I haven’t used CVtypes recently so it hasn’t gotten any of my (very limited) attention. I see that Minh-Tri Pham has forked a version that he is maintaining over at Google Code. I recommend folks use and support his version. Next time I need it, I’ll probably adopt his.
Entries from February 2009
CVtypes status
February 25th, 2009 — Programming
Maze Day 2009!
February 15th, 2009 — Blind, Enabling Technology
Maze Day is for visually impaired and blind students in grades K-12, their parents and teachers. Your students will enjoy fun and educational computer applications developed especially for them. UNC students will learn how well their accessible applications work with real users. And everyone will have a good time!
CalcuType: Switch-enabled typing with integrated mathematics
February 12th, 2009 — Enabling Technology, Literacy, Motor impaired
This is a follow up to my post about Accessible Math Ideas from over a year ago. I finally got a smart high school student, William Condon from the NC School of Science and Math, to implement word prediction with built-in math.
Check out CalcuType online and let us know what you think.
You can type using the virtual keyboard, the standard keyboard, or a mouse. The “mover” and “chooser” keys are adjustable and William included a 3rd “completer” key for quick access to completions. However you’re typing the program will suggest completions much like many other available tools. The key difference is when you type a mathematical expression it will suggest the answer as a completion. So if you type (3+5)*2 it will suggest =16. It handles complicated mathematical expressions including square root and trig functions.
One other neat feature William implemented is the ability to write on a worksheet represented as an HTML form.
It still needs work but we’re at the stage where we need feedback from users who need such a tool.