OKBoard
OKBoard (a.k.a. Magic Keyboard) is a gesture based keyboard that allow single stroke typing. Usage is explained in this video. English, French and Dutch are supported without the need for additional packages, other language resources are available in separate packages, e.g. for Swedish (okb-lang-sv). It currently works on Jolla phone, Xperia X / XA2 / 10 / 10 plus. Larger phones (such as XA2 plus/ultra & Fxtec Pro1) may be supported in a later release.
Do not use other third party keyboards at the same time (unless they are just simple layouts for new languages).
Source code: http://git.tuxfamily.org/okboard/okb-engine.git/ and http://git.tuxfamily.org/okboard/okb-keyboard.git/. Instructions for adding new languages are included in README.md files (latin alphabet only at the moment).
If you get an error message about missing dependencies (dbus-python, patch ...) when installing, just run "pkcon refresh" as root and try again. Also some issues may be solved by uninstalling and reinstalling.
OKBoard tends to break for each new Sailfish release, so if possible, wait for other users reports before upgrading to a new OS version.
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 okboard-full-0.6.25-1.armv7hl.rpm | 10.5 MB | 20/10/2020 - 09:05 |
| okboard-full-0.6.26-1.armv7hl.rpm | 10.5 MB | 09/02/2021 - 05:00 |
| okboard-full-0.6.27-1.armv7hl.rpm | 10.5 MB | 13/05/2021 - 13:47 |
| okboard-full-0.6.34-1.aarch64.rpm | 10.51 MB | 29/09/2021 - 20:00 |
| okboard-full-0.6.34-1.armv7hl.rpm | 10.5 MB | 29/09/2021 - 20:00 |
Changelog:
0.6.34: Fix for "Installation not complete" error
0.6.33: Support for SFOS 4.2 & aarch64 (version pulled out)
0.6.27: Support for SFOS 4.1 still some issues with Android support, stay with SFOS 4.0 if it bothers you
0.6.26: Support for SFOS 4
0.6.25: Support for SFOS 3.4.0 (second try)
Comments
murfik
Mon, 2019/04/22 - 15:49
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how to add russian lang?
eber42
Mon, 2019/04/22 - 16:42
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Only languages with latin alphabet are supported at the moment. There are a lot of changes required to support other alphabets so it will probably not be implemented soon
rob_k
Sun, 2019/04/14 - 13:44
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For other languages like Finnish: there are instructions available, how to compile language files.
rob_k
Sun, 2019/04/14 - 13:40
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It is so great to have OKboard working again, thanks! The only thing is that the suggested words have changed. No longer words that may have been meant, based on the spelling variations of the swipe. Now it seems to predict the next word.
eber42
Sun, 2019/04/14 - 17:40
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Oops, that is really a bug, I'll try to fix this soon
Sanpo
Fri, 2019/04/12 - 21:31
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Add Finnish support please ;)
Historyscholar
Thu, 2019/04/11 - 11:43
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Can you support Chinese :)
eber42
Sun, 2019/04/14 - 17:41
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Really no, that would be a completely different product (... and I know nothing about Chinese)
akikk88
Wed, 2019/04/10 - 19:35
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Finnish support plz ☺
nerip
Tue, 2019/04/09 - 15:33
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Thanks but it still buggy on XA2 Plus...It works and stop working....
eber42
Sun, 2019/04/14 - 21:03
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As already stated, large devices over 5" like XA2 Plus are not yet supported. I'll add support in a future release.
nerip
Tue, 2019/04/16 - 14:00
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Thanks
PawelSpoon
Mon, 2019/04/08 - 18:23
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Hooray !!
ferlanero
Mon, 2019/04/08 - 13:14
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Best keyboard ever has returned!! Thank you very much!! :D
skyjumper
Sat, 2019/04/06 - 07:10
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Perhaps I am missing something, but I can't seem to find the 0.6.17 source in the Git tree? Is it available? Wanting to play and build my own test version whilst waiting for an official build from you :-)
eber42
Mon, 2019/04/08 - 12:01
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May have lost the tag :) (there was no change in engine part for this version anyway). All is now up to date for version 0.6.18.
meegouser
Tue, 2019/03/19 - 22:52
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OKBoard doesn't seem to work with the new Sailfish 3.0.2.8 anymore:
https://together.jolla.com/question/201102/release-notes-302-oulanka/?an...
eber42
Wed, 2019/03/27 - 11:21
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I am currently abroad and have not access to development devices, so next release is probably one or two weeks away. And I did not anticipate Jolla would put this version out of EA so soon after breaking so many things :-)
ferlanero
Thu, 2019/04/04 - 18:45
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Will we see an Okboard update any time soon? I really miss it in Sailfish 3.0.2.8 :'(
eber42
Mon, 2019/04/08 - 13:03
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New version with support for SFOS 3.0.2 is out
meegouser
Tue, 2019/04/09 - 14:52
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Thanks for your work, once again!
meegouser
Thu, 2019/03/28 - 05:23
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Excellent!
I was surprised too that 3.0.2.8 was released for all without improvements, but at least for me OKBoard not working is the only "regression" I can see so far. ;-)
nerip
Thu, 2018/12/20 - 00:29
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Nice app, but doesn't work properly when i start swiping fron the edge, it is overidden by the system swipe to come back to home or event view. Could you do anything?
eber42
Tue, 2018/12/25 - 13:18
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I do not know how to prevent edge swipe, and i am not sure it would be a good idea to prevent a system wide gesture from working, as it would break user interface consistency. An easy workaround is to start your swiipes a bit farther from screen edges, it is really quick and easy to learn. The keyboard will adapt to this behavior so that accuracy is not reduced.
Sailfishman
Mon, 2018/12/17 - 23:55
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Doesn't work on xperia xa2 plus -> 6''
eber42
Tue, 2018/12/25 - 13:35
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I have added this to the project backlog. It will take some time as supporting new sizes / aspect ratios require access to real devices to understand how sfos user interface scales, to generate test cases and for real user testing.
cartron
Tue, 2018/11/20 - 18:27
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Very nice app, finally a swipe like keyboard for sailfish! Works perfectly on my Xperia X, both in English and French
rob_k
Mon, 2018/11/19 - 21:05
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Wonderful, you made my day! Really happy that it is silent again. Thanks!
murfik
Mon, 2018/11/19 - 18:07
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possible add russian?
247
Mon, 2018/11/19 - 01:48
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The keyboard is working very well but unfortunately is not working well on webviews like sailbook, preventing me from using regularly... Anyway it's surely one of the best keyboards out there
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