CalcuType

We're still working on this program. Please let us know what you think of it by emailing us at gb@cs.unc.edu! Thanks!
—William Condon
—Dr. Gary Bishop

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Start using CalcuType:

• Set CalcuType as you like it!
• Write a document!
• Fill in a form!
  • Try completing a math homework sheet using CalcuType
• Read a longer description

What Can I Do?

You can write a document! You can do math! You can do both at once!

• To write a document, either:
  • Click on a letter in the virtual keyboard.
  • Select the row and column by using the [] keys.
  1. Press the ] (close square bracket) key until the correct row is highlighted.
  2. Press the [ (open square bracket) key to select the row.
  3. Press the ] (close square bracket) key until the correct letter or symbol is highlighted.
  4. Press the [ (open square bracket) key to select the letter or symbol.
  5. You may use the \ (backslash) key to select the suggested completion.
  • Type the letter on the normal computer keyboard.
  It will show up in the document at right, just as if someone typed it on the normal computer keyboard.
• To do math:
  1. Start typing a math problem using the virtual keyboard (or normal computer keyboard).
  2. The answer will show up in the upper left corner of the virtual keyboard.
  3. Either select it from the virtual keyboard as normal, or hit the \ key.
• Read more about writing a document in CalcuType.
• Read more about doing math in CalcuType.
• Read more about different ways to do things in CalcuType.

Inspiration

Motor-disabled people are often unable to use a computer keyboard, which prevents them from accessing most computer functions. However, they can often use simple buttons or joysticks with an onscreen "virtual keyboard." In addition, learning-disabled people often need a simple typing program with word-completion to enable them to write much better.

Most existing programs are executable files, which system administrators must install on each individual machine. However - even aside from only working on a single computer - they have several problems. For example, it is quite hard to switch between applications, and they have no embedded calculator.

CalcuType is a simple Web-based text editor and calculator which works entirely inside the browser. Therefore, it can run on any Internet-capable computer. It has built-in text editing, mathematical equation solving, and word completion.