SVKBD(1) General Commands Manual SVKBD(1)
NAME
svkbd — simple virtual keyboard
SYNOPSIS
svkbd [−D] [−d] [−g geometry] [−fn font] [−O] [−h] [−H heightfactor] [−l layers] [−s layer] [−v]
DESCRIPTION
svkbd is a simple virtual keyboard for X.org, intended to be used in environments, where no keyboard is available.
OPTIONS
−D
Debug mode; output verbosely to stderr.
−d
Set the _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK property to hint windowmanagers it is dockable, by default off.
−fn font
Defines the font or font set used. e.g. "Monospace:bold:size=20" (an Xft font).
−g geometry
Adjust the initial window position or size as specified by the standard X11 geometry format.
−h
Show the usage information.
−H heightfactor
Affects the vertical space taken by the keyboard. One row of keys takes up 1/heighfactor of the screen’s total height.
−l layers
Comma separated list of layers to enable (by name). If not set, all layers in the layout will be available. The layer names are defined by the layout you compiled.
−n
Do not simulate key presses for X
−R
Disable press-on-release
−s layer
The layer to show on program start-up (by name). If not set, the first layer of the layout will be shown.
−O
Disable overlay functionality.
−o
Print pressed keys to standard output
−v
Show the version information.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables can be defined, providing an alternative to some of the command line parameters. The command line parameters, however, always take precedence:
SVKBD_LAYERS
Comma separated list of layers to enable (by name). The layer names are defined by the layout you compiled.
SVKBD_ENABLEOVERLAYS
Set this to 0 if you want to disable overlay functionality.
SVKBD_HEIGHTFACTOR
Affects the vertical space taken by the keyboard. One row of keys takes up 1/heighfactor of the screen’s total height.
XRESOURCES
The appearance of svkbd can be configured via xresources:
svkbd.font
An Xft font specification like "Monospace:bold:size=20".
svkbd.background
The background colour for the keycaps (in #rrggbb syntax)
svkbd.foreground
The foreground colour for the keycaps (in #rrggbb syntax)
svkbd.shiftforeground
The foreground colour for the secondary labels (shift layer) on the keycaps
svkbd.shiftbackground
The background colour for the secondary labels (shift layer) on the keycaps
svkbd.abcforeground
svkbd.abcbackbround
The colour for alphabetical keys
svkbd.abcshiftbackground
svkbd.abcshiftforeground
The colour for the secondary labels (shift layer) on alphabetical keys
svkbd.pressforeground
svkbd.pressforebackground
The colour for keys when held pressed
svkbd.highlightforeground
svkbd.highlightforebackground
The colour for keys when hovering over them or just after release
svkbd.highlightshiftforeground
svkbd.highlightshiftforebackground
The colour for the secondary label on keys when hovering over them or just after release
svkbd.overlayforeground
svkbd.overlaybackground
The colour for keys when they are part of an overlay
svkbd.overlayshiftforeground
svkbd.overlayshiftbackground
The colour for the secondary label on keys when they are part of an overlay
EXIT STATUS
The svkbd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
XParseGeometry(3)
AUTHORS
Christoph Lohmann
<[email protected]>
Enno Boland <[email protected]>
Miles Alan <[email protected]>
Maarten van Gompel <[email protected]>
Tetrakist <[email protected]>
Stacy <[email protected]> GNU March 15,
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