Maliit

Revision as of 14:58, 25 June 2011

Maliit provides a flexible and cross-platform input method framework, including a virtual keyboard. It works on all MeeGo user experiences, and in other GNU/Linux distributions.

Goals

Maliit aims to be the input method project for MeeGo and other GNU/Linux-based embedded/mobile platforms. To achieve this we should provide:

A solid input method framework

This includes support for traditional input methods such as hardware and virtual keyboards. More exotic input methods should also be possible, such as handwriting recognition and voice input, and special purpose input methods such as date/time pickers, tag clouds, etc.

A core set of input methods

The default set of input methods should demonstrate the core capabilities of the framework and provide a good user experience that device manufacturers and integrators can use easily.

We also aim to:

Empower third-party developers

Customizing existing input methods or developing powerful new input methods should be simple, regardless of whether it is for profit, research or fun.

Build a diverse community of contributors

Employees from different companies, freelancers, members of academia, hackers and volunteers should all be welcomed and encouraged to contribute to the project.

Communication channels

Mailing list: meego-inputmethods@lists.meego.com (listinfo | archives)

Bugtracker: bugs.meego.com, Product: OS, Component: Virtual Keyboard (open bugs | file new bug)

IRC: Visit us in #meego-inputmethods at freenode.net (webchat)

Upcoming events

• August 6th-12th - Desktop Summit Berlin. Workshops & BoFs planned

News

• 24.06.2011 - MeeGo Freeday workshop in Berlin. Announcement (in german)
• 20.06.2011 - First release (Maliit 0.80) as an independent project. Announcement
• 17.06.2011 - Session at Qt Collaborator Summit 2011. Session summary
• 07.06.2011 - Session at MeeGo Spring Conference 2011. Info, Recording
• 08.04.2011 - MeeGo Keyboard is relicensed with BSD license: Announcement
• 29.03.2011 - Held first offical IRC meeting: How can we simplify development and maintenance of input contexts?
• 04.03.2011 - API/ABI break in 0.20.0: meego-im-framework is removing dependency to libmeegotouch from its API
• 23.02.2011 - Packages available for Ubuntu Lucid/Maverick to ease development. Blogpost, documentation
• 17.02.2011 - Claudio Saavedra started on MeeGo+Gtk integration work, focusing on input methods. Blogpost
• 13.02.2011 - MeeGo Tablet UX demoed at Mobile World Conference, with Swype keyboard. Pictures
• 01.02.2011 - API/ABI break in 0.19.41: meegoimframework interfaces related to orientation change will be changed
• 15.11.2010 - Architect and Lead Developer of Maliit give talk at MeeGo Conference. Info, Recording
• 15.11.2010 - Linpus shows off MeeGo based slate at MeeGo Conference, with keyboard based on Maliit.
• 30.06.2010 - MeeGo Handset UX Day 1 release, first public release of MeeGo Input Methods. Announcement

Maliit in action

Maliit is used on a number of devices and form factors, and can easily be adapted to run on new ones.

• Linpus Slate (screenshot showing Linpus virtual keyboard)
• Intel MeeGo Tablet (pictures showing Swype keyboard)
• GNOME3 on a WeTab (video)
• N9 and Swype integration (video)
• N900 Community Edition (Summer Release 2011), portrait mode
• N900 Community Edition (Summer Release 2011), landscape mode

MeeGo 1.1 Netbook with MeeGo Keyboard on Lenovo S10-3T Ideapad	MeeGo 1.1 Handset with MeeGo Keyboard on Aava Mobile	MeeGo 1.2 prerelease on Advent Vega, Tegra2
Ubuntu Lucid (10.04)	GNOME3 on a WeTab	KDE, using Plasma