To use VirtualKeyboard simply click on the keys of the on-screen keyboard and each keypress will be sent to the active application. It works seamlessly with all standard Mac applications allowing you to type virtually anywhere a hardware keyboard can be used. As with a real keyboard, to get uppercase characters you click Shift first, or to type in all uppercase, click Lock. Similarly, it handles command-key combinations, dead-keys, and modifier key - click combinations.
There
are two versions of VirtualKeyboard:
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VirtualKeyboard 3.7 is a
shareware application and can be freely used for 14 days.
After this trial period, if you wish to continue using it,
you must register. The registration fee is
$19.95 for new
users. VirtualKeyboard
3.7 is a free upgrade for all registered 3.x users.
VirtualKeyboard 3.7 is a universal binary
application and
natively supports Intel-based Macs. It run on Mac OS X 10.4
or higher and is Leopard compatible.
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VirtualKeyboard Classic Lite instead,
has less functions but is free. It run on Mac OS 8 or
higher.
VirtualKeyboard main features:
• Fully
functional on-screen keyboard floating above other
applications.
•
Works
with US and international keyboard layouts
•
Offers
four, fully resizable, keyboard models: extended, standard,
reduced and mini.
•
Handles
command-key combinations, modifier key-click combinations
and auto-key repeat.
•
Provides
an option that makes the keyboard transparent (0-90%) when
you move the cursor away.
•
"Labels"
feature: you can type text you use frequently (like a
return address, letter head, signature, ecc.) into all Mac
OS X applications simply select it from Label menu.
•
Provides
various visual and audio-feedback features including
speaking what you type (the latter option is built-in for
English).
•
Self-minimizing keyboard: this feature automatically
reduces the keyboard size if it is not used for a
determined period of time.
•
Open contextual menus when the left mouse button is hold
pressed.
