svgkeys is a themeable virtual keyboard for X11with support for transparency. It's written in Python using cairo and rsvg for rendering.

Features

  • theme build from svg files
  • keys can send keycode (scancode), keysyms or strings
  • layout completely configurable in theme file
  • layout adopts current keymap (should work for keys with keycode and most western languages)
  • scalable
  • keys can be of any shape
  • supports transparency

Project Samples

default theme & layout in Ubuntu 10.04 with German layout experimental version of "pear" theme in Ubuntu glass theme & layout in Ubuntu 10.04 with German layout demo for shaped keys (run 'svgkeys -t round.theme')

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Categories

Desktop Environment, Keyboards

License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

GTK+, X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Desktop Environment Software, Python Keyboards

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2010-08-18
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