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NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.03

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@github-actions github-actions released this 22 Oct 16:33
fbb2c74

NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.03

Downloads

  • USB keyboards type again (letters were rejected with the
    'unhandled key' sign on openATV); typed text always goes into the
    text field, also from a key or the lists, and updates the suggestions
  • the numeric keypad takes digits from a USB keyboard too
    Since 14.02 :
  • Google and YouTube search suggestions work again (Google answered
    every request with an error since October 2026)
    Since 14.01 :
  • Polish translation
  • Arabic, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Slovak and Chinese
    translations complete, wrong old texts corrected
  • RED on the search history deletes the selected entry
  • new translations: Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese,
    Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
    Since 13.14 :
  • the PVR key also works on remotes that send KEY_VIDEO for it
    Since 13.13 :
  • language list (Install language): RED removes all installed languages,
    GREEN downloads all missing ones
    Since 13.12 :
  • downloads check the server certificate; boxes without CA certificates
    fall back to the unchecked download as before
  • no deprecation warning on Python 3.14 when a layout is loaded
    Since 13.11 :
  • updates and keyboard layouts now come from
    github.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard
    Since 13.10 :
  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

Commits since v14.02

  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.03: USB keyboard input (#8) (fbb2c74)

Full Changelog: v14.02...v14.03

NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.02

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@github-actions github-actions released this 13 Oct 18:32
712193e

NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.02

Downloads

  • Google and YouTube search suggestions work again (Google answered
    every request with an error since October 2026)
    Since 14.01 :
  • Polish translation
  • Arabic, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Slovak and Chinese
    translations complete, wrong old texts corrected
  • RED on the search history deletes the selected entry
  • new translations: Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese,
    Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
    Since 13.14 :
  • the PVR key also works on remotes that send KEY_VIDEO for it
    Since 13.13 :
  • language list (Install language): RED removes all installed languages,
    GREEN downloads all missing ones
    Since 13.12 :
  • downloads check the server certificate; boxes without CA certificates
    fall back to the unchecked download as before
  • no deprecation warning on Python 3.14 when a layout is loaded
    Since 13.11 :
  • updates and keyboard layouts now come from
    github.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard
    Since 13.10 :
  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

Commits since v14.01

  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.02: Google and YouTube suggestions work again (#7) (712193e)

Full Changelog: v14.01...v14.02

NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.01

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@github-actions github-actions released this 09 Oct 15:32
fa33de9

NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.01

Downloads

  • Polish translation
  • Arabic, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Slovak and Chinese
    translations complete, wrong old texts corrected
  • RED on the search history deletes the selected entry
  • new translations: Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese,
    Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
    Since 13.14 :
  • the PVR key also works on remotes that send KEY_VIDEO for it
    Since 13.13 :
  • language list (Install language): RED removes all installed languages,
    GREEN downloads all missing ones
    Since 13.12 :
  • downloads check the server certificate; boxes without CA certificates
    fall back to the unchecked download as before
  • no deprecation warning on Python 3.14 when a layout is loaded
    Since 13.11 :
  • updates and keyboard layouts now come from
    github.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard
    Since 13.10 :
  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

Commits since v13.13

  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 14.01: 22 complete translations, RED deletes history entries (#6) (fa33de9)
  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.14: PVR key on remotes that send KEY_VIDEO (#5) (7fed585)
  • update greek translation (b75543b)

Full Changelog: v13.13...v14.01

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.13

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@github-actions github-actions released this 02 Oct 17:52
f853e7a

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.13

Downloads

  • language list (Install language): RED removes all installed languages,
    GREEN downloads all missing ones
    Since 13.12 :
  • downloads check the server certificate; boxes without CA certificates
    fall back to the unchecked download as before
  • no deprecation warning on Python 3.14 when a layout is loaded
    Since 13.11 :
  • updates and keyboard layouts now come from
    github.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard
    Since 13.10 :
  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

Commits since v13.12

  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.13: remove all / download all languages (#4) (f853e7a)

Full Changelog: v13.12...v13.13

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.12

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@github-actions github-actions released this 02 Oct 16:05
7f8d5a3

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.12

Downloads

  • downloads check the server certificate; boxes without CA certificates
    fall back to the unchecked download as before
  • no deprecation warning on Python 3.14 when a layout is loaded
    Since 13.11 :
  • updates and keyboard layouts now come from
    github.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard
    Since 13.10 :
  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

Commits since v13.11

  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.12: no deprecated codecs.open, certificate check (c623443)
  • chmod files (4a4fd8a)

Full Changelog: v13.11...v13.12

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.11

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@github-actions github-actions released this 02 Oct 14:36
64fd3cd

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.11

Downloads

  • updates and keyboard layouts now come from
    github.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard
    Since 13.10 :
  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

Commits since v13.10

  • NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.11: own repository, version from the release tag (04f1eb1)

Full Changelog: v13.10...v13.11

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.10

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@github-actions github-actions released this 01 Oct 19:23
908f739

NewVirtualKeyBoard 13.10

Downloads

  • OK on the language key switches between the installed languages,
    OK long opens a list of only those
  • the new keyboard is selected again after a reinstall when the saved
    settings select it
  • updates no longer bring removed languages back
  • Greek translation complete, long button labels wrap in the settings
    Since 13.9 :
  • all 218 Windows keyboard layouts, drawn like the real keyboard (ISO 48 keys)
  • numeric keypad for number fields, key help for all keys
  • YELLOW = AltGr, BLUE = Shift, TEXT = language, PVR = switch lists
  • MENU opens the settings directly, search history size (1-99999)
  • more settings (font size, alignment, flags, background, suggestions)
  • search suggestions: Google, YouTube, Bing, DuckDuckGo, IMDb
  • translations follow the enigma2 language (gettext)
  • WQHD support, fixes for openATV and Python 2 images

Install

  • OE images (openATV, OpenPLi, OpenViX, ...): copy the .ipk to /tmp and run opkg install /tmp/<file>.ipk
  • DreamOS: copy the .deb to /tmp and run dpkg -i /tmp/<file>.deb
  • or online: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Masta2002/NewVirtualKeyBoard/main/installer.sh -O - | /bin/sh

Restart enigma2, then choose the keyboard in Menu > System > NewVirtualKeyBoard setup.

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