Questions about FK2

mzimmer74 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 01:31 PM

So I've been using FingerKeyboard 2 (with Omega Ra's skin) and really like it. However, I wanted to play around with creating a new skin and had a couple of questions.

First, I want to create a new skin for it but want to keep the other one as well. I know you can modify the appropriate file and replace the english skin, but is there a way to add a new skin that you can switch between? For example, if I use multiple languages I can hit the switch button to go between the keyboards. Is there something like that to enable switching between skins easily or do I have to overwrite the file any time I want to switch?

Second, my idea for the skin is to make double letter keys. For example, right now the "q" key can also type a "1" if you hold it. I wanted to try to make a skin that would type a "q" or a "w" if held (that's just an example...I would actually try to make it more optimal based on frequency of letters). The question is whether or not that is even possible. I haven't gone far enough into the skin file to see if this is something that will work or if only custom letters (e.g. ".com") or numbers can be the secondary values for a key.

Thanks for any help.

mzimmer74 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 03:45 PM

I figured out the second question (yes it is possible), but haven't had any luck on the first. Any thoughts?

Omega Ra · #3 (**permalink**) 08-06-2009, 07:35 PM

For the first question, I suppose you could just alter one of the other language files and put whatever symbols etc you want, then just enable that language in the settings...haven't really tried, but don't see why it wouldn't work...

mzimmer74 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-07-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Omega Ra

For the first question, I suppose you could just alter one of the other language files and put whatever symbols etc you want, then just enable that language in the settings...haven't really tried, but don't see why it wouldn't work...

Hmm...didn't think about doing that. Will give it a try. Thanks.

jazaddict · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2009, 08:41 PM

zim....send me a copy when you get it rollin

:clap:

mzimmer74 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-09-2009, 05:05 PM

Here's a first version. I kind of like it, but not 100% sure that the keys are in the order I want. Will have to use it for a while to decide. I created it under the .cze keyboard (sorry for those who are currently using a Czech keyboard) so copy into the skins folder and add the cze keyboard. You can thus easily change between my "fat finger skin" and your normal english (or other language of choice) skin. This is particularly helpful since my skin is almost entirely letters and a few punctuation keys. I only changed the portrait keyboard as the landscape keyboard has keys that are big enough in Omega Ra's skin. But, to minimize switching, I just used his landscape keyboard for my landscape keyboard (hope that's okay Omega). I use the WhiteIce color scheme, so used black text on the keys. If you want some other color for the text, open up the skin file and change the hex color for "Font hold" and "Font normal" (I'd suspect white - 000000 - would look good on the darker color schemes).

As I said, I'm not 100% sold on the layout, so if anybody tries it and has any other better ideas for key order please let me know.
Thanks.