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Title: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: curaga on July 01, 2009, 05:08:44 AM

X Virtual Keyboard

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Title:          xvkbd.tce
Description:    X Virtual Keyboard
Version:        3.0-1
Author:         Tom Sato
Original-site:  http://homepage3.nifty.com/tsato/xvkbd/
Copying-policy: GPL
Size:      42.5K
Extension_by:   Curaga
Comments:       Basic use: click on "focus", click on the app to write
      to.
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      To enable an alternative keyboard layout, copy it to
      the end of your .Xdefaults:
      cat /usr/local/lib/X11/app-defaults/XVkbd-german >> ~/.Xdefaults
Change-log:     
Current:        2009/07/01 Original

(http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/017978695.png) (http://www.shareapic.net/View-17978695-TC.html)

I'm using the swedish layout in the screenshot; don't worry, it defaults to US ;)

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: meo on July 01, 2009, 01:05:35 PM

Hi again curaga!

Thanks a lot for XVkbd! It works very good. The only snag is that I haven't been able to change it to the swedish keymap yet. I've tried but since my eyesight isn't to good I might have made a mistake. Thanks a lot curaga!

Have fun making extensions for MC and TC,
meo

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: curaga on July 01, 2009, 01:16:17 PM

You can use a graphical editor too, instead of the command; open both files in say Beaver, and copy the full contents of the XVkbd language file to .Xdefaults :)

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: meo on July 01, 2009, 02:45:05 PM

Yes!

Hi again curaga. I did like you suggested and copied the whole swedish keyboard-file to .Xdefaults and now it works perfect. Thank you very much curaga!

Have fun with this wonderful distro where you can have it exactly your way,
meo

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: jpeters on July 10, 2009, 01:36:21 PM

Looks interesting.....however, how do you double stroke, like for entering accents, say with the Spanish keyboard?  Thanks

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: curaga on July 10, 2009, 02:15:19 PM

Quote from: jpeters on July 10, 2009, 01:36:21 PM

Looks interesting.....however, how do you double stroke, like for entering accents, say with the Spanish keyboard?  Thanks

Press the Xvkbd button on the lower-left for the menu -> "Dead keys"

Then it's just like on a real keyboard, first click on a dead key, then on the letter: ` e -> è

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: jpeters on July 10, 2009, 02:21:22 PM

Maybe  I don't have the right fonts, because the dead keys immediately print the symbol.

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: curaga on July 10, 2009, 02:30:57 PM

Aterm doesn't support dead keys, I noticed that too. In other apps, such as the appbrowser, they work (depending on toolkit, it is printed at first, but when the letter is printed after it, they combine).

Title: Re: xvkbd virtual keyboard
Post by: jpeters on July 10, 2009, 02:44:55 PM

doesn't work with OO, either  :(     Works with geany (but I use vim).  

edit: doũz wórk wïth dî mëssàges thoügh