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How to install Soft Keyboard
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== <big>How to install Soft Keyboard</big> ==
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<big>This installation tutorial uses "2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie" version for testing. If use wheezy or earlier image, then the step5 and step6 have different file paths, please refer to the virtual-keyboard official installation tutorial for specification.
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This installation tutorial uses "2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie" version for testing. If use wheezy or 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)
 
Official reference address (English)
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http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/
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http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/</big>
  
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1. Install the necessary files
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<big>1. Install the necessary files
 
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool  <br>
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sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool  <br>2. Install the matchbox-keyboard
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2. Install the matchbox-keyboard
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git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git</big>
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git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
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cd matchbox-keyboard
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<big>cd matchbox-keyboard</big>
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./autogen.sh
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  (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)
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<big>./autogen.sh</big>
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  [[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]
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  <big>(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)
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Continue:
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  [[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]</big>
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<big>Continue:
 
sudo make
 
sudo make
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sudo make install
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sudo make install</big>
  
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<big><br />3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
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3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
 
 
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1
 
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1
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As following:
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As following:</big>
 
   
 
   
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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
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<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]</big>
  
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4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
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<big>4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
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sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh
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sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
  
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Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
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<big>Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit</big>
  
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#!/bin/bash
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<big>!/bin/bash</big><big>This script toggle the virtual keyboard</big>
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#This script toggle the virtual keyboard
 
  
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PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
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<big>PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
 
if [ ! -e $PID ]; then
 
if [ ! -e $PID ]; then
 
killall matchbox-keyboard
 
killall matchbox-keyboard
 
else
 
else
 
matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
 
matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
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fi
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fi</big>
  
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Add executable permission for the script above
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<big>Add executable permission for the script above
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sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh
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sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
  
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<big><br />5. Add script above to Start menu
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sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop</big>
  
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5. Add script above to Start menu
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<big>Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
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sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
 
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Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
 
 
[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
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X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True
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X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True</big>
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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)
 
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nano ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel
 
  
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7. Find the resembles similar to the following command (default content may be different in different Raspberry Pi versions)
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<big>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)
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nano ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel</big>
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<big>7. Find the resembles similar to the following command (default content may be different in different Raspberry Pi versions)
 
Plugin {
 
Plugin {
 
type=launchbar
 
type=launchbar
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Config {
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Config {</big>
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     Button {
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     <big>Button {
 
       id=/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
 
       id=/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
 
     }
 
     }
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       id=/usr/share/applications/wolfram-language.desktop
 
       id=/usr/share/applications/wolfram-language.desktop
 
     }
 
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   }
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   }</big>
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}
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<big>}</big>
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<big>Add the following code to add an icon item</big>
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  <big>Button {</big>
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<big>id=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop</big>
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        <big>}</big>
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<big>After modifying, would show as below:</big>
  
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Add the following code to add an icon item
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<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-03.png|750px]]</big>
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  Button {
 
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id=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
 
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        }
 
  
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After modifying, would show as below:
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<big>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.
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sudo reboot</big>
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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-03.png|750px]]
 
  
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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.
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<big>P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard</big>
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sudo reboot
 
  
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P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard
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<big>DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
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DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
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DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended</big>
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DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended
 

Revision as of 11:36, 19 May 2018

How to install Soft Keyboard

This installation tutorial uses "2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie" version for testing. If use wheezy or 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 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)
Soft Keyboard-01.png

Continue: sudo make sudo make install


3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1 As following:

Soft Keyboard-02.png

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/bashThis 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. 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) nano ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

7. Find the resembles similar to the following command (default content may be different in different Raspberry Pi versions) 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
   }
 }

}

Add the following code to add an icon item 

 Button {

id=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop 

       }

After modifying, would show as below:

Soft Keyboard-03.png

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. sudo reboot

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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