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== <font color="blue">'''How to install Soft Keyboard'''</font>  ==
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This installation tutorial uses "2020-08-20-raspios-buster-armhf" version for testing. <br/>If use earlier image, then the step6 and step7 maybe different, please refer to the virtual-keyboard official installation tutorial for specification.
== <font color="blue">'''How to install Soft Keyboard''':</font>  ==


This installation tutorial uses "2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie" version for testing. If use wheezy or
Official reference address  http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/
earlier image, then the step5 and step6 have different file paths, please refer to the
virtual-keyboard official installation tutorial for specification.


Official reference address (English)  http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/
'''1. Install the necessary files'''
 
{{code|1=
1. Install the necessary files
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 100%">
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool
sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool
</pre>
}}
 
'''2.Install the matchbox-keyboard'''
2.Install the matchbox-keyboard
{{code|1=
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 100%">
git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
cd matchbox-keyboard
cd matchbox-keyboard
./autogen.sh
./autogen.sh
</pre>(Note: "./ autogen.sh" execution takes a few minutes, and would show as follows after running correctly; if it doesn’t show as follows, then need to check to see if there are error Popup Window prompt)
}} (Note: "./ autogen.sh" execution takes a few minutes, and would show as follows after running correctly; if it doesn’t show as follows, then need to check to see if there are error Popup Window prompt)


[[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png]]
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png]]


Continue:
Continue:
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
{{code|1=
sudo make
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo make install
</pre>
}}
3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
'''3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard'''
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
{{code|1=
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1                             </pre>
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1                             }}
As following:
As following:


[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]


4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
'''4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script'''
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
{{code|1=
sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh                </pre>
sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh                }}
Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
{{code|1=
#!/bin/bash
#!/bin/bash
#This script toggle the virtual keyboard
#This script toggle the virtual keyboard
Line 53: Line 47:
matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
fi
fi
                                                              </pre>
                                                            }}
Add executable permission for the script above
Add executable permission for the script above
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
{{code|1=
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh              </pre>
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh              }}
5. Add script above to Start menu
 
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 100%">
'''5. Add script above to Start menu'''
{{code|1=
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
</pre>
}}
 
Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
{{code|1=
[Desktop Entry]
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard
Name=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard
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Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png
Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png
Categories=Panel;Utility;MB
Categories=Panel;Utility;MB
X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True                                        </pre>
X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True                                        }}
6. Create an icon on the taskbar
(Note that in this step, must be "pi" user privileges, if you use administrator privileges, will not find the file)
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black">
nano ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel                      </pre>
7. Find the resembles similar to the following command (default content may be different in different Raspberry Pi versions)
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width:100%">
Plugin {
type=launchbar
Config {
    Button {
      id=/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
    }
    Button {
      id=/usr/share/raspi-ui-overrides/applications/pcmanfm.desktop
    }
    Button {
      id=/usr/share/raspi-ui-overrides/applications/lxterminal.desktop
    }
    Button {
      id=/usr/share/applications/wolfram-mathematica.desktop
    }
    Button {
      id=/usr/share/applications/wolfram-language.desktop
    }
  }
}                                                                      </pre>
Add the following code to add an icon item
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width:100%">
  Button {
id=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
        }                                                              </pre>
After modifying, would show as below:
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-03.png|750px]]


8. After modifying, run the following command and re-start the system; you will see a virtual keyboard icon in taskbar on the screen normally.
 
 
'''6. Restart the system'''
{{code|1=sudo reboot  }}
{{code|1=sudo reboot  }}
'''7. Add virtual keyboard to taskbar '''
<br><br>
Right click on the taskbar    <br><br>
[[File:虚拟键盘-1.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
[[File:虚拟键盘-2.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
[[File:虚拟键盘-3.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
[[File:虚拟键盘-4.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard
P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard
{{code|1=DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
{{code|1=DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended
DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 19:17, 8 December 2020

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How to install Soft Keyboard

This installation tutorial uses "2020-08-20-raspios-buster-armhf" version for testing.
If use earlier image, then the step6 and step7 maybe different, please refer to the virtual-keyboard official installation tutorial for specification.

Official reference address http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/

1. Install the necessary files 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool

2.Install the matchbox-keyboard 

git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
cd matchbox-keyboard
./autogen.sh

(Note: "./ autogen.sh" execution takes a few minutes, and would show as follows after running correctly; if it doesn’t show as follows, then need to check to see if there are error Popup Window prompt)

Continue: 

sudo make
sudo make install

3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard 

sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1

As following:

4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script 

sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh

Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit 

#!/bin/bash
#This script toggle the virtual keyboard
PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
if [ ! -e $PID ]; then
killall matchbox-keyboard
else
matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
fi

Add executable permission for the script above 

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh

5. Add script above to Start menu 

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop

Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit 

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard
Comment=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard
Exec=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh
Type=Application
Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png
Categories=Panel;Utility;MB
X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True


6. Restart the system 

sudo reboot


7. Add virtual keyboard to taskbar

Right click on the taskbar










P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard 

DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended
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