* About

VirtualKB is a keyboard enhancement for the Palm OS.  The keyboard
can be configured to the color and layout of your choice (a compact
layout optimized for small screens and international layouts are
available).  Any developer can add a new layout to VirtualKB. This
keyboard has basic editor functions you can use within any application.
The keyboard enables some Palm OS features that are not present in the
built-in keyboard such as: scrollbar, autoshift, shortcuts, graffiti
(some are now present in PalmOS 4.0).  VirtualKB includes some added
functions such as: fast keys, multiple undo/redo, find/replace, toolbar,
easy international keypad, repeating keys. The program has some features
that should help to type faster and with less errors (see history.txt).
This keyboard has tons of other improvements, please try it, it's FREE
SOFTWARE.  VirtualKB is a better version that replaces the previous
D-Keyboard and PowerInput keyboards.

* Requirements

Palm OS 2.0 or better (Palm OS 3.5 for colors).
At least 4MB recommended.
HackMaster, EVPlugBase or X-Master if you already have
other system enhancements on your handheld.

* Installation

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VERY IMPORTANT:
1) Please be sure to delete D-Keyboard, PowerInput or ANY PREVIOUS
VERSION OF VIRTUALKB from your handheld before installing this new
version. Some times VirtualKB shows as a database with a name
starting by D-KB.
2) Please also be sure to delete this keyboard if you are going to
install D-Keyboard or PowerInput.
3) Please delete any version of VirtualKB before changing between
the SE and the HackMaster versions.  Some times VirtualKB shows
as a database with a name starting by D-KB.
4) Do not install an overlay file while the keyboard is up and
running.
5) If you use a lot of system extensions, I can't be sure that
VirtualKB works properly with all of them, so if an error occurs,
please soft reset.  I have released the source code under the
GNU GPL so that anybody can help with such problems, I cannot
solve all platform, patches, and hack conflicts by myself.
6) The kb undo option enables an extended undo manager.  I have
reports telling that this option may freeze your handheld.  I do
not yet discover under what circumstances the error shows, please
do not use this option if you have trouble with it.
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To use the program please install one of the .prc files and one of
the .pdb files.

* Files description:

Program files:

vkbhack.prc	Use this if you have HackMaster, EVPlugBase or X-Master.
vkbse.prc	Use this otherwise.

Layout overlay files:

palm.pdb	Standard palm keyboard.
palm33.pdb	Standard palm keyboard for OS >= 3.3.
compact.pdb	A compact and very complete qwerty keyboard.
compactb.pdb	The compact keyboard with black round keys.

german.pdb	German palm keyboard.
french.pdb	French palm keyboard.
spanish.pdb	Spanish palm keyboard.

dcomplete.pdb	The "D-Keyboard" layout with enhanced numeric keypad.
dgerman.pdb	The German version of "D-Keyboard".
dfrench.pdb	The French version of "D-Keyboard".
dspanish.pdb	The Spanish version of "D-Keyboard".

usetap.pdb	Demonstration-only speed-arranged layout.

* Usage:

Please read the info form in the program.

* If you need another keyboard layout.

Please read the overlay.txt file.  You must be able to create a
palm database in order to create a new overlay file.  If you can
contribute with an international or other standard keyboard layout,
then please do it.

* Suggestions, comments, requests:

gbroos@email.com
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