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GNOME On-Screen Keyboard (gok)

The On-Screen Keyboard application displays virtual keyboards on your desktop. You can use the standard mouse pointer or alternative pointing device to operate the virtual keyboards. On-Screen Keyboard displays the following types of keyboards:

  • Composer Keyboards enable you to compose text. To type alphanumeric characters, you select the characters on the composer keyboard.
  • Dynamic Keyboards reflect the applications that are currently running on the desktop. For example, On-Screen Keyboard generates dynamic keyboards that contain keys to represent the applications that are running on your desktop or the menus that are contained in an application.

You must enable the assistive technology services before you are able to use many of the accessibility tools available.

  1. Choose System ▸ Preferences ▸ Assistive Technologies.

  2. Select Enable assistive technologies and then press Close and Log Out.

  3. Log back in. The assistive technology services will be started automatically.