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Core Module


The KeymanWeb core module is exposed to the developer as window.keyman.

build Property : The release build of KeymanWeb.

version Property : The version of KeymanWeb.

initialized Property : Keymanweb core module initialization state.

activatingUI Function : Set an internal flag to notify KeymanWeb of change in UI activation state.

addEventListener Function : Adds an event listener for user-handling of keymanweb events.

addHotKey Function : Add hot key handler to array of document-level hotkeys triggered by key-up event.

addKeyboards Function : Adds keyboards to keymanweb.

addKeyboardsForLanguage Function : Adds default or all keyboards for a given language to keymanweb.

attachToControl Function : Attach KeymanWeb to HTML element (or IFrame).

BuildVisualKeyboard Function : Create a copy of the OSK for embedding in documentation or help page.

detachFromControl Function : Detach KeymanWeb from HTML element (or IFrame).

disableControl Function : Disables KeymanWeb input handling for the specified control.

enableControl Function : Enables KeymanWeb input handling for the specified control.

focusLastActiveElement Function : Restore the focus to the element active before input was moved to KeymanWeb.

getActiveKeyboard Function : Get the ID (internal name) of the currently active keyboard.

getActiveLanguage Function : Get the language code for the currently selected language.

getKeyboard Function : Get keyboard meta data for the selected keyboard and language.

getKeyboardForControl Function : Obtain the keyboard set for a specific control, if it exists.

getKeyboards Function : Get details of currently installed keyboards.

getLastActiveElement Function : Return the last element activated before input was moved to KeymanWeb.

getSavedKeyboard Function : Get the (internal) keyboard name and language code of the most recently active keyboard.

getUIState Function : Get the KeymanWeb user interface activation state.

init Function : Sets license key, selects user interface, and other KeymanWeb Options.

isChiral Function : Test if a given keyboard recognizes chiral modifier data, such as left-control vs right-control.

isCJK Function : Test if a given keyboard or keyboard stub (or the current keyboard) is for Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

moveToElement Function : Move input focus to user specified element.

removeEventListener Function : Removes a user-defined event handler.

removeHotKey Function : Remove hotkey handler from document's list of hotkey handlers.

removeKeyboards Function : Removes keyboards (by ID) from KeymanWeb.

resetContext Function : Revert OSK to default layer and clear any deadkeys and modifiers

setActiveKeyboard Function : Change the currently active keyboard.

setKeyboardForControl Function : Associate control with independent keyboard settings initialized to a specific keyboard.