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VirtualKeyboard is an on-screen keyboard that offers point-and-click typing using pointing devices such as a head pointer, mouse, graphic tablet, trackball, etc. This program is designed primarily for disabled person but it can be used also to teach the children to write, to prepare kiosk environments, etc. 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.
Full Specifications What's new in version 3.9.5 Note: Now requires an Intel processor. Version 3.8.4 is a Universal binary that can still be downloaded above.
Adds support for OS X 10.10 Yosemite;. Adds compatibility to Unicode layout;. Fixes a bug of 'Text to Speech' feature;. Fixes some bugs of the numeric keypad;.
Other minor fixes and enhancements. General Publisher Publisher web site Release Date May 11, 2010 Date Added November 06, 2014 Version 3.9.5 Category Category Subcategory Operating Systems Operating Systems Mac OS X 10.10/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9 Additional Requirements None Download Information File Size 4.25MB File Name VK395.zip Popularity Total Downloads 18,412 Downloads Last Week 16 Pricing License Model Free to try Limitations 14-day trial Price $19.95.
To turn on the onscreen keyboard:. Go to the System Preferences panel. Select the “International” icon. Go to the “Input Menu” tab. Select the “Keyboard Viewer”. You now should have an American flag in your menu bar. Click on the American flag and select “Show Keyboard Viewer”.
You now should have a keyboard on your desktop that displays whatever your press on your keyboard. Quick, easy, free!. If you click the plus arrow in the upper left hand corner of the keyboard it makes it much larger. Suzanne That is great news for folks who have upgraded their hardware. Unfortunately, the bug has not been fixed in Leopard which was originally released as OS X 10.5.
Our was only upgradable to Leopard, not Snow Leopard. This is so disappointing and really colors my view of Apple’s responsiveness to customer needs. The view may be that customers can simply make the leap to upgrade, but again the disabled community has many folks who are on fixed incomes and struggle to even obtain a computer in the first place. Schools are also under budget constraints affecting their ability to make hardware upgrades. I feel like a fool. I paid $125 for a software upgrade to get the one feature that does not work and rendered the computer unable to run needed software. I guess the joke is on me.
I really don’t think it should be necessary to purchase a new computer to obtain a feature that was supposed to exist in the operating system upgrade. Unfortunately, this experience has given me pause every time I have considered purchasing a new Apple computer. THANKS A MILLION!!
I had downloaded a 30-day trial version of Keystrokes, and while that is a very good program that offers a lot of very useful features, it is not exactly cheap!! The VERY CHEAPEST version that they offer is a program called TouchStrokes, which is US$ 59 / 49!! And that is for their stripped down version!! Their regular full version is a staggering US$ 299 / Euro 249!! With the state of the economy at the moment and the fact that I am disabled (which is why I was looking for an on-screen keyboard) I REALLY cannot afford that kind of price for such a simple piece of software.
I was in the process of searching for a demo download (possibly) of one of their competitor’s products, because after you exceed the 30-day trial, KeyStrokes will only run for 30 minutes @ any one time & there is always ONE KEY that they disable!! Sometimes you can get around that if it is a letter like a V or a Z but if it is either a vowel (A,E,I,O or U) or one of the more common consonants (R,S,T,L or N) then it can really be a pain in the neck!! As if that weren’t enough of an annoyance to get you to pay for & register their software, the program RESETS ALL OF YOUR CONFIGURATIONS & PREFERENCES TO THE DEFAULT SETTINGS EVERY TIME YOU QUIT THE APPLICATION!! I AM REALLY REALLY GLAD TO KNOW ABOUT THE FREE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD THAT IS PRE-INSTALLED IN MAC OS X!!
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THANKS A MILLION FOR POSTING THE DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO ACTIVATE THIS FEATURE!! Suzanne My son also relies upon an onscreen keyboard due to his physical disabilities. I specifically upgraded to Leopard for the onscreen keyboard that is native to Leopard, only to find out after the upgrade that the shift key does not work. Then to compound my frustration, my son was no longer able to use his math software on the Mac because Leopard does not support classic and the updates for the math software only support up to Mac OS 9. Had I known that the onscreen keyboard did not work properly, I would not have upgraded to Leopard at this time.
I emailed the accessibility folks at Apple regarding the problem. They acknowledged that Apple was aware of the problem and hoped to have a “fix” in the next release. Unfortunately, the release came out a few days ago and still the problem is not fixed.
In addition, the onscreen keyboard does not appear to have most of the commonly used punctuation and symbols (e.g. Question mark, “at” symbol, etc.) Apple’s solution is to refer disabled users to some onscreen keyboards made for people with disabilities.
As I explained to Apple, those keyboards are great, but they are very expensive and people with disabilities are often on very fixed budgets. Further, I explained that being able to use an onscreen keyboard that is native to the operating system has its advantages as sometimes the specialized software keyboards are not compatible with some programs. The problem with the onscreen keyboard does not make sense. Apple has an onscreen keyboard with word prediction on its iPhone, but those features are not available to computer users.
An onscreen keyboard without a functional shift key isn’t really a functional keyboard. The onscreen keyboard will shift if someone physically holds down the shift key on the conventional keyboard, but that should not be necessary and the point is not to have to use a conventional keyboard. Further, I noticed that the number keys do not shift even if I physically hold down the shift key on the conventional keyboard. That means that a person cannot type commonly used symbols and punctuation, such as question marks, the “at” symbol, the dollar sign, the percent sign, etc., using the onscreen keyboard.
I am extremely disappointed in Apple’s response, or rather its failure to respond to the defects in its onscreen keyboard. It is hard to put out a product that pleases everyone and certainly Macs have many great features. But, Apple seems to be disregarding some of the very basic needs of the disabled population.
Windows has a basic onscreen keyboard that has been native to its operating system for several years (at least back to XP). That has been a real “lifesaver” when my son’s purchased onscreen keyboard has not worked for some reason. Christine I’m not sure about the hover option, but even with sticky keys enabled, the shift and CAPS do not work unless you physically push them with your fingers on the regular keyboard. The folks at Apple told me there is no way around it other than downloading “outside software”.
I finally downloaded some software from the internet called Virtual Keyboard, but you’ll have to look up if hover keys will work on it. If you can afford it, Keystrokes is the nicest program I’ve found.
It comes with word prediction, and increases my son’s typing time tremendously. I’m pretty sure they offer hover keys as well. The only problem is the $350 price tag. James Good day! I’m a PC user switching to Mac. Since I’m physically disabled, I use On-Screen Keyboard in PC to type but NOT to view what I’m typing.
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Although I know Mac has On-Screen Keyboard, but I’m not sure whether I can use it the way I do with PC. In PC, there’s a typing mode in which I just need to hover the cursor on the key and the letter would be typed. In short, I don’t need to click the key, just put the cursor on it for 0.5 second.
So is this function available in Mac? If not, then are there any other applications that aid the disabled to type?
Your prompt response is much appreciated.