Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Virtual Keyboard?

This Virtual Keyboard is the most convenient web site providing service of international keyboard layouts online. There are similar services around, but we can proudly state that our site is the most friendly in both terms of typing convenience and our interface look-and-feel, which is intended to be as much office/workplace-friendly as possible.
 

2. Which OSes and browsers are supported?

Virtual Keyboard is not OS-dependent, and we try to make it as much browser-independent as possible. We use simplest Javascript possible, minimal or no Ajax techniques, and minimal browser-specific code.
 

3. Hey, make it simple: does it work on Linux or Mac?

Yes. It works with Firefox on Linux, and also it should work with Safari on Mac (although some fancy features might not be supported on Safari.) It works on Opera browser also. It works on all of the above browsers under Windows, of course. It should work everywhere.
 

4. Is it free?

Yes, this service is and will stay free. Period.
 

5. Which languages are supported right now?

A better question would be "which keyboard layouts are supported", since some languages use more than one alphabet, and in some countries people use different keyboard layouts even for the same alphabet.
Right now we support Hebrew, Russian (standard and phonetic), Ukrainian (also, standard and phonetic). Unfortunately, Hebrew with diacritic marks is a Complex Script, and as such is not fully supported if your workstation does not support display of complex scripts for this particular language.
 

6. Which languages will be supported?

We're going to add support of most Eastern and Western European languages very soon. We're working to categorize Middle Eastern and Far Eastern languages, to separate Complex Script (which need to be handled in more complicated way.) Japanese and fast-typing Chinese, although do not have problems of complex script, should also be treated differently. (Implementing full set of Chinese characters online seems to be a real challenge, but we'll see.)
 

7. Do I have to have anything installed on my computer?

Your browser with Javascript support should be enough. I.e. if you are not a fan of antique computers, you should have no problem using our site.
 

8. What about the copyright?

This whole site is a property of the author, which is the owner of intertype.org domain (as registered by February, 2008 with the domain registrator.) The code might not be redistributed in any form, neither in whole or in parts.