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How to install Soft Keyboard
== <big>How to install Soft Keyboard</big> ==
 
<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.
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)
http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/
http://ozzmaker.com/virtual-keyboard-for-the-raspberry-pi/</big>


1. Install the necessary files
<big>1. Install the necessary files
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool  <br>
sudo apt-get install libfakekey-dev libpng-dev libxft-dev autoconf libtool  <br>2. Install the matchbox-keyboard
2. Install the matchbox-keyboard
git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git</big>
git clone https://github.com/mwilliams03/matchbox-keyboard.git
 
cd matchbox-keyboard
<big>cd matchbox-keyboard</big>
./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)
<big>./autogen.sh</big>
  [[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]
  <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)
Continue:
  [[File:Soft_Keyboard-01.png|750px]]</big>
<big>Continue:
sudo make
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo make install</big>


 
<big><br />3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
3. Install the shared data library for matchbox-keyboard
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1
sudo apt-get install libmatchbox1
As following:
As following:</big>
   
   
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]
<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-02.png|750px]]</big>


4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
<big>4. Create a virtual keyboard startup script
sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh
sudo nano /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>


Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
<big>Paste the following, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit</big>


#!/bin/bash
<big>!/bin/bash</big><big>This script toggle the virtual keyboard</big>
#This script toggle the virtual keyboard


PID=`pidof matchbox-keyboard`
<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&
fi
fi</big>


Add executable permission for the script above
<big>Add executable permission for the script above
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.sh</big>


<big><br />5. Add script above to Start menu
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop</big>


5. Add script above to Start menu
<big>Paste the following content, press Ctrl + X and Y, to save then exit
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
 
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
X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True
X-MB-INPUT-MECHANSIM=True</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)
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)
<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)
nano ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel</big>
 
<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
Config {
Config {</big>
     Button {
     <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
     }
     }
   }
   }</big>
}
<big>}</big>
 
<big>Add the following code to add an icon item</big>
  <big>Button {</big>
<big>id=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop</big>
        <big>}</big>
<big>After modifying, would show as below:</big>


Add the following code to add an icon item
<big>[[File:Soft_Keyboard-03.png|750px]]</big>
  Button {
id=toggle-matchbox-keyboard.desktop
        }


After modifying, would show as below:
<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.
sudo reboot</big>
[[File:Soft_Keyboard-03.png|750px]]


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.
<big>P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard</big>
sudo reboot


P.S. Log into via SSH to see how to change the size of the virtual keyboard
<big>DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 50 extended
DISPLAY=:0.0 matchbox-keyboard -s 100 extended</big>
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)

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/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:

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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