Virtual KeyBoard (VKB)

Virtual KeyBoard (VKB) is a software keyboard with special function keys (e.g. ALT, CTRL, SHIFT) for the Google Android operating system. It provides three keyboard layouts, each implementing a fully-featured IBM PC keyboard:

• QWERTZ keyboard layout used in Germany
• QWERTY keyboard layout used in United Kingdom
• AZERTY keyboard layout used in France

System Requirements

Virtual KeyBoard (VKB) has the following system requirements:

• Android 3.0 (API level 11) or higher.

Installation

A .apk file (VirtualKeyBoard.apk) is included in the Git Repository. Simply copy it onto a SD card and install it on your 3.0 compatible Android device.

Using Virtual KeyBoard (VKB) From a Git Checkout

The following commands can be used to perform the initial checkout of Virtual KeyBoard (VKB) from Git:

mkdir VirtualKeyBoard && cd VirtualKeyBoard
git clone git://github.com/tehhahn/VKB-VirtualKeyBoard.git

Developing

Virtual KeyBoard (VKB) is developed under the following environment:

• Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) Development Kit (JDK) 7
• Android SDK Tools, revision 12
• SDK Platform Android 3.0, API 11
• Eclipse Classic 3.7
• Android Development Tools (ADT) 12.0.0 Plugin for Eclipse
• Microsoft Windows NT 6.1 ("Microsoft Windows 7")

The Eclipse related project files are also included in the Git Repository.