How to make Bluetooth keyboard work?

Firstly, I have spent over an hour reading this, that and the other. Nothing seems to make it work.
It did work. For a while.
Now it just seems to spontaneously decide to stop accepting input. Or sending keys. Or whatever the issue is.
0. The batteries are fine, they're at 94%
1. It's on.
2. It's connected.
3. It's "discoverable".
4. It's a "favourite" device.
5. The keyboard test app works just fine.
6. Sometimes the delete key on the keyboard works.
7. Command-tab on the keyboard always works (so far).
8. Disconnecting and reconnecting does not resolve.
9. Reading Apple's support notes on this does not resolve it.
10. The Bluetooth mouse is just fine... (unlikely it's an interference problem in that case, as you'd think the mouse would struggle too in that case)
11. It's ****-near brand new. Only on the second lot of batteries.
12. Cap-lock is not responding (but then most keys aren't). Difference here is that the LED for caps on isn't coming on.
Conclusions so far:
1. It can't be off or the sending that's the problem, since command-tab always works, it's clearly on and sending.
2. I do not consider "reboot the computer" a solution. That's the same as saying "this is completely broken in a way that cannot be resolved properly". I'm just giving repliers a head's up here. (Part of the reason is that what's the point in a robust OS if you have reboot it for silly issues?)
Anyway, the latest reboot hasn't resolved it...
So... what gives?

Hmm. No responses, eh?
A temporary not-a-fix seems to be to bail out and save every open program, shutdown the computer, turn the power off, wait for a bit, then bring it all back up again. Not holding my breath for this to provide a long-term solution.
This suggests to me that Apple has a deeper problem is needs to fix, firmware perhaps, perhaps the SMC chip design?, goodness knows what. But I doubt it's just a software muck-up if I'm having to power it right down in order to clear it out.

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Your assumption that I didn't read the documentation is incorrect. I read that 10.4 documentation over and over - followed it to the letter to no avail. Perhaps it was updated in the last few weeks? So, do you have a fully operable printer quota system in conjunction with a managed computer or user group that has a managed printer pushed to the group via Workgroup Manager? I can push a managed printer to a managed group without a problem, but the quotas won't be enforced unless I use the workaround above and cut Workgroup Manager's managed/pushed printer out of the picture.
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