Air keyboard mac os

On Mac OS X:
On Windows:

Known issues and limitations

There are several known issues and limitations when using Air Keyboard:

• On Mac and Windows, you will not be able to enter password when you log in. On Windows, when a system dialog appears where you have to enter password or allow a program
  to be executed (giving it administrator permissions), you will not be able to type or move mouse cursor on that window. The reason is a built-in Windows protection against simulation, and for the moment we want to leave it like this for your own safety.
  Also, if a program was started under administrator account, you will not be able to control it. Please restart the program with the normal account.
• On Mac, only scroll gesture is supported.
• Full and Compact modes have only US layout.
  «iPad» keyboard mode supports any layout installed in iPad, even if it is not set up in your computer.
  If you need another layout in Full/Compact modes (e.g. AZERTY), you can create it by yourself using Layout Designer.
  We are planning to add another layouts in future.

Bluetooth

You can connect your iPhone/iPad to the computer with bluetooth in limited cases. It requires your device to be connected to 3G or EDGE, so make sure you will not loose money when using a data plan.
Details are here.

Security

Since server version 1.8 data sent between your mobile app and computer is encrypted.
However, we recommend to do additional steps in order to increase security:

• Run the server only when needed. Remove Air Keyboard server from autorun.
  On Mac, open System Preferences, then «Users and Groups», then «Login Items» tab, and remove Air Keyboard from the list.
  On Windows 8, open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc, then open «Startup» tab, find an item with Air Keyboard icon and press «Disable» button.
  On Windows XP/7/Vista, open Startup folder from Start menu and delete a shortcut to the Air Keyboard program.
• Do not run the Air Keyboard server program under Administrator account or with elevated permissions.
• Setup your firewall in such a way that Air Keyboard server allowed to connect with computers only from your local (private) network, not the Internet.
  For Windows firewall, ensure that Profile is Private in the firewall settings of Air Keyboard.
• Make sure your password is strong enough.
• We do not recommend to use Air Keyboard to enter sensitive data, such as logins, passwords, credit card data, etc.

Support

For any questions or in case of troubles please write to support@skygears.com.

How to delete custom layout?

Open the layout designer, on the list of custom layouts swipe from right to left and «Delete» button will appear.

Exporting layouts from iPad to computer

The layouts you created are stored at Documents folder of the app. You can access this folder using iTunes application.
In iTunes you have to choose your iPad, then click «Apps» tab and choose Air Keyboard app in the list of apps. At the right list you will see the Documents folder of the app.
All the layouts you create with the Layout Designer are stored here. Any layout is stored as a folder with «.layout» extension. Name of the folder currently does not correspond to its name in the app and representing an unique number (GUID). You can export any layout to your computer in order to archieve it, change it in a text editor or share it with other people.
In order to do this, select the layout folder and drag’n’drop it to a folder on your computer or press «Save to. » button and choose a destination folder.

Importing layouts from computer to iPad

iTunes does not allow you to upload folders. In order to upload layout (which is a folder) you have to pack it into a zip-file on your computer.
To create a zip-file on Mac, select a folder in Finder, click with the right mouse button on it and choose «Compress «. «»; on Windows, select a folder in Explorer, click with the right mouse button, point to «Send to. » and choose «Compressed (zipped) Folder».
When you get the zip-file, just drag’n’drop it into the Air Keyboard Documents list in iTunes, or click «Add. » button and choose your zip-file.
Restart the Air Keyboard application on iPad (first close the running app by double clicking Home button, making long-tap on a running app and tapping the close button on the Air Keyboard app). Your imported layout should appear in the application.

Sharing

You can share a layout you created with other user. In the Layout Designer tap «Publish» button and follow the instructions.
To get published layouts, open Layout Designer and when adding new layout using «+» button, choose «Download from library».»

Importing images

You can also import and export images using iTunes app. Images are stored in the Air Keyboard Documents folder and are separated into three groups:

• Button background images («ButtonBackgrounds» folder)
• Button foreground images («ButtonImages» folder)
• Background images for layouts («LayoutBackgrounds» folder)

You can copy any group to your computer. In order to do this, choose the appropriate folder and drag’n’drop it to any folder on your computer
or press «Save to. » button and choose a destination.
Since iTunes does not support importing of folders, in order to import images you have to pack them to a zip-file first.
So, prepare a set of images placing them locally on your computer into a folder with a name corresponding to a name of group
(i.e. make «ButtonImages» folder locally in order to place images in «ButtonImages» folder on Air Keyboard Documents).
Compress that folder into a zip-file. To create a zip-file on Mac, select a folder in Finder, click with the right mouse button on it and choose «Compress «. «»;
on Windows, select a folder in Explorer, click with the right mouse button, point to «Send to. » and choose «Compressed (zipped) Folder».
Make sure that zip-file has a name correspondent to the group («ButtonImages.zip» for button foreground images).
Add this zip-file to Air Keyboard Documents list by dragging’n’dropping it, or click «Add..» button and choose the zip-file.
Take into account that the existing images will be replaced.
Restart the Air Keyboard app on iPad (please read how-to-do below) and the imported images should appear in the appropriate lists of the Layout Designer.

There are two other ways of importing images into the Air Keyboard: from Web and from Photo Library. You can do it by tapping «+» button in appropriate lists inside the app.

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Air keyboard mac os

Версия 3.5.1 (Опубликовано: 05.12.2013)
• Fixed a bug when it was not possible to download layouts from the Layout library.
• Fixed a problem with Unicode text in the Layout library.

Версия 3.5 (Опубликовано: 27.11.2013)
• Layout Library. You can share a layout and download layouts shared by other users
• German layout added
• Fixed a bug when hotkeys (e.g. Shift+X) may be not working on Mac. Please update Mac server in order to apply this fix
• Layout designer improvements:
1) Touch pad background can be set to any image or be transparent as well as other controls
2) You do not have to tap «Design buttons» anymore — just tap a key., or tap empty space to see layout properties
3) You can set text on a button and choose what key to send depending on PC or Mac connection

Версия 3.4 (Опубликовано: 04.11.2013)
Faster reconnection after sleep

Версия 3.3 (Опубликовано: 28.10.2013)
Android server support

Версия 3.2 (Опубликовано: 23.10.2013)
• AZERTY and Cyrillic layouts added
• Fixed a problem when mouse cursor movement could be not smooth after the last update.

Версия 3.1 (Опубликовано: 08.10.2013)
• Security improvements
• Fix: background image resized incorrectly

Версия 3.0 (Опубликовано: 25.09.2013)
• Command sequences. Now you can bind a sequence of commands to a button. Sequence can contain keyboard events., mouse movements., mouse clicks, scroll commands and delays.
It could be useful when an application requires a set of keyboard shortcuts to be pressed in order to run some action.
This feature works only if TCP connection is established, so make sure that you are using the latest version of the server and firewall is properly configured.
• New touch pad settings: sensitivity, disable clicks, treat two-fingers touch as right button click
• iOS 7 support and redesign

Версия 2.8 (Опубликовано: 10.09.2013)
• Better connectivity using TCP protocol. Please update the server program
• Chinese handwriting did not work. Fixed

Версия 2.7 (Опубликовано: 08.09.2013)
Please update the server program in order to utilize the following improvements and fixes:
• It’s possible to edit layouts without connecting to the server
• Now you can upload images from iTunes and also use images from your Photo Library
• Layout files now contain all the used images and could be imported and exported completely via iTunes
• New setting for the layout: «Game fix». Try it when your game cannot be controlled. Please find this setting in the Layout Properties window. The built-in «Shooter game» layout has this setting on by default
• Scroll direction option added. Now you can choose should touch pad scroll up or down. In order to activate this function please tap the new «Preferences» button in the Settings pop-up window
• Fixed: Shift key on the «iPad» layout was always on if pressed once. Now it has the default iPad behavior
• Minor bug fixes

Версия 2.6 (Опубликовано: 21.08.2013)
Connection with the server can be protected by a password now.
You have to install a new version of the server program in order to utilize this function. Please download it from our website airkeyboard.skygears.com.

Версия 2.5 (Опубликовано: 23.05.2013)
Important: The server side program was updated. Please download it from airkeyboard.skygears.com and reinstall. Improvements:
• Searching for computers in local networks should work better now due to utilizing Bonjour service
• Layouts can be exported and imported. Check the Layouts section of our website for the details
• If you hold a key down, then it will be repeated, like on regular keyboards
• Text alignment and image alignment are improved and have 9 positions now
• Improved color picker
• Appearance of buttons in the Design mode is better now
• Touch pad and its buttons can have own images. All the buttons can be transparent now, you can use this feature to simplify creation of complex layouts — create a background image and then just mark the buttons on it.

and Enter did not work properly on the iPad layout when connected to Windows. Enter was working as «add new page» in Word. It is fixed now

Версия 2.4 (Опубликовано: 24.02.2013)
IMPORTANT NOTOE: If you are using Mac, then please download the Air Keyboard server from http://airkeyboard.skygears.com again and re-install it.
• We’ve changed the color scheme for the default layouts. If you do not like it and want the gray scheme back — just clone the layout and change its background and color parameters, it will be applied for all the keys.
It’s now possible to add a server IP manually. This should help when automatic discovery does not work.

In the layout editor now it’s possible to choose:
• Layout background image
• Background image for a key, so you can make them round or set other form
• Text color
• We improved the interface of layout editor, so now it is more clear

• Downloading custom images become much easier — we added built-in web browser. Search a picture and make long tap on it to add.
• Dual screens are now supported in Mac
• Fixed bug when Fn-key did not work on Mac
• Fixed bug when Enter and Backspace keys did not work in Firefox on Mac
• Fixed bug when F1-F12 keys did not work properly on Mac
• Fixed bug when volume control buttons did now work on Mac
• Fixed bug when app crashed on some custom image URLs
• Command and Option key modifiers was swapped on Mac, it is fixed now
• Other small fixes

Версия 2.3 (Опубликовано: 20.11.2012)
• Scrolling gesture support on Windows and Mac — move two fingers on the touch pad. Requires update of the server app.
• Finger gestures (multi-touch) fully supported for Windows 8. Requires update of the server app.
• Personal Hotspot connection supported via manual IP address input.
• Fixed double-click problem on Mountain Lion. Requires update of the server app.
• Fixed bug which prevented to add iPad Keyboard button to a layout.

Версия 2.2 (Опубликовано: 24.10.2012)
• Images can be displayed on buttons
• Set of built-in images
• Possibility to upload any image from the Internet
• New layout for Graphical Software
• New layout for Shooter Games
• Layout designer simplified: no need to add Settings button
• Bug fixes

Версия 2.1 (Опубликовано: 26.09.2012)
• iOS 6 support
• Bug fixes

Версия 2 (Опубликовано: 31.07.2012)
— New feature: Layout Designer. Create layouts by yourself for your own needs. Clone existing layout or create it from scratch, add touch pad or buttons of any size to any position and assign keys or hotkeys to them.
— New layouts: Touch Pad and Windows Media Player
— Bug fixes

Версия 1.2 (Опубликовано: 06.09.2011)
• Native iPad keyboard support for both Mac and PC.
Now you can type in any language even if it’s not installed on your computer.

Версия 1.1.1 (Опубликовано: 15.08.2011)
Fixed: app crash when connecting to Mac

Версия 1.1 (Опубликовано: 03.08.2011)
• Bigger keys
• Mac support
• «Reconnect» button

Сообщение отредактировал nirotub — 28.08.14, 08:32

Прекрасная вещь, часто пользуюсь! Но очень хотелось бы найти клаву для XBMC, типа более функциональную, а то не очень удобно пользоваться универсальной. Есть ли у кого? Или инструкция, как можно создавать эти клавы?

Сообщение отредактировал nomadfromx — 24.12.13, 03:23

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