Oska for Touch Screen
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Oska for Touch Screen
Oska is a new technology software solution that has been designed to take advantage of touch technology and new input methods.
Oska utilises advancements in touch technology to offer innovative opportunities by developing a brand new approach to the way in which a computer can be operated. By using on-screen touch control, Oska quickly and easily allows any Windows Application to be controlled by touch alone.
With the creation of context based on-screen keyboards, Oska is ideal with use with applications that were not specifically designed for touch control. Most software is designed for keyboard and mouse operation, causing problems as the menu groupings are not designed for touch control. Oska can reconfigure Windows Applications using context based on-screen keyboards, allowing users to maximise the benefits of touch screen control.
The global market for touch screen PCs is growing year on year as users and developers are seeing touch control as a requirement rather than an option. Touch screens have been part of the commercial landscape in recent years and are now common place at supermarket checkouts, ATMS, and Point of Sale Terminals.
With the growth in touch screen technology and the decreasing in price of touch screen displays, it is evident that touch is the future of computer technology and Oska is very much a part of that future.
Features of Oska Suite
The Oska Suite contains a range of features and applications to assist users who have difficulty using traditional PC input methods. Click any of the following links to be taken to that section.
- Oska Keyboard
- Oska Editor
- Oska Settings Editor
- One Switch Mouse
- Scroll Wheel Scanning
- Joystick Mouse
- TenKey Mouse
- 3D Mouse
- Head Pointer And Mouth Stick Keyboard
The Oska Keyboard
Oska, which stands for ‘On-Screen Keyboard Application’, is an on-screen virtual keyboard. It displays a fully customisable virtual keyboard on-screen. Oska allows the use of multiple input devices including mouse, joystick, switch and head pointer devices to use the keyboard. Oska is fully compatible with touch technology allowing touch screen compatible PCs to control the on-screen keyboard.
The Oska Keyboard works as a standard computer keyboard. Select a key and Oska will send the input to the current active application on your PC. Oska offers total keyboard control of all Windows Applications including word processors, email, web pages or any other text based application that you use. The Oska Keyboard supports all the standard characteristics of a standard keyboard (for instance, repeated keystrokes when a key is held down).
Oska offers full access to any software package, giving independence to get on with day to day computer tasks.
The Oska Keyboard Editor
The Oska Editor can create an infinite number of unique combinations, groups and sequences of buttons, tailored for different uses. The Editor has been designed with ease of use in mind, allowing keyboards to be effortlessly adapted. Oska keyboards are fully customisable, allowing the keyboard to be edited to suit any requirements. The Oska Editor that comes with all versions of Oska has been designed to allow the creation of multi input keyboards or controllers for use on the PC system. Keyboards created with Oska work with touch screen devices, touchpad’s, mice, keyboard, joysticks and switches.
Oska Settings Editor
After a keyboard is created, the input methods can be defined and customised. In addition certain keys can be further defined, giving further capability.
One Switch Mouse
One Switch Mouse enables the control of the mouse pointer using a single switch. Coupling One Switch Mouse with Oska On-Screen Keyboard offers the ability to control the mouse and write using only one button. With practice, we have seen this technique being used to control a mouse at high speeds.
Scroll Wheel Scanning
Scroll Wheel Scanning offers a unique and innovative scanning solution using a standard mouse. By utilising the scroll wheel found on most standard computer mice, a switch/scanning system can be easily and precisely controlled.
Scroll Wheel Scanning can be used to setup a quick and precise switch/scanning solution without having a switch system setup.
Joystick Mouse
Joystick Mouse enables any joystick or gamepad controller to be operated like a standard computer mouse. Joystick Mouse allows the mouse cursor to be controlled by a joystick controller and enables the joystick buttons to operate as the mouse buttons.
TenKey Mouse
TenKey Mouse is an innovate alternative for moving the mouse pointer quickly and precisely. TenKey Mouse enables the use of the numeric keypad at the right of a computer keyboard to operate the mouse (any USB device with a numeric keypad on it can also be used).
3D Mouse
3D Mouse offers a new way to control the mouse cursor. 3D Mouse supports new 3D mouse hardware and enables the hardware to be used to control the mouse. 3D allows greater productivity and creative output.
3D Mouse is a new type of mouse from 3D Connexion. The mice are developed for use with 3D applications such as Google Earth. The 3D Mouse application allowed these mice to be used as standard computer mice. For further information on 3D Mouse controllers please visit the 3dconnexion website.
Head Pointer And Mouth Stick Keyboard
The Head Pointer and Mouth Stick Keyboard is an on-screen keyboard designed to aid operation when using Oska with a head pointer or mouth stick mechanism. The specially designed keyboard has been created to allow a greater degree of control and efficiency when using a PC.
