Maliit
 Maliit’s virtual keyboard running on the Nokia N9 | |
| Original author(s) | Nokia |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Jan Arne Petersen and contributors[1] |
| Initial release | June 30, 2010[2] |
| Stable release | 2.1.0
/ September 21, 2021[3] |
| Written in | 3-clause BSD license (plugins)[6] |
| Website | maliit |
Maliit is an input method framework for computers with particular focus on implementing virtual keyboards. Designed mostly for touchscreen devices, Maliit allows the inputting of text without the presence of a physical keyboard. More advanced features such as word correction and prediction are also available.
Originating as part of
History
Maliit was originally developed as part of MeeGo by Nokia who eventually shipped it as part of MeeGo Handset “Day 1” software platform.[2]
In the early
After the MeeGo project ended, Maliit was transferred into an independent project by free software consulting firm Openismus.[17] The first formally independent release was 0.80.0 on June 20, 2011.[18]
Maliit 0.99, released on March 27, 2013, switched from
In May 2016, a KDE developer announced that instead of Maliit, QtVirtualKeyboard had been integrated into KDE Plasma 5.7.[19][20] In September 2020, Maliit was made the default keyboard in Plasma Mobile.[21][9]
On April 2, 2021 Maliit 2.0 has been released.[22]
Features
Among Maliit's features are a plugin-based architecture, word correction and prediction, multitouch, and context sensitive layouts.[23]
When running on Linux kernel, handling of the input hardware relies on
See also
- List of input methods for UNIX platforms
External links
References
- ^ "Contributors to maliit/framework". GitHub.
- ^ a b "Handset Project Day 1 is Here". MeeGo. 2010-06-30. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Maliit 2.1.0 Release". Maliit. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Jon Nordby (March 24, 2012). "Maliit on Windows: Basic build working". Jonnor.com. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Maliit Keyboard 'Read Me'". GitHub.
- ^ "[MeeGo-dev] ANNOUNCEMENT: MeeGo Keyboard license is now changed to BSD". Lists.meego.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ Jan Arne Petersen (2012-01-25). "Compositing in Maliit". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "webOS OSE 1.4.1". www.webosose.org.
- ^ a b "Plasma Mobile". www.plasma-mobile.org.
- ^ a b c d e f Michael Hasselmann (April 2, 2013). "Maliit Status Update". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "LuneOS tries to keep webOS alive [LWN.net]". lwn.net.
- ^ "webOS-ports/webos-keyboard". GitHub.
- ^ "ubports/keyboard-component". July 8, 2020 – via GitHub.
- ^ Carl Symons (October 15, 2012). "Plasma Active 3 Improves Performance, Brings New Apps". KDE.News. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
Thanks to a new virtual keyboard based on Maliit—the input method used on devices such as Nokia's N9 smartphone—Plasma Active Three makes text input easier.
- ^ Murray Cumming. "Maliit Keyboard Improvements". Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "ubuntu-keyboard in Launchpad". launchpad.net.
- ^ "[Maliit-announce] Welcome!". Lists.maliit.org. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "[MeeGo-dev] Maliit "Brave New World" 0.80.0 released". Lists.meego.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Virtual Keyboard Support For KWin / KDE Wayland 5.7 - Phoronix". www.phoronix.com.
- ^ Flöser, Martin (May 25, 2016). "Virtual keyboard support in KWin/Wayland 5.7".
- ^ "KDE Plasma Mobile Has Been Making Great Progress". Phoronix.
- ^ "Maliit 2.0.0 Release". 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Features – Maliit wiki". Maliit.org. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2013-03-04.