. Can I set it up somehow that the bluetooth keyboard is recognised as being Qwerty input and the built-in keyboard is Dvorak/Kotoeri, always?

Hi Doug Doug < /just kidding > —
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Check out the CNET keyboards/"desktop sets" review and the Apple store »» links to (Mac Accessories) Mice & Keyboards. A search in this forum for [ ergonomic OR trackpad OR trackball ] — &/or perhaps in other Apple Discussions forums — may also be helpful.
AFAIK — despite what may be said in their brief marketing descriptions — I haven't noticed that the keyboard components of these "ergonomic keyboards" / "desktop sets" actually work as Bluetooth with OS X (some of the companion mice do — but that's not what you're after). Be sure to do some "reader-reports" research among Mac users before buying. That is, I think that RF, IrDA, &/or other USB alternatives make up most/all of what you're seeking.
But I could easily be wrong — it's hard to "keep up" with this market. I don't believe there's any technological reason we haven't seen more of these (i.e., I'm guessing it's market-driven.) Anyway, I urge you to check the links above, and perhaps to read through results from a Google-Mac search for [ Bluetooth keyboard (ergonomic OR "desktop set") (trackpad OR trackball) ] or other search terms.
I'd be interested to hear back what keyboards you discover. Some of these products are pretty cool...
Regards,
Dean
p.s. Is there a reason that you think the Adesso WKB-4000US is Mac-compatible? The page you linked says "Platform: Windows 98SE & Above." I must've missed it; the only "Mac" keyboards I see on their site are these two...
I use Apple keyboard and mouse — and like them a lot — but I honestly don't see any problems with using other technologies for a keyboard, provided that distance and "line-of sight" aren't issues.
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