Need for a Linux onscreen keyboard

[Kyle Pablo]

Hello,

     The options for an onscreen keyboard for Fedora and Linux are 
limited.  The main onscreen keyboards are kvkbd, xvkbd and GOK.  Each 
have their pros and cons.  Kvkbd has a nice GUI but no word completion 
feature. Xvkbd has an archaic GUI and word completion feature.  GOK does 
not seem to work on Fedora.  The main window starts (along with 
warnings) but activating the keyboard does not.
     I recently tried out Windows 7 onscreen keyboard and it is very 
functional.  What I am saying is why can't Linux have a fully functional 
onscreen keyboard?  The accessability tools are limited and having an 
onscreen keyboard that is similar to Windows 7's in features and design 
would be beneficial.  I have difficulty typing (I have muscular 
dystrophy)  so I use an onscreen keyboard.
     I have been a Linux user for 12+ years.  I would code an onscreen 
keyboard myself but I am not a programmer.  I suck at it.  I want to 
help get this project started.  Any ideas or feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Kyle


References:
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Kvkbd+-+KDE4?content=94374
http://homepage3.nifty.com/tsato/xvkbd/
http://www.gok.ca/