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cortexuvula
Asked: 2010-11-18 00:40:14 +0800 CST

On screen Keyboard with uTouch

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I want to buy a Mecer LUCID Slate tablet and install unity on the tablet. Thus no keyboard.

  1. Clicking on a text entry field will this bring up a on screen keyboard?

  2. Does uTouch support a on screen keyboard out of the box or do you have to install a package to have this capability?

tablet multi-touch unity

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  1. Best Answer

    Currently Unity does not come with an onscreen keyboard of that sort. You can use onboard (open it from dash) to type using the mouse/touchpad, though it won't be a wonderfully smooth experience. Unfortunately there is no "Ubuntu Tablet Edition", so until (if) that happens, you will have to resort to "hacks" or "workarounds" to get such functionality.

    Onboard screenshot: alt text

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  2. In my opinion florence virtual keyboard seems like the best onscreen keyboard currently available for linux.

    Download it from sourceforge.net and compile or install with a deb (older version )

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  3. I disagree with the above answer, I think onboard isgood with the right keyboard layouts. If you install ubuntu netbook, you can pin onboard to the side-menu, and then tap on it whenever you need to type.

    Trust me, im typing this from my acer tablet.

    I think ubuntu is already quite touch-friendly... just search around to make sure somebody else has already got the touchscreen working on your device.

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