Mrn has released a new method for text input on the PSP named Virtual QWERTY Keyboard. This program is written in Lua and involves a rather simple method to input text, requiring only two keystrokes to enter a character. Arwin has created a similar program called p_sprint which is written in C.

How does it work?
The on-screen QWERTY keyboard is divided into 7 blocks, each one with a square shape,
containing 3x3=9 on-screen buttons. The first keystroke selects such a block,

Features:
- Entering any character by only two keystrokes
- QWERTY (QWERTZ) keyboard layout
- Based on a 7x9 char template with CapsLock Function

- To move up/down/left/right inside the block .. the arrow keys are used
- To move up-left .. square, down-left .. cross, down-right..circle, up-right .. triangle keys used.
- To choose the mid char from the block .. the 'Select' key is used.

Installation:
Put the 'TextInputxx' dir into your 'psp/game/luaplayer/Applications/' directory. This file includes only the pure character input, does not deal with text formatting.

Future plans are first to add:
- Tab, Del, BackSpace, Insert, etc. functions.
- Copy-Paste, PageUp, ScrollLeft, etc, etc.
- File browser with Open, Save, Close, etc functions. (this all could be done by adding an extra block invoked by the X button (which is still not used)).

For developers:
..hope you know how to edit LUA-codes "online" on your PC while staying connected to the PSP. (This let us keep running LUAPLAYER without the need to activate System>USB.. Just start any LUA app with the 'System.usbDiskModeActivate()' command inside, then exit this app, and stay in Lowser. Now you can edit your code. For more info go to the luaplayer website, or post your question.)

You can get it in our PSP Download section [here].

Currently, this program will only run on PSPs with firmware version 1.0 or 1.50. If you do not know which firmware version your PSP has, or if you need help installing this program on your PSP, check our Ultimate FAQ.
If you have a higher firmware version than 1.50 on your PSP, please check the information below:
– To downgrade the firmware from a version higher than 1.50, please visit [here].
– If you want to try to run it on a 2.0 PSP, please visit our forum for the latest 2.0 eboot loader [here].