Better keyboard?

[Ken Restivo]

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 12:46:00PM -0400, Matthew Lane wrote:
> Jeremiah Flerchinger wrote:
> > Do you want to redesign the matchbox keyboard or use a different one?
> > Feel free to modify any of the keypads on the projects page.  I can
> > actually help with gtKeypad and have a patch in the works that will
> > allow changing of key size with a config file.
> >
> > On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 20:32 -0400, Matthew Lane wrote:
> >   
> >> arne anka wrote:
> >>     
> >>> http://www.ginguppin.de/node/15
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> I would like to know how to redesign the keyboard to give it bigger 
> >> buttons so that I can use my finger instead of the stylus?  The current 
> >> matchbox keyboard's keys are way too small.
> >>
> I honestly don't care if I redesign it or just get a new one.  I like 
> the matchbox keyboard because it has all of the keys that I'll need for 
> terminal use, but the drawback is they all have to fit!
> 
> I saw a screenshot of a bigger keyboard with circular buttons used on 
> the Neo1973, which keyboard is that?
> 

I've just been informed that the keyboard in the ASU image does in fact have all the keys needed to use a terminal, and also they're able to be used without a stylus. The .kbd files are editable text files and can be completely customized. After playing around with it a bit, I'll probably abandon matchbox entirely.

-ken