[New post] Windows software glyph inputs: on-screen keyboard,

jpluimers posted: " OSK.exe (on-screen keyboard) has been available for a very long time; it's just a basic software keyboard (with optional numeric keypad) Emoji input (Windows + . or Windows + ;) Touch keyboard is part of the Notification Area (often called Ic" The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff Windows software glyph inputs: on-screen keyboard, jpluimers Dec 9 OSK.exe (on-screen keyboard) has been available for a very long time; it's just a basic software keyboard (with optional numeric keypad) Emoji input (Windows + . or Windows + ;) Touch keyboard is part of the Notification Area (often called Icon Tray), has various layouts including a "handwriting recognition" one It can be started automatically when you do not have a keyboard attached. Note that Charmap.exe cannot select and copy Emoji, but it can do accented charcters. Alternatively, you can install an international keyboard layout, but I have found out the hard way that fails in some combinations or remoting tools (sometimes including RDP). More on this: [WayBack] windows - How do I get a special character on a netbook without a number pad? - Super User [WayBack] How to Quickly Type Special Characters on Any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet [WayBack] How to Type Accented Characters Without Annoying Alt Codes I tried starting the Touch Keyboard through other means (like tabtip.exe), but those failed on the Windows 10 machines I tried. Via: [Archive.is] site:wiert.me "osk.exe" - Google Search [WayBack] How to Open and Use Windows 10 Touch Keyboard | Password Recovery (note that tabtip.exe fails) [WayBack] Shortcut to open Windows 10 On-Screen Keyboard (not OSK.exe) - Super User press Windows+B to put focus into the notification area. After that change the focus to the keyboard button (with arrow keys) and press Enter ... But nowadays to enter emojis and such just press Windows+. or Windows+; [Archive.is] Jen Gentleman on Twitter: "Currently OSK is designed to replicate as if you were using a hardware keyboard, just with your mouse. The touch keyboard, however, has a large section of common Unicode characters to choose from. You can also press WIN+Period(.) and select from symbols there… " [Archive.is] Jeroen Pluimers on Twitter: "Various sources mention that the Touch Keyboard is started by running TabTip.exe, but that does nothing. Since I'm a pure-keyboard person (RSI and hypermobility syndrome make it hard to use pointing devices), I prefer keyboard-only solutions.… https://t.co/bgtpqqS1Yk" [Archive.is] Lars Fosdal on Twitter: "Does this help? … " [WayBack] How to automatically display the touch keyboard in Windows 10 desktop mode | Windows Central --jeroen Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://wiert.me/2022/12/09/windows-software-glyph-inputs-on-screen-keyboard/ Powered by WordPress.com