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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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Official reference address (English)
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http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/</big>
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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.
  
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<big>1. Install the necessary files
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Official reference address  http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/
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'''1. Install the necessary files'''
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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>2. Install the matchbox-keyboard
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sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool
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git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git</big>
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'''2.Install the matchbox-keyboard'''
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git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
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cd matchbox-keyboard
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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>cd matchbox-keyboard</big>
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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png]]
  
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<big>./autogen.sh</big>
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Continue:
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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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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]</big>
 
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<big>Continue:
 
 
sudo make
 
sudo make
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sudo make install</big>
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sudo make install
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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'''
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sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1
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As following:</big>
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sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1                             }}
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As following:
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<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]</big>
 
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<big>4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
 
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sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
 
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<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>
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[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
  
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<big>PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
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'''4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script'''
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{{code|1=
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sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh                }}
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Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
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#!/bin/bash
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#This script toggle the virtual keyboard
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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</big>
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fi
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Add executable permission for the script above
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sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh              }}
  
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<big>Add executable permission for the script above
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'''5. Add script above to Start menu'''
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sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>
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sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
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<big><br />5. Add script above to Start menu
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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</big>
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<big>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</big>
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X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True                                         }}
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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)
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'''6. Restart the system'''
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Plugin {
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{{code|1=sudo reboot   }}
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type=launchbar
 
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Config {</big>
 
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    <big>Button {
 
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      id=/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
 
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    }
 
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    Button {
 
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      id=/usr/share/raspi-ui-overrides/applications/pcmanfm.desktop
 
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    }
 
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    Button {
 
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      id=/usr/share/raspi-ui-overrides/applications/lxterminal.desktop
 
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    }
 
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    Button {
 
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      id=/usr/share/applications/wolfram-mathematica.desktop
 
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    }
 
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    Button {
 
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      id=/usr/share/applications/wolfram-language.desktop
 
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   }</big>
 
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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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<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-03.png|750px]]</big>
 
  
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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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'''7. Add virtual keyboard to taskbar '''
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sudo reboot</big>
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Right click on the taskbar    <br><br>
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[[File:虚拟键盘-1.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
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[[File:虚拟键盘-2.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
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[[File:虚拟键盘-3.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
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[[File:虚拟键盘-4.png|750px]]  <br>  <br>
  
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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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<big>DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
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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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DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended</big>
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{{code|1=DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
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DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended
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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)

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/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

虚拟键盘-1.png

虚拟键盘-2.png

虚拟键盘-3.png

虚拟键盘-4.png


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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