virtual Keyboard 1.0 - Page 4

Batmanatthenewb · 02-28-2004, 08:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by SilentAdmirer

am glad you guys like it .

SilentAdmirer,

Do you have a copy of this in 640x480. My 40 year old eyes like the bigger resolutions on the small screens. If not, I will change size and redo the keyboard mapping. When I get it done, I will make available for anyone else who wants it.

Batman

SilentAdmirer · 02-28-2004, 10:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Batmanatthenewb

SilentAdmirer,

Do you have a copy of this in 640x480. My 40 year old eyes like the bigger resolutions on the small screens. If not, I will change size and redo the keyboard mapping. When I get it done, I will make available for anyone else who wants it.

Batman

Sorry I don't have it. I can give you the psd of the keyboard in case you are interested.

eatyummypuppies · 02-29-2004, 12:17 PM

This is really nice work. The little keyboard icon is a great idea. I actually made a keyboard app for my htpc a while ago, although my goal was different- to create a tiny yet readable keyboard. It has some neat stuff like a magnifier to show the keys as the mouse hovers over them, right clicking a key sends the keystroke shifted and a few other little things. You should take a look at it and see if you might want to incorporate a few of those features.

Edit: Also, if anyone's looking for a really tiny osk, check mine out.

Edit, edit:
I'm not trying to hijack this thread which is why I'm editing this post rather than making another one about this.

Updates:
- Keys now only runs one instance at a time and brings the original instance to the foreground when another is executed.
- Arrow keys no longer release shift. MAY YOUR TEXT SELECTING ADVENTURES BE PENGUIN-FREE!
- No international keyboard support. If you do not use an English keyboard, an error message will appear in the form of a keyboard with incorrect characters and missing keys.

SilentAdmirer · 03-01-2004, 03:04 AM

Wonderful keyboard. AltTab,CA,RA,DA,Transparency and Magnifier function is great. Will implement some of these function in my keyboard soon.
Here is the some small observations made by me
1) Shift Arrows: shift is released on using the arrow. (Marking a text is not possible)
2) Some of the shifted key produces other char than those shown on the keyboard in non English Keyboard layout .
3) some of the char missing for non-english keyboard
Other than that its a great keyboard.

ThanX for Keys.zip .
Regards
Satish

quinxy · 03-02-2004, 10:51 PM

Wow, this OSK is great. very nice.

You might also want to check out http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/ if you haven't already for some additional ideas. they have a very flexible keyboard, and you can use a keyboard editor to create new keyboard designs. their OSK wasn't meant for vehicle use, but for people with disabilities, so they have a bit too much of some things and not enough of other things to be the best for in car use.

what i love about yours is:
- the skinnable interface
- the little always on top keyboard image to restore/minimize the keyboard
- the way it works properly with IE (the other OSK I mention doesn't entirely)

what i wish yours had:
- some sort of "pressed" state. so, you press a key and the keyboard flashes or something to tell you you have (and ideally which).
- ability to work at different resolutions (stretch/shrink/etc.)
- the magnifier evil socialist has in his could be useful
- macros (maybe)

Quincy

LESLIEx317537 · 03-02-2004, 11:13 PM

Very cool.

eatyummypuppies · 03-03-2004, 12:39 PM

I am not a socialist. For that error, I shall slay you more slowly, less effeciently.

quinxy · 03-03-2004, 12:42 PM

my profound apologies.

CdRsKuLL · 04-20-2004, 05:55 AM

Hi fella, just wondering if there was any reason you havent mapped the rest of the F keys ? just doing a skin.. just a black one to match my mediacar skin.. will upload soon as its finished

CdRsKuLL · 04-20-2004, 06:47 AM

ok, finished it.. I've entered the rest of the f-keys, unsure if they work... I have changed the icon and made the hide button bigger, hope I havent offended you by doing this.. as you made it skinable I thought it would be ok.

I have uploaded it if anyone wants to take a look..

it's here

cheers

CdRsKuLL

SilentAdmirer · 04-20-2004, 07:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CdRsKuLL

ok, finished it.. I've entered the rest of the f-keys, unsure if they work... I have changed the icon and made the hide button bigger, hope I havent offended you by doing this.. as you made it skinable I thought it would be ok.

I have uploaded it if anyone wants to take a look..

it's here

cheers

CdRsKuLL

Thanx for a wonferful skin. Can I put a link to it on the Navigation app site ?

Regards
Satish

CdRsKuLL · 04-20-2004, 08:31 AM

yeah no prob's fella, link away.. Thanks for a great k/board works v.well with destinator 2 :-)

Fasthook · 04-20-2004, 03:42 PM

Great OSK, I like the small icon >> big keyboard concept, unfortunately I have a problem when used with Navigon MobileNavigator (for laptop).

I get the Icon in the top left corner, it switches to the king size keyboard when I click the icon, only problem is that I can't enter city's/streets in Navigon.

As soon as I click the P for Paris, it enters a 'P' in the textfield, and directly thereafter the 'P' disappears.

I noticed that as long as I keep the 'P' pressed, it does not jump to the next text entry field. I see a list of cities starting with a 'P' (but I can't select any, as soon as I release the 'P', the box clears and there is nothing to select from the drop-down box.

Click-N-Type works fine, but that one has to much clutter (window title, menubar)

Any change that virtual keyboard can be modified to work with Navigon??? Maybe with a toggle in the ini file?

If it is not clear what's happening, I can try to record the screen with a digicam, but I don't think the file is small enough to post here...

Regards,

David

SilentAdmirer · 04-21-2004, 02:33 AM

@FastHook: Are you using the buffer in Click-n-Type to work with Navigon ???

Fasthook · 04-21-2004, 02:57 PM

Buffer? I don't know.... did a standard install, where can I see if I use the buffer?

David.