&visualkeyboard
Summary
The &visualkeyboard store specifies an On Screen Keyboard source file to
generate the On Screen Keyboard.
Syntax
store(&visualkeyboard) "visualkeyboardname"
Parameters
visualkeyboardname- The name of the On Screen Keyboard .kvks source file to reference in the compiled keyboard.
Description
The &visualkeyboard store specifies a .kvks file to reference in the compiled Keyman keyboard.
The .kvks (XML format) is compiled into a .kvk binary On Screen Keyboard which needs to be distributed with the .kmx.
However, for web and touch keyboards, the .kvks file is embedded into the compiled keyboard .js file. The .kvk file does not need to be distributed for these platforms.
Examples
Example: Using &visualkeyboard
store(&visualkeyboard) 'greek.kvks'
In Keyman Developer 9.0 and earlier versions, the &visualkeyboard store referenced a binary .kvk file.
Keyman Developer 10.0 will still compile keyboards that reference the binary .kvk files, but it is recommended that you
update to using a .kvks file. You can do this by renaming the .kvk file to .kvks, updating the reference to the file
in the .kmn file, and then loading and saving the .kmn file in Keyman Developer.
Platforms
The &visualkeyboard store is used in all platforms.
| Windows | macOS | Linux | Desktop web | Mobile web | iOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Version history
The &visualkeyboard store changed from .kvk to .kvks in Keyman 10.0.
The &visualkeyboard store was added in Keyman 8.0.
