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==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
===Saymindu fvkbd===
* Pro.
** Simple
** Three vertical key rows allows maximum canvas visibility in landscape
** Support for multilingual
** Square keys
** Supports pop-over character extras
* Con.
** Small, non-standard space-var placement
** Missing many characters needed for more than basic text input
** Needs feature to lock open different keyboard layouts (Saymindu submitted a patch)
* Unknowns
** Non-Gnome dependencies?
** Supports screen rotation?
==Requirements==
==Requirements==
* Multilingual text input (ability to switch at least between two languages)
* Multilingual text input (ability to switch at least between two languages)
* International (ability to show custom international characters such as accents and currency symbols)
* International (ability to show custom international characters such as accents and currency symbols)
* Key popover for quick access to extra characters (useful as well for above)
* Key pop-over for quick access to extra characters (useful as well for above)
* Landscape and portrait orientation (portrait has a better ratio of canvas to keyboard UI chrome)
* Landscape and portrait orientation (portrait has a better ratio of canvas to keyboard UI chrome)
* Reveal on focus of text input widget entry, dismiss on defocus
* Reveal on focus of text input widget entry, dismiss on defocus