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Maliit
Original author(s)Nokia
Developer(s)Jan Arne Petersen and contributors[1]
Initial releaseJune 30, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-30)[2]
Stable release

2.3.0 / July 6, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-06)

Written inC++
Operating systemUnix-like, Windows[3]
PlatformQt
Available inMultilingual
TypeInput method
License
  • GNU LGPL, version 3.0 only (Maliit Keyboard, default GUI)[4]
  • 3-clause BSD license (plugins)[5]
  • Websitemaliit.github.io

    Maliit is an input method framework for computers with particular focus on implementing virtual keyboards. Designed mostly for touchscreen devices, Maliit allows the inputting of text without the presence of a physical keyboard. More advanced features such as word correction and prediction are also available.

    Originating as part of MeeGo,[6] Maliit is free software licensed under LGPL. Maliit ships as a standard component of LG webOS,[7] Plasma Mobile,[8] SailfishOS,[9] LuneOS,[10][11] and Ubuntu Touch.[12]

    History[edit]

    Maliit was originally developed as part of MeeGo by Nokia who eventually shipped it as part of MeeGo Handset “Day 1” software platform.[2]

    In the early 2010s, Maliit was deployed as a standard component of Nokia N9,[9] KDE Plasma Active,[13] OLPC devices,[9] and Ubuntu Touch phones.[9][14][15]

    After the MeeGo project ended, Maliit was transferred into an independent project by free software consulting firm Openismus.[16] The first formally independent release was 0.80.0 on June 20, 2011.[17]

    Maliit 0.99, released on March 27, 2013, switched from Qt 4toQt 5.[9]

    In May 2016, a KDE developer announced that instead of Maliit, QtVirtualKeyboard had been integrated into KDE Plasma 5.7.[18][19] In September 2020, Maliit was made the default keyboard in Plasma Mobile.[20][8]

    OnApril 2, 2021 Maliit 2.0 has been released.[21]

    Features[edit]

    Among Maliit's features are a plugin-based architecture, word correction and prediction, multitouch, and context sensitive layouts.[22]

    When running on Linux kernel, handling of the input hardware relies on evdev. Maliit supports X11 as well as Wayland.[9]

    See also[edit]

    External links[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Contributors to maliit/framework". GitHub.
  • ^ a b "Handset Project Day 1 is Here". MeeGo. 2010-06-30. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ Jon Nordby (March 24, 2012). "Maliit on Windows: Basic build working". Jonnor.com. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ "Maliit Keyboard 'Read Me'". GitHub.
  • ^ "[MeeGo-dev] ANNOUNCEMENT: MeeGo Keyboard license is now changed to BSD". Lists.meego.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ Jan Arne Petersen (2012-01-25). "Compositing in Maliit". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ "webOS OSE 1.4.1". www.webosose.org.
  • ^ a b "Plasma Mobile". www.plasma-mobile.org.
  • ^ a b c d e f Michael Hasselmann (April 2, 2013). "Maliit Status Update". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  • ^ "LuneOS tries to keep webOS alive [LWN.net]". lwn.net.
  • ^ "webOS-ports/webos-keyboard". GitHub.
  • ^ "ubports/keyboard-component". July 8, 2020 – via GitHub.
  • ^ Carl Symons (October 15, 2012). "Plasma Active 3 Improves Performance, Brings New Apps". KDE.News. Retrieved 2013-04-03. Thanks to a new virtual keyboard based on Maliit—the input method used on devices such as Nokia's N9 smartphone—Plasma Active Three makes text input easier.
  • ^ Murray Cumming. "Maliit Keyboard Improvements". Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ "ubuntu-keyboard in Launchpad". launchpad.net.
  • ^ "[Maliit-announce] Welcome!". Lists.maliit.org. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ "[MeeGo-dev] Maliit "Brave New World" 0.80.0 released". Lists.meego.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  • ^ "Virtual Keyboard Support For KWin / KDE Wayland 5.7 - Phoronix". www.phoronix.com.
  • ^ Flöser, Martin (May 25, 2016). "Virtual keyboard support in KWin/Wayland 5.7".
  • ^ "KDE Plasma Mobile Has Been Making Great Progress". Phoronix.
  • ^ "Maliit 2.0.0 Release". 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  • ^ "Features – Maliit wiki". Maliit.org. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2013-03-04.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maliit&oldid=1222181026"

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    Mobile Linux
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