Touch keyboard

Currently, Microsoft builds into Vindous EIGHT touch keyboard. In the improved version of the keyboard, you can look in build 7989, which prosachilsya the Internet.

The keyboard includes buttons, friendly to the touch and a new option of "sharing." Also in the keyboard, Microsoft has built support for emoticons, but the sound feedback when pressing keys like Vindous Phone. On mobile devices, works really well Metro. Keyboard specifically tested in three modes: full input and the "thumb", as well as in the manuscript. And, no matter what method you use, the keyboard (or the same input panel) will appear at the bottom of the screen. However, as a floating window, the keyboard can be moved.

The only point of intersection with Android - it is the same color scheme as in the Honeycomb, but this is probably it. Anyway, for the mixed I have to use function keys, because there is no dedicated numeric keypad.

Innovation and an interesting solution - is putting his thumbs this decision, in my opinion, may be easier in the future of the traditional approach to virtual keyboards. But we want to tell you about one of strangeness. The touch keyboard is not working will operate in Metro, unless your device is not manufactured by Samsung. Only if you have a UI mode Vanilla on our Asus Eee Slate EP121 can use the touch keyboard. Same thing with your desktop PC and the Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch. If you use a laptop or desktop personal computer, the touch keyboard is available for you. For developers, this is inconvenient, because they can not check for a class of mobile devices, how their products. The onscreen keyboard is the only thing that can be run for people with disabilities, but the functions of sensory input it has.