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Summary

The &kmw_helpfile store specifies an external HTML snippet file that should be embedded into a compiled web or touch keyboard, and displayed in place of the on screen keyboard.

Syntax

store(&kmw_helpfile) "filename"

Parameters

filename
The filename of the HTML file to embed, relative to the keyboard file.

Description

The &kmw_helpfile store allows you to specify a HTML file to embed into a Keyman web keyboard for desktop keyboards. This HTML file should not include <head> or <body> tags, as will be a snippet only. On a desktop browser, the contents of this file will replace the On Screen Keyboard. It is mutually exclusive with the &kmw_helptext store.

Examples

Example: Using &kmw_helpfile

store(&kmw_helpfile) 'custom-osk.html'

Platforms

The &kmw_helpfile store will be used in keyboards on desktop web platforms. It is ignored on all other platforms.

Windows macOS Linux Desktop web Mobile web iOS Android

Version history

The &kmw_helpfile store was added in Keyman 7.0.

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