Hot Virtual Keyboard 8.0 has been released

• Lots of improvements for Windows 7 and Windows 8 touch-screen support.
• Hot Virtual Keyboard has been tested to meet all of the technical requirements to be Windows 8 Compatible.
• Improved: Section "Exceptions" has been replaced with new section "Dependencies". Hot Virtual Keyboard changes the settings depending on the currently active application.

• New function "Show alternate characters or symbols" has been added. Hot Virtual Keyboard will show alternative characters when you press and hold a key. The selected character is typed when you release the key. The feature doesn't work when the "Enable key repeat" setting is on.

• New: The word suggestion tool now processes the ' character in combinations like I'll, L'amour.
• Improved: Setting "Show the toolbar in the taskbar" has been added for 64-bit systems.

• Improved: Changed the keyboard icon.
• New settings in the keyboard editing window have been added:
  • Change "Fit Width" regardless of the program settings,
  • Change "Lock Aspect Ratio" regardless of the program settings,
  • Always dock the virtual keyboard to the lower edge of the screen,
  • Always display characters and icons in the center of keys,
  • Always transparent keyboard background,
  • Fixed font size for all key labels (if empty, use the one from the program settings),
  • Dividing points - used when changing the keyboard size. The keyboard splits along the specified points, the keys slide in opposite directions.
• Improved the Docking function for full-screen applications (IE in the kiosk mode) and Windows 8.
• Improved: The default settings have been changed.
• Improved: The keyboard editing window has been improved.
• Improved: Color scheme "Black" has been slightly adjusted.
• New: Option "Windows 8 Style" in the "Appearance" section - when enabled, rounded corners of windows and buttons are turned off.
• New: Ability to change the assigned key combination in window "Keyboard Shortcuts Settings" has been added.

• New: Ability to copy an action in window "Keyboard Shortcuts Settings" has been added.
• New: Action "Word autocomplete on/off" has been added.
• Improved: The size of word suggestion buttons changes depending on the keyboard font size.
• New: Added special keyboard types for touch screens: TouchScreenLetters, TouchScreenFull.

• New: Flag for Thai language has been added.
• New: Slovak interface language has been added.
• Fixed: The bug that occurred when switching the input language to extended layouts has been fixed.
• Fixed: The incorrect positioning of characters in the Japanese Hiragana, Kana layout has been fixed.
• Code optimization and various minor improvements.

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