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Dkey
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Dkey is disambiguation software for computers - it works in a similar way to 'predictive text' on your mobile phone. It is designed to allow quicker text input for people with physical disabilities who can use a keyboard with a small number of keys, for example a number pad keyboard. It can also be used with mouse input, or with switch input via other software. It is designed with people with disabilities in mind, but could be used by anyone.
Latest release: Dkey 0.2.1
You must read the disclaimer before downloading.
Text can be added to the DKey Window and then printed.
New user wordlist allows additional words to be added.
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How does it work?
If you use a mobile phone and have tried predictive text (also known as T9), you will probably recognise how Dkey works. Basically:
- each key has more than one letter on it
- you press the key with the letter you want and spell the word
- the software looks up which words are possible from those keys and displays them in the list
- normally (about 80% of the time) the software will have your word first and you just press space to finish the word
What can I use to type?
With Dkey you can use any number of keys to type - 'out of the box' it is setup to work with a number pad keyboard.
For example someone with Muscular Dystropy could use this mouse/number pad to type:
... or someone with cerebral palsy might want to use this keypad to type:
You can also use the mouse by clicking on the on-screen-keyboard on the Dkey software:
