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A virtual keyboard is a software component that allows a user to enter characters. A virtual keyboard can usually be operated with multiple input devices, which may include a touchscreen, an actual Computer keyboard and a computer mouse.

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iOS 5 fixed positioning and virtual keyboard

I have a mobile website which has a div pinned to the bottom of the screen via position:fixed. All works fine in iOS 5 (I'm testing on an iPod Touch) until I'm on a page with a form. When I tap into an input field and the virtual keyboard appears,…
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Close virtual keyboard on button press

I have an Activity with an EditText, a button and a ListView. The purpose is to type a search screen in the EditText, press the button and have the search results populate this list. This is all working perfectly, but the virtual keyboard is…
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Buggy ListView makes me sad

I have a ListView where I've defined the layout of each item in a separate XML file. In this file I've included a RatingBar and an EditText. I've programmatically created 7-8 items in this ListView. When I scroll through them, it seems to be quite…
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onKeyListener not working on virtual keyboard

I don't understand why this piece of code is not working. Only backspace and return key are detected. Listener doesn't fire for any other key. My device is Nexus One. I tried to override activity's OnKeyDown method and that's even worse. The only…
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How to press Ctrl+A to select all content in a page by Selenium WebDriver using Java

I want to select all content by pressing Ctrl+a from keyboard by using WebDriver with Java. I wrote the following code: Actions actionObj = new Actions(driver); actionObj.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL) .sendKeys(Keys.chord("A")) …
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iOS 7 input elements moving fixed positioned elements

I'm trying to recompile an app for iOS 7, since nothing of the old one works so far. One of the many problems is that I'm using some inputs inside UIWebViews. Text inputs, pickers etc. Now, when the iOS 7 shining white keyboard appears, all the…
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SendKeys alternative that works on Citrix

I recently developed a virtual keyboard application for a customer. The program is working fine with almost all programs, but certain commands like {ENTER} or {DEL} are not working with Citrix. Is there are workaround or an alternative to…
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Virtual Latex math keyboard with MathJax or similar

I'm trying to create a virtual math keyboard like the one in khanacademy.org or mathspace.co or similar websites, where you can insert math symbols and write over them to answer a question if you're a student, how can I achieve something like…
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Virtual keyboard for chromium in kiosk mode (fullscreen)

For a kiosk application on a touch screen device we use a web app running inside chromium browser in kiosk mode (--kiosk), which implies full screen. We are now seeking a solution to provide users with a virtual keyboard. What we have…
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Developing a custom virtual keyboard for Windows 10

I would like to create a custom virtual keyboard for touch on Windows 10. I am primarily a c# developer but if Windows 10 Dev is anything like the previous version, I'll probably have to revert back to C/C++. I want to be able to define…
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WPF Window size not affected by TabTip keyboard

I have a WPF application running on a Windows 8.1 tablet. the application is using the following method to show the virtual keyboard: public static void OpenKeyboard() { ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(@"C:\Program…
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Disable Firefox OS keyboard autohiding when touching outside the keyboard

When I tap an input field in Firefox OS, the on screen keyboard comes up. I am developing a messenger app and have a toolbar that borders the on-screen keyboard with a "Send" button. When I tap the send button, the keyboard automatically closes…
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Virtual Keyboard hides fields/textareas/contenteditable (hidden below keyboard)

I know there are already some StackOverflow threads about the problem that the virtual keyboard of mobile phones hide or overlapping input fields, text areas and so on. But all these threads were useless, I searched a lot but many talked about this…
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Can webpage be aware of android virtual keyboard

I have web page with jquery terminal and hidden textarea (that trigger Android Virtual keyboard), I can type characters but when I enter few commands the content is hidden behind Virtual Keyboard. Terminal content is scrolling to bottom because when…
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android popupwindow is above virtual keyboard

I have a popup window with an adview appearing at the bottom or my screen. I am doing it this way so the user can click an x to close the ad. When the virtual keyboard comes up when the popUpWindow is active, the ad is still visible. How can I…
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