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== <font color="blue">'''How to install Soft Keyboard''':</font>  ==
 
== <font color="blue">'''How to install Soft Keyboard''':</font>  ==
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1. Open the “'''config.txt'''” file (the''' “config.txt” '''file is located in /boot):
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This installation tutorial uses "2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie" version for testing. If use wheezy or
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earlier image, then the step5 and step6 have different file paths, please refer to the
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virtual-keyboard official installation tutorial for specification.
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Official reference address (English)http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/
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1. Install the necessary files
 
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
 
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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sudo nano /boot/config.txt
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool
 
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2.Add the statement in the “'''config.txt'''” file, press <font color="purple">'''Ctrl+X''' </font>to exit, press <font color="purple">'''Y''' </font>to save.
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2.Install the matchbox-keyboard
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 100%">
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">display_rotate=1 ???????#0: 0; 1: 90; 2: 180; 3: 270</pre>
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git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
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cd matchbox-keyboard
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3. Restart the '''Raspberry Pi''' after saving.
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./autogen.sh
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</pre>
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">sudo reboot</pre>
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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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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
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Continue:
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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sudo make
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sudo make install
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</pre>
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3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1                              </pre>
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As following:
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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
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4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh                </pre>
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Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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#!/bin/bash
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#This script toggle the virtual keyboard
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PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
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if [ ! -e $PID ]; then
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killall matchbox-keyboard
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else
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matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended&
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fi
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                                                              </pre>
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Add executable permission for the script above
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<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh              </pre>

Revision as of 14:52, 19 May 2018

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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-02.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/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
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