svgkeys

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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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

Registered

2010-08-18

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