alanvf / flickeyboard

A virtual keyboard with key flicks

Flickeyboard

A virtual keyboard with key flicks, swipe down on a key to enter a secondary character!

(TODO: change this to a gif or something)

Features:

• Secondary keys that can be typed by swiping on the key
• Shortcut keys for commonly used keyboard shortcuts
• Multi-touch support for fast typing
• Toggle-based control keys (shift, alt, ctrl, etc)

Build instructions

In order to build this yourself, you need:

• Windows 10
• Visual Studio 2019
• F# 5.0 (idk if it works with 6.0)
• .NET 5.0
• WPF tools (via VS Installer)
• InputSimulatorPlus (via NuGet, if it doesn't get installed automatically)

Known issues

Usage:

• Keyboard doesn't always stay on top when you first open it and then focus on another window. I have no clue how to fix this
  • The current workaround is to: focus on the other app, press a random key, and then focus on the other app again
• Holding down some control keys (arrows, backspace, etc) can cause the keyboard to lose focus
• The "redo" key does not work correctly with all applications, as some use Ctrl+Y (current option) and others use Ctrl+Shift+Z
• Keyboard is not treated as an overlay in Tablet Mode (so it will take up the entire screen)
• Mouse emulation isn't currently supported (afaik)

Compatability:

• Some apps don't accept control keys, mainly arrow keys and tab
• Some apps refuse to work with the keyboard at all, including:
  • Visual Studio 2019

TODO

• Make window resizing more sane
• Figure out how to force the keyboard to be on top at all times (unless minimized)
• Add option to configure various keys
• Make a demo or something and put it in the README
• Make a windows installer and put out github releases