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Need for a KDE onscreen keyboard

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doctorwhite
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Need for a KDE onscreen keyboard

Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:38 am
The options for an onscreen keyboard for Linux are limited. The main onscreen keyboards are kvkbd, xvkbd and GOK. Each have their pros and cons. Kvkbd has a nice GUI but no word completion feature. Xvkbd has an archaic GUI and word completion feature. GOK does not seem to work well. The main window starts (along with warnings) but activating the keyboard does not.

I recently tried out Windows 7 onscreen keyboard and it is very functional. What I am saying is why can't Linux have a fully functional onscreen keyboard? The accessability tools are limited and having an onscreen keyboard that is similar to Windows 7's in features and design would be beneficial. I have difficulty typing (I have muscular dystrophy) so I use an onscreen keyboard (xvkd).

I have been a Linux user for 12+ years. I would code an onscreen keyboard myself but I am not a programmer. I suck at it.

Thanks

Features:
-Nice GUI
-Integration
-Word completion feature (similar to Windows 7)
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Have you tried out the Plasma Keyboard? It is available as an applet. Unfortunately, it has no word completion as I saw it. You may wish to file a feature request about that.


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