On 24/02/2020 20:29, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 19:42:21 +0000, Jim Price wrote:
>
>> On 24/02/2020 19:20, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>>> I'm wondering about using one of the new high resolution 4", 5" or 7"
>>> displays and a Pi Zero W to create what's effectively a replacement for
>>> an old WinCE-based PDA, but it would need a pop-up on-screen keyboard.
>>>
>>> So, has experience with an onscreen keyboard application that would run
>>> on an RPi?
>>
>> Not specifically on the Pi, but on general Linux systems I tend to use
>> cellwriter. It's default mode is handwriting recognition, but it can be
>> optionally started with --keyboard-only, which I prefer to the other
>> onscreen keyboards I've tried. Available in Raspbian and Ubuntu AFAICT.
>
> Thanks - exactly what I wanted to know, and in looking for a bit more
> about it I found matchbox-keyboard, which seems to be one of the Raspbian
> standard packages.

I have a vague recollection from a decade or so ago that they were
related, but I'd forgotten about matchboard-keyboard.

> FYI, the screen I'm most interested in trying is a new 4" one from
> Pimoroni: the HyperPixel 4.0 TFT, touch screen and claiming 800 x 480
> resolution, but its blurb doesn't say anything about brightness, which is
> important because this will be used outdoors in bright conditions.

Sounds like an interesting project. I'd be interested to know if it can
manage daylight readability.

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