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=== Software ===
=== Software ===
While a number of FOSS on-screen keyboard software exists, the initial experiments are being carried out with [http://git.moblin.org/cgit.cgi/fvkbd fvkbd] (Free Virtual KeyBoarD). The advantages of fvkbd include:
While a number of FOSS on-screen keyboard software exists, the initial experiments are being carried out with [http://git.moblin.org/cgit.cgi/fvkbd fvkbd] (Free Virtual KeyBoarD). The advantages of fvkbd include:
* Minimal external dependency outside the Sugar platform (only libfakekey is required as an extra)
* Minimal external dependency outside the Sugar platform (only libfakekey is required as an extra)
* Actively maintained
* Actively maintained
* Internationalization friendly
* Internationalization friendly
* Has a library providing most of functionality which can be used later via Python bindings/introspection to achieve tighter integration with Sugar
* Has a library providing most of functionality which can be used later via Python bindings/introspection to achieve tighter integration with Sugar


== Benefit to Sugar ==
== Benefit to Sugar ==