Virtual Keyboard?
So, first time poster and happy to be joining the apple insider community...
I'm starting this thread because as a frequent lurker of this board I've seen huge amounts of talk on the iPhone's multi-touch capability as well as the speculation on if / when it will make the jump to the iMac / cinema displays, etc. But, ignoring multi-touch for a minute, are there applications that will allow me to interact with OSX without a keyboard?
I know that on several tablet pc's / handheld devices that I've used, it is standard to be able to use a stylus to interact with the device (including the use of a virtual keyboard.)
Here's the reason for my inquiry:
I'm planning on purchasing a mac-mini for my kitchen and having it reside in a cabinet with the (hopefully) sole input device being a touch screen monitor. Pointing and clicking shouldn't be a problem, but I'd like to be able to surf the internet as well.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I'm starting this thread because as a frequent lurker of this board I've seen huge amounts of talk on the iPhone's multi-touch capability as well as the speculation on if / when it will make the jump to the iMac / cinema displays, etc. But, ignoring multi-touch for a minute, are there applications that will allow me to interact with OSX without a keyboard?
I know that on several tablet pc's / handheld devices that I've used, it is standard to be able to use a stylus to interact with the device (including the use of a virtual keyboard.)
Here's the reason for my inquiry:
I'm planning on purchasing a mac-mini for my kitchen and having it reside in a cabinet with the (hopefully) sole input device being a touch screen monitor. Pointing and clicking shouldn't be a problem, but I'd like to be able to surf the internet as well.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Comments
You can summon a virtual keyboard from the optional input menu. Go to the "International" System Preference and check the "Keyboard Viewer" option under the "Input Menu" tab.
Also, if you plug in a graphics tablet you can use the built-in handwriting recognition software. You should see a new System Preference called "Ink" which has all sorts of options you can configure. In my experience the handwriting recognition is a bit flaky, but it could just be that I use one of Wacom's cheapo tablets instead of the pro ones.
Anyway, you can find a ton more info by going through the OSX help files and reading through the Ink and Input Menu pages.
You can summon a virtual keyboard from the optional input menu. Go to the "International" System Preference and check the "Keyboard Viewer" option under the "Input Menu" tab.
Thanks, I think this was exactly what I was looking for and I'm glad that it's part of OSX by default and that I don't have to rely on any third party apps.
Sorry if the initial post wasn't all that clear.