diff --git a/apps/draguboard/ChangeLog b/apps/draguboard/ChangeLog
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+0.01: New App based on dragboard, but with a U shaped drag area
diff --git a/apps/draguboard/README.md b/apps/draguboard/README.md
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+Swipe along the drag bars and release to select a letter, number or punctuation.
+
+Tap on left for backspace or right for space.
+
+Settings: 
+- ABC Color: color of the characters row
+- Num Color: color of the digits and symbols row
+- Highlight Color: color of the currently shown character
diff --git a/apps/draguboard/app.png b/apps/draguboard/app.png
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diff --git a/apps/draguboard/lib.js b/apps/draguboard/lib.js
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+exports.input = function(options) {
+    options = options||{};
+    var text = options.text;
+    if ("string"!=typeof text) text="";
+    let settings = require('Storage').readJSON('draguboard.json',1)||{}
+  
+    var R = Bangle.appRect;
+    const paramToColor = (param) => g.toColor(`#${settings[param].toString(16).padStart(3,0)}`);
+    var BGCOLOR = g.theme.bg;
+    var HLCOLOR = settings.Highlight ? paramToColor("Highlight") : g.theme.fg;
+    var ABCCOLOR = settings.ABC ? paramToColor("ABC") : g.toColor(1,0,0);//'#FF0000';
+    var NUMCOLOR = settings.Num ? paramToColor("Num") : g.toColor(0,1,0);//'#00FF00';
+    var BIGFONT = '6x8:3';
+    var SMALLFONT = '6x8:1';
+  
+    var LEFT = "IJKLMNOPQ";
+    var MIDDLE = "ABCDEFGH";
+    var RIGHT = "RSTUVWXYZ";
+    var MIDPADDING = 35;
+  
+    var NUM = ' 1234567890!?,.-@';
+    var NUMPADDING = ((R.x2)-6*NUM.length)/2;
+    var showCharY = (R.y2)/3;
+    var rectHeight = 40;
+    var vLength = LEFT.length;
+    var middleWidth;
+    var middleStart;
+    var topStart = R.y+12;
+  
+    g.setFontAlign(-1, -1, 0);
+  
+    function drawAbcRow() {
+      g.clear();
+      try { // Draw widgets if they are present in the current app.
+        if (WIDGETS) Bangle.drawWidgets();
+      } catch (_) {}
+      g.setColor(ABCCOLOR);
+      g.setFont('6x8:2x1');
+      g.drawString(RIGHT.split("").join("\n\n"), R.x2-28, topStart);
+      g.drawString(LEFT.split("").join("\n\n"), 22, topStart);
+      g.setFont('6x8:1x2');
+      var spaced = MIDDLE.split("").join(" ");
+      middleWidth = g.stringWidth(spaced);
+      middleStart = (R.x2-middleWidth)/2;
+      g.drawString(spaced, (R.x2-middleWidth)/2, (R.y2)/2);
+      g.fillRect(MIDPADDING, (R.y2)-26, (R.x2-MIDPADDING), (R.y2));
+      g.fillRect(0, R.y, 12, R.y2);
+      g.fillRect(R.x2, R.y, R.x2-12, R.y2);
+    }
+  
+    function drawNumRow() {
+      g.setFont('6x8:1x2');
+      g.setColor(NUMCOLOR);
+      g.drawString(NUM, NUMPADDING, (R.y2)/4);
+      g.drawString("<-", NUMPADDING+10, showCharY+5);
+      g.drawString("->", R.x2-(NUMPADDING+20), showCharY+5);
+  
+      g.fillRect(NUMPADDING, (R.y2)-rectHeight*4/3, (R.x2)-NUMPADDING, (R.y2)-rectHeight*2/3);
+    }
+  
+    function updateTopString() {
+      g.setFont(SMALLFONT);
+      g.setColor(BGCOLOR);
+      g.fillRect(0,4+20,176,13+20);
+      var rectLen = text.length<27? text.length*6:27*6;
+      g.setColor(0.7,0,0);
+      //cursor position
+      g.fillRect(rectLen+5,4+20,rectLen+10,13+20);
+      g.setColor(HLCOLOR);
+      g.drawString(text.length<=27? text.substr(-27, 27) : '<- '+text.substr(-24,24), 5, 5+20);
+    }
+  
+    var charPos;
+    var char;
+    var prevChar;
+  
+    function showChars(char) {
+      "ram";
+  
+      // clear large character
+      g.setColor(BGCOLOR);
+      g.fillRect(65,showCharY,R.y2-65,showCharY+28);
+  
+      // show new large character
+      g.setColor(HLCOLOR);
+      g.setFont(BIGFONT);
+      g.drawString(char, (R.x2)/2 - g.stringWidth(char)/2, showCharY +4);
+    }
+  
+    function moveCharPos(list, select, posPixels) {
+      charPos = Math.min(list.length-1, Math.max(0, Math.floor(posPixels)));
+      char = list.charAt(charPos);
+  
+      if (char != prevChar) showChars(char);
+      prevChar = char;
+  
+      if (select) {
+        text += char;
+        updateTopString();
+      }
+    }
+  
+    drawAbcRow();
+    drawNumRow();
+    updateTopString();
+  
+    return new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
+      // Interpret touch input
+      Bangle.setUI({
+        mode: 'custom',
+        back: ()=>{
+          Bangle.setUI();
+          g.clearRect(Bangle.appRect);
+          resolve(text);
+        },
+        drag: function(event) {
+          "ram";
+  
+          // drag on middle bottom rectangle
+          if (event.x > MIDPADDING - 2 && event.x < (R.x2-MIDPADDING + 2) && event.y >= ( (R.y2) - 12 )) {
+            moveCharPos(MIDDLE, event.b == 0, (event.x-middleStart)/(middleWidth/MIDDLE.length));
+          }
+          // drag on left or right rectangle
+          else if (event.y > R.y && (event.x < MIDPADDING-2 || event.x > (R.x2-MIDPADDING + 2))) {
+            moveCharPos(event.x<MIDPADDING-2 ? LEFT : RIGHT, event.b == 0, (event.y-topStart)/((R.y2 - topStart)/vLength));
+          }
+          // drag on top rectangle for number or punctuation
+          else if ((event.y < ( (R.y2) - 12 )) && (event.y > ( (R.y2) - 52 ))) {
+            moveCharPos(NUM, event.b == 0, (event.x-NUMPADDING)/6);
+          }
+          // Make a space or backspace by tapping right or left on screen above green rectangle
+          else if (event.y > R.y && event.b == 0) {
+            if (event.x < (R.x2)/2) {
+              showChars('<-');
+              text = text.slice(0, -1);
+            } else {
+              //show space sign
+              showChars('->');
+              text += ' ';
+            }
+            prevChar = null;
+            updateTopString();
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  };
diff --git a/apps/draguboard/metadata.json b/apps/draguboard/metadata.json
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+{ "id": "draguboard",
+  "name": "DragUboard",
+  "version":"0.01",
+  "description": "A library for text input via swiping U-shaped keyboard.",
+  "icon": "app.png",
+  "type":"textinput",
+  "tags": "keyboard",
+  "supports" : ["BANGLEJS2"],
+  "screenshots": [{"url":"screenshot.png"}],  
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "storage": [
+    {"name":"textinput","url":"lib.js"},
+    {"name":"draguboard.settings.js","url":"settings.js"}
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/apps/draguboard/settings.js b/apps/draguboard/settings.js
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+(function(back) {
+  let settings = require('Storage').readJSON('draguboard.json',1)||{};
+  const colors = {
+      4095: /*LANG*/"White",
+      4080: /*LANG*/"Yellow",
+      3840: /*LANG*/"Red",
+      3855: /*LANG*/"Magenta",
+      255: /*LANG*/"Cyan",
+      240: /*LANG*/"Green",
+      15: /*LANG*/"Blue",
+      0: /*LANG*/"Black",
+      '-1': /*LANG*/"Default"
+  };
+
+  const save = () => require('Storage').write('draguboard.json', settings);
+  function colorMenu(key) {
+    let menu = {'': {title: key}, '< Back': () => E.showMenu(appMenu)};
+    Object.keys(colors).forEach(color => {
+      var label = colors[color];
+      menu[label] = {
+        value: settings[key] == color,
+        onchange: () => {
+          if (color >= 0) {
+            settings[key] = color;
+          } else {
+            delete settings[key];
+          }
+          save();
+          setTimeout(E.showMenu, 10, appMenu);
+        }
+      };
+    });
+    return menu;
+  }
+
+  const appMenu = {
+      '': {title: 'draguboard'}, '< Back': back,
+      /*LANG*/'ABC Color': () => E.showMenu(colorMenu("ABC")),
+      /*LANG*/'Num Color': () => E.showMenu(colorMenu("Num")),
+      /*LANG*/'Highlight Color': () => E.showMenu(colorMenu("Highlight"))
+  };
+
+  E.showMenu(appMenu);
+});
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