8Vim Keyboard
Usability Guide
So, what capabilities does 8Vim have? Once you know how to type with this thing (Learn how to type with this original [8Pen-game video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99vsUF4NuLk), you must know the following
Basic Needed Stuff
Right Sector acts as a backspace Key.
Bottom Sector acts as a Enter Key.
Top Sector acts as a combination of SHIFT and CAPS_LOCK Key, i.e, Press once Shift is active, Press Twice CAPS is active and Press once more and everything is back to usual.
Left Sector acts as the button that takes you to the Number Pad.
Cursor Movements
If you move your finger from the centre-circle to any sector and stay, the cursor movement will be emulated. For example, if you swipe from circle->right, the cursor will move right. You get the picture.
Selection
There is selection built in to the keyboard. if you move your finger from the right sector to the circle, the cursor will start moving left and selecting everything in it's path. once you release, a selection keyboard will open up for various stupidities to do.
Paste Functionality
Moving your finger from right->circle->lift-your-finger performs a paste. whatever is in the clipboard.
- Author: Ravi Agarwal
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This version requires Android 7.0 or newer.
It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
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