<table style="background-color:#669999" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 border=0> <tr><td style="background-color:#ffffee"> <table cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 border=0><tr><td> <a href="http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/"><img style="border:0" src= "http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/images/logo50.png" width="50" height="50" alt="Dasher logo"></a> </td><td><big><b>Dasher</b></big><br> Information-efficient Text Entry </td></tr></table> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#ffffee" valign=top> <p><b>Dasher</b> is a truly innovative free software package that allows the user to write efficiently, without a keyboard, by simple steering gestures. <a href="http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/"><img alt="Writing hello with Dasher" align=right width="96" height="82" border=0 src= "http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/images/mouse96.gif" ></a> Steering with an ordinary mouse, beginners can write at 25 words per minute after an hour of practice. Dasher can be used equally easily with touchscreens, head-mice, or eyetrackers. It's useful for people with special needs, for children, and for anyone who wants an alternative to a keyboard. With Dasher, you can write in almost any language. Dasher is available for all the major personal computer platforms: GNU/Linux, Windows, and MacOS-X. It's free software, and will always be free. </p><p> Dasher is fast, efficient, easy to learn, and fun to use. </p><p> To try it out, visit <a href="http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/"> www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/</a>. Read the tips for beginners, download Dasher, and steer away!</p> </td></tr></table>