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Package: dasher (4.2.2-1)

A graphical predictive text input system

Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used - for example, 

 * on a palmtop computer
 * on a wearable computer
 * when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, trackball,
 or mouse
 * when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse or by
 eyetracker).

The eyetracking version of Dasher allows an experienced user to write text as fast as normal handwriting - 25 words per minute; using a mouse, experienced users can write at 39 words per minute.

Dasher uses a more advanced prediction algorithm than the T9(tm) system often used in mobile phones, making it sensitive to surrounding context.

Tags: Accessibility Support: Input Systems, User Interface: X Window System, Role: Program, Scope: Application, Application Suite: GNOME, Interface Toolkit: GTK, X Window System: Application

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  • dep: dasher-data (<< 4.3)
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    dep: dasher-data (>= 4.2)
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  • dep: libfontconfig1 (>= 2.4.0)
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  • dep: libgcc2 (>= 4.1.1-12)
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  • dep: libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.5.1)
    library to load .glade files at runtime
  • dep: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0)
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  • dep: libgnome-keyring0 (>= 0.6.0)
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  • dep: libgnomevfs2-0 (>= 2.13.92)
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  • dep: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0)
    The GTK+ graphical user interface library
  • dep: libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0)
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  • dep: liborbit2 (>= 1:2.14.1)
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  • dep: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.7)
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  • dep: libpopt0 (>= 1.10)
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  • dep: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-12)
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  • dep: libx11-6
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  • dep: libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2)
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  • dep: libxrender1
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