On-screen keyboard X-Key is designed for entering text information with a touchscreen phone.
X-Key's button layout is close to the standart one , so it can be used right away, without the need of getting used to it. The keyboard can be positioned in portrait orientation (small buttons - for pressing with fingernails or stylus) and in landscape orientation (large buttons - for pressing with a finger).
Besides, the orientation of the keyboard can be switched on the fly with a special button. The keyboard is adapted to the small screen size - when a button is pressed its enlarged symbol appears in a pop-up window and the data input occurs only on release of the button. The keyboard is equipped with its own text editor for easy monitoring of the text input.
Unlike a standard on-screen keyboard, X-Key does not block the application it is used with. All soft keys and controls continue to work (e.g. after entering an SMS it's not necessary to close the X-Key - you can just press the "Send" button ). Besides, the X-Key has a special button - holding it hides the X-Key and allows you to see what's underneath.
X-Key
is a multilingual keyboard, it supports 70 language layouts (almost all
possible languages). You can set up to four different layouts for quick
change (such as English, Russian and Ukrainian).
Supported Smartphones
X-Key is designed for use in Sony Ericsson smartphone that is running the operating system Symbian UIQ 3.x:
- Sony Ericsson G700
- Sony Ericsson G900
- Sony Ericsson W950
- Sony Ericsson W960
- Sony Ericsson P1
- Sony Ericsson M600
- Sony Ericsson P990
X-Key is fully integrated into the system and works like a standard on-screen keyboard.
Limitations in the demo mode
There are certain limitations for the demo version - each time every button can be pressed only once. Entering the purchased registration code will remove this limitation.
X-Key Free has no limitations.
Install / Update / Remove
We have not yet received certificate required for the regular installation.
So, if you want to use X-Key, you should install the so-called
installer mod - a set of third-party applications to install unsigned
programs. The kit can be found on the Internet or downloaded from this
site:
- CapsSwitch.zip - Install CapsSwitch.sis, start it, select Capabilities are switched OFF.
- swissmgrfree_uiq3_170.sis - A good free file manager. Install, run, in the settings select Show system folders.
- sis-installer_mod.zip - copy the file installserver.exe to a folder - c:\sys\bin
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- Install X-Key or X-Key Free.
- Be sure to restart the phone! (Turn off and then turn it back on).
- Select X-Key (or X-Key Free) in the list of on-screen keyboard:
G700/G900: Menu - Settings - General - Text Input - On-screen keyboard -
X-KeyP,M,W series: Menu - Tools - Control Panel - Device - Text Input -
On-screen keyboard- X-Key
- To change the keyboard settings, press More - Setup.
To remove a program use standard uninstaller (Menu - Settings - General - Uninstall).
Downloads
Download the latest version of X-Key
Download the latest version of X-Key Free
X-Key StartTap
This little free program allows you to open your on-screen keyboard by tapping the special icon on the right side of the screen.
The icon appears only when you can use the on-screen keyboard.
The program can be run at boot.
The main requirement - in your phone the text input mode should be set to handwriting recognition and multitap (default settings).
To turn off the animation - run program again, then uncheck the "Icon animation" checkbox.
Purchasing a registration code
Registration code removes limitations of the demonstration mode. This code will work in both beta and final versions of the program.
Registration code can be purchased online.
How to enter the registration code
- Open X-Key setup dialog:
G700/G900: Menu - Settings - General - Text Input -On-screen keyboard-
X-Key - More - SetupP,M,W series: Menu - Tools - Control Panel - Device - Text Input -
On-screen keyboard- X-Key - More - Setup
- In the setup dialog, select the Registration tab.
- Enter the code in the Registration code field.
- Press OK - Save.