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== <big>How to install Soft Keyboard</big> ==
 
== <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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<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.</big>
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Official reference address (English)
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<big>Official reference address (English)
 
http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/</big>
 
http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/</big>
  
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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)
 
  <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)
 
  [[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]</big>
 
  [[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]</big>
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<big>Continue:
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<big>Continue:</big>
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sudo make
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sudo make install</big>
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<big>sudo make</big>
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<big>sudo make install</big>
  
 
<big><br />3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
 
<big><br />3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
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<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]</big>
 
<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]</big>
  
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<big>4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
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<big>4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script</big>
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sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
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<big>sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
  
 
<big>Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit</big>
 
<big>Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit</big>
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<big>!/bin/bash</big><big>This script toggle the virtual keyboard</big>
 
<big>!/bin/bash</big><big>This script toggle the virtual keyboard</big>
  
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<big>PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
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<big>PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`</big>
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if [ ! -e $PID ]; then
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killall matchbox-keyboard
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<big>if [ ! -e $PID ]; then</big>
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else
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matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
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<big>killall matchbox-keyboard</big>
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fi</big>
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<big>else</big>
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<big>matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&fi</big>
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<big>Add executable permission for the script above</big>
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<big>sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
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<big><br />5. Add script above to Start menu</big>
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<big>sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop</big>
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<big>Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit</big>
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<big>[Desktop Entry]</big>
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<big>Name=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard</big>
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<big>Comment=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard</big>
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<big>Exec=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
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<big>Type=Application</big>
  
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<big>Add executable permission for the script above
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<big>Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png</big>
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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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<big>Categories=Panel;Utility;MB</big>
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sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop</big>
 
  
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<big>Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
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<big>X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True</big>
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[Desktop Entry]
 
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Name=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard
 
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Comment=Toggle Matchbox Keyboard
 
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Exec=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh
 
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Type=Application
 
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Icon=matchbox-keyboard.png
 
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Categories=Panel;Utility;MB
 
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X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True</big>
 
  
 
<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)
 
<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)

Revision as of 11:39, 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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