---
name: "gtkeyboard"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gtkeyboard"
version: "1.1.7-4"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gtkeyboard"
---

# gtkeyboard(1)

visual keyboard for X Windows

## NAME

gtkeyboard - visual keyboard for X Windows

## SYNOPSIS

**gtkeyboard**

## DESCRIPTION

The *gtkeyboard* gtkeyboard creates a fully functional visual representation of a keyboard. Below the keyboard are two text panes, one for communications about the functioning of the tool itself, the other for input from the virtual keyboard, which can be saved. Output may be redirected to another window by using the options menu, and selecting the "Redirect to a Window" option.  The program will then redirect all keypresses of the virtual keyboard to the chosen window. The program is terminated as with many window applications, by Selecting "File -\> Exit" from the upper window control bar. The control bar Help button supplies minimal information; consult the HTML manual

## INITIALIZATION FILE

The user should copy one of the initialization files to be found in: `$PREFIX/gtkeyboard/example_configurations` to $HOME/.gtkeyboard and customize it, if appropriate.

## FILES

- $PREFIX/bin/gtkeyboard binary

  - $PREFIX/share/gtkeyboard/example\_configurations sample initialization files

  ## SEE ALSO

$PREFIX/share/gtkeyboard/MANUAL, [glib-config(1)](/glib-config/1.md), [gtk-config(1)](/gtk-config/1.md),

## AUTHORS

David Allen (s2mdalle@titan.vcu.edu).

Manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, U.S. National Library of Medicine (rodgers@nlm.nih.gov).