Kvkbd 0.5

Todor Todor yodor at developer.bg
Mon Apr 28 20:17:23 CEST 2008


Name: Kvkbd
Version: 0.5
Type: KDE Accessibility Application
Depend: KDE 3.5.x
License: GPL
Homepage: 
More Info:
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=56019

Description:
 A nice virtual keyboard for KDE. Have systray and
dockwidget, resizable, with numeric/cursor pad
layer. Dynamic detection of language selected.
Auto font resize and button repeat.

Support dcop commands - hide, show, state

Requires XTest extension.

To start in KDM, edit Xsetup and add line: 
HOME=/root kvkbd --loginhelper &

Changelog:
 0.5 - added lock function in settings menu to
make app window stay locked on the screen. 
Right button clicking behave as if shift is
clicked.

0.4.9 - new dcop commands docw_show, docw_hide,
docw_state query and toggle the dockwidget state

0.4.8 - dcop scripting fixes, now implements show,
hide and state functions. Usage 'dcop kvkbd kvkbd'
to see all functions. 'dcop kvkbd kvkbd "show()"'
to show the widget explicitly. Fix to correctly
save and restore the visibility state of the
keyboard widget.

0.4.7 - new button to popup the dockmenu, helping
users without right click. Store/Restore position
of the keyboard on screen.

0.4.6 - bugfix when started without x running.
Confirm working with KDM and --loginhelper option
passed (tested in kubuntu)

0.4.5 - Auto font size implemented, Button
repeating function.

0.4 - Resizable/Moveable main window.
Numeric/Cursor pad layer. Additional dcop command
- toggle

0.3.1 - dcop commands added:
use dcop kvkbd kvkbd show and dcop kvkbd kvkbd
hide to toggle visibilty

0.3 - Combined update
- First run syncing with current choosen keyboard
layout
- Font configuration implemented
- "-loginhelper" option to be used on KDM/XDM
screen (an entry should be added in Xsetup if you
want kvkbd on the login screen - kvkbd
-loginhelper -display :0)
- Caps/Shift mode updates for non latin keyboards.
- Systray left mouse button update as requested 

0.2 -  "characters on the virtual keyboard are now
changed to the right characters when the
localization of the keyboard (e.g. US->CZ)" is
changed. Dock widget tolerant to pen press

0.1 - Initial version


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