Softboy.net On-screen-keyboard 2.1

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Windows' onscreen keyboard utility may not be great shakes, but in some ways it's better than Softboy.net On Screen Keyboard. Similar to the Windows program, this one lets you type characters by clicking them on a graphic facsimile of a keyboard. You can redefine the size and layout of the keyboard, change its color and font, or entirely alter its look with skins. You also can use it with a touch screen (though we didn't test this feature). The trouble starts when you actually get down to business. The onscreen keyboard doesn't register physical keypresses. It doesn't offer a keyboard-scanning mode. And nag windows keep popping up, sometimes right on top of the keyboard. The program does have a useful predictive-spelling feature, but even so, the $69.95 purchase price is ludicrous. Replace the Windows onscreen keyboard, by all means. Just replace it with something better.

Publisher's description

From SoftBoy :

Softboy.net On-screen-keyboard is a virtual keyboard on the screen and allowing you use the mouse pointer to type. Which can be useful if you have mobility impairments, if you are using a tablet PC, or if your keyboard goes down. And it can works well on touch-screen. This a demo keyboard which includes the main keys on a normal keyboard. With the keyboard editor tools, you can design your own keyboard which can fulfill your requirement. The editor is easy to use, without any program knowledge you could design an virtual keyboard which will be fit for you. Version 2.1 supports multi-language keyboards.

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