Dasher

Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used - for example on a palmtop or wearable computer, or when operating any computer one-handed (by joystick, touchscreen or mouse) or zero-handed (eg, by head-mouse or eye-tracker).

  1. Choose Applications ▸ Accessories ▸ Terminal.

  2. Enter: sudo apt-get install dasher

  3. Enter: dasher

Dasher may also be installed from the Applications ▸ Add/Remove dialog. In either case, it may later be launched in these ways:

  • Press Alt+F2 or Meta+R for the Run dialog, type dasher and press Enter.
  • Choose Applications ▸ Accessories ▸ Terminal and execute dasher.
  • Press Alt-F1 and select Applications ▸ Universal Access ▸ Dasher.