My-T-Soft® for Linux
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Product Information

My-T-Soft® for Linux - Build-A-Board Run-time target

My-T-Soft® is the premium onscreen keyboard utility for any computing platform. Clients can use the included templates or create their own custom layouts from within Build-A-Board and drop them into a Linux based product to provide the on-screen keyboards and utilities that have been available previously only on Windows platforms.

The ultimate goal for Build-A-Board and IMG's My-T-Soft family of On-screen Keyboard Utilities is to provide a complete cross-platform, interactive user interface so that clients can develop their user interface at the lowest level of the operating system and deliver it across multiple platforms while maintaining visual and functional consistency.

IMGs Build-A-Board Keyboard Designer Tool provides a comprehensive environment for creating, modifying, and managing onscreen keyboards, buttons, and panels for the user interface, which can be used in the My-T-Soft family of products (My-T-Pen, My-T-Touch, My-T-Soft, My-T-Soft Terminal Services, and OnScreen with Word Completion) or it can generate it's own "lite" run-time targets for Windows, Windows CE / .NET / Mobile, Linux, Mac OS X, or UNIX.

My-T-Soft® for Linux is part of the My-T-Soft® Build-A-Board system.
Linux is a supported platform as part of the Build-A-Board Platform licensing.

  • Linux with X-Windows (XLib support) - Gnome / KDE / etc.
  • Run-Time support for Linux
  • This is a Evaluation run-time version. Build-A-Board License (Catalog #12401) required for Linux platform license.
  • Contact IMG for separate run-time licenses and other options.

Looking for other platforms?

My-T-Soft for Windows
My-T-Soft for Android
My-T-Soft for Mac OS X
My-T-Soft for Windows CE

Features

  • Drag and drop keys with modifiable labels, actions, views

  • Multiple target platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, etc.

  • Create any on screen keypad, keyboard, or membrane layout

  • Replace old legacy membrane panels with virtual onscreen panel replicas

  • Select Colors of Text, Keys, and Panels

  • Use High Resolution 3D on keys

  • Drag & drop images / add images to keys and panels

  • Select Fonts

  • Build & Test within the Builder Environment locally (does not require Target system)

  • Cut/Copy/Paste Keys

  • Align keys - Top/Left/Bottom/Right/Horizontal Center/Vertical Center

  • Evenly Space Keys

  • Size Keys to match Width/Height/Both Width & Height

  • Center Key or Keys

  • Create keystrokes along with full-featured macros in Key Action

  • Built-in Commands: Close, Minimize, Save Position

  • Open different layouts from user-accessible keys or manage programmatically

  • Play MIDI files (on supported platforms)

  • Play Sounds (Wave files) (on supported platforms)

  • Run External programs, Execute Shortcuts, Use File Associations to launch host application

  • Save and Manage projects

Builder provides development environment for boards with 1 to 250+ keys per board

Build-A-Board On screen Keyboard Builder Screen Shot

Some Sample Layouts

Build-A-Board On screen Keyboard Example Membrane Panel Layout
Build-A-Board Onscreen Keyboard Example Edit Panel Layout
Build-A-Board On screen Keyboard Example Keyboard Panel Layout





Build-A-Board Onscreen Keyboard Example Function Key Layout
Build-A-Board On screen Keyboard Example 24 Function Key Layout

   
 

Want Customized Painting?

Use My-T-Soft with the Developers Kit!

My-T-Soft 104 on-screen keyboard with Edit using Customized Painting
(Using the Developer's Kit - KeyPaint interface allows custom key painting to allow virtually any view)

Build-A-Board 2.20 now supports images for keys and panels Build-A-Board 2.20 now supports images for keys and panels Build-A-Board 2.20 supports Windows, Windows CE, Linux, and Mac OS X targets

Specifications

On-Screen keyboard software written as standard XLib application
  • Compatible with all standard applications
  • Developed in C/C++ - written at same level as operating system for maximum capabilities
  • Accesses low-level operating system API via standard interfaces/system libraries - No frameworks or special environment required
Flexible/modular design
  • Keyboard layouts as binary data files for minimal space requirements
  • Fully emulates physical keyboard
  • Program / Data approach - Program (run-time target software) and separate Data (Keyboard layout) design provides maximum flexibility for multi-platform solutions
  • Builder, Project Text files, Project database, multiple target output design creates open-ended options for layout creation
  • Separate user-interface, event handler/virtual input processor design creates open-ended options for end-user/target operation
  • Separation of Key Label/visualization and Key Action (event) within user interface allows open-ended options
User, developer, and integrator command and control options
  • Provides ability for user to operate without need for physical keyboard
  • Operator mode for secure application integration
  • Developer's Kit (SDK) for controlling and manipulating keyboard
Modular support options/capabilities
  • Custom views/colors/key images
  • External Support utilities (Developer's Kit)
Extensive feature list
  • Unique and specialized features to address customer needs
  • Detailed help, documented options, on-line knowledgebase
  • Advanced Technical support, programming, and program level integration assistance available

Technical Information

My-T-Soft for Linux is the Linux based run-time component from IMG's Build-A-Board. It is made available as a separate purchasable product for certain customers that prefer the license per unit, rather than the platform licensing available within Build-A-Board.

The actual code-base for the run-time targets is a combination of target specific code, shared core keyboard software code, and shared lower-level abstracted operating system API code. Because the foundation was designed to be cross-platform, and extensible, the ability to run the same keyboard layout (Data) on multiple run-time targets (Programs) is the expected operation. Due to constantly changing releases and differences in support for various interfaces, most Linux customers have some level of interaction with IMG staff due to the varied nature of their needs and customization capabilities available in the open source world.

Download

My-T-Soft for Linux (Intel/AMD PCs)

My-T-Soft for Linux (Raspberry Pi 4 (armv7l))

  • Download My-T-Soft my-t-soft_220R8_armv7l.tar.gz (for Raspberry Pi 4 armv7l) (Version 2.20 R8) (791K) 6/12/2020 MD5: 84AA65E7D48CA4AC4315CA94C70ADD1C
  • use tar zxf my-t-soft_220R8_armv7l.tar.gz[Enter]
  • cd my-t-soft[Enter]
  • ./mytsoft[Enter] to run
  • Additional info is in README.txt

My-T-Soft for Linux (Raspberry Pi 3 (armv6l))

  • Download My-T-Soft my-t-soft_220R7_armv6l.tar.gz (for Raspberry Pi 3 armv6l) (Version 2.20 R7) (270K) 3/20/2020 MD5: A5C85B6672DF9AE1CE272071CB903460
  • use tar zxf my-t-soft_220R7_armv6l.tar.gz[Enter]
  • cd my-t-soft[Enter]
  • ./mytsoft[Enter] to run
  • Additional info is in README.txt

Additional Notes:

  • For basic Developer Kit tools, see Tech item ID2012120679
  • These updates can be dropped into an existing Build-A-Board installation at \Program Files\Build-A-Board\BIN\LINUX32 (32-bit) and \Program Files\Build-A-Board\BIN\LINUX64 (64-bit)
  • These unlicensed downloads act as a limited time demonstration - they can be restarted.
  • Platform, System, and Evaluation licenses can be used with these Linux run-time files - contact IMG for further information

For other platforms, click on the link below:

Click here to Download My-T-Soft for Windows
Click here to Download My-T-Soft for Android
Click here to Download My-T-Soft for Mac OS X
Click here to Download My-T-Soft for Windows CE