Enterprise Keyboard Designer
Enterprise Keyboard Designer (EKD) is a free GUI tool for Windows that can be used to create customized key layouts for Zebra's Enterprise Keyboard to enhance an application and enable efficient and accurate data entry.
Enterprise Keyboard Designer (EKD) is a free GUI tool for Windows that can be used to create customized key layouts to enhance an application and enable efficient and accurate data entry.
EKD employs a drag-and-drop interface with control over fonts, images, key codes, layout transparency and many other layout properties. As many as 20 custom key layouts can be created, and are stored in a "layout definition file," which is deployed to devices and called by apps as needed to match specific types of input. Layouts can be displayed programmatically using Android intents, or DataWedge, when specific input situations arise.
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Beginner

Create Project

Learn how to create a new EKB Designer project

Beginner

Create Layouts

Learn how to create new, custom EKB layouts

Beginner

Set Button Properties

Learn how to position & configure buttons

Intermediate

Set Layout Properties

Configure various properties of custom layouts

Begnner

Deploy Layout(s)

Learn how to create & deploy the encrypted file generated by EKB Designer

Intermediate

Switch Layouts

This section explains the program logic involved when switching layouts with Android intents when focus of an input field changes.

Beginner

Portrait, Transparent

See-through layouts designed for devices used mostly in vertical orientation.

Beginner

Portrait, Non-transparent

Opaque (non-transparent) layouts designed for devices used mostly in vertical orientation.

Beginner

Landscape, Transparent

Landscape layouts with a see-through background designed for Zebra WT6000 and other devices used mostly in horizontal orientation.

Beginner

Landscape, Non-transparent

Layouts designed for tablets, vehicle computers and other devices used mostly in horizontal orientation.

Beginner

SAP Portrait, Non-transparent

Layouts designed for apps that use the Enterprise Browser package for the SAP ITSmobile solution.

Beginner

Split Portrait, Non-transparent

Portrait layout and split-key layouts designed for the small screen of the Zebra EC30 device.

Beginner

Zoom Portrait, Non-transparent

Opaque (non-transparent) layouts designed for devices used mostly in the vertical orientation. When a qwerty or symbol key is tapped, the keys immediately surrounding it appear, and can be alternatively selected by dragging.

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