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== <font color="blue">'''How to install Soft Keyboard''':</font>  ==
== <font color="blue">'''How to install Soft Keyboard''':</font>  ==
1. Open the “'''config.txt'''” file (the''' “config.txt” '''file is located in /boot):
 
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
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool
</pre>
</pre>


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.
2.Install the matchbox-keyboard
 
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 100%">
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">display_rotate=1 ???????#0: 0; 1: 90; 2: 180; 3: 270</pre>
git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
 
cd matchbox-keyboard
3. Restart the '''Raspberry Pi''' after saving.
./autogen.sh
 
</pre>
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">sudo reboot</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)
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
Continue:
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
sudo make
sudo make install
</pre>
3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1                              </pre>
As following:
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh                </pre>
Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
#!/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
                                                              </pre>
Add executable permission for the script above
<pre style="border: 1px dashed black;color:black;width: 50%">
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) 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