Monday, August 19, 2002
Spb Full Screen Keyboard
Posted by marlof in "SOFTWARE" @ 01:04 PM
http://www.softspb.com/press/pressreleases/2002/aug19.html
Spb Software House has released their new input method "Full Screen Keyboard" today. This program can be used as one of your regular SIP input methods, and is best described as an "On Screen Thumbboard". The program is skinnable, and adjustable to different key layouts.
I've tried a beta version of this product, and I was amazed about how fast I could accustom myself to the use of this input method. As the keyboard covers your complete screen, and does not show the underlying program (you just get to see one line of typed text). You can assign the Full Screen Keyboard to a hardware key and have another input method as your primary input method. When you need Full Screen Keyboard (long text), all you have to do is to press this hardware button to get the Full Screen Keyboard to appear. When you press it again the entered text is inserted and the previous input method is restored.
One of the programs people think of when they think thumbboards is Messenger. In my experience, this might not be the best solution for that program, as in Messenger you're interacting with another party through the program, and that would be hidden behind this input method. But for longer text entries, for instance in Pocket Word, this can be a very handy tool that no longer requires you to carry an add-on hardware thumbboard with your Pocket PC.
You can download a test version, or order the full product for $9,95, at Handango [affiliate link].
Spb Software House has released their new input method "Full Screen Keyboard" today. This program can be used as one of your regular SIP input methods, and is best described as an "On Screen Thumbboard". The program is skinnable, and adjustable to different key layouts.
I've tried a beta version of this product, and I was amazed about how fast I could accustom myself to the use of this input method. As the keyboard covers your complete screen, and does not show the underlying program (you just get to see one line of typed text). You can assign the Full Screen Keyboard to a hardware key and have another input method as your primary input method. When you need Full Screen Keyboard (long text), all you have to do is to press this hardware button to get the Full Screen Keyboard to appear. When you press it again the entered text is inserted and the previous input method is restored.
One of the programs people think of when they think thumbboards is Messenger. In my experience, this might not be the best solution for that program, as in Messenger you're interacting with another party through the program, and that would be hidden behind this input method. But for longer text entries, for instance in Pocket Word, this can be a very handy tool that no longer requires you to carry an add-on hardware thumbboard with your Pocket PC.
You can download a test version, or order the full product for $9,95, at Handango [affiliate link].
