Questions tagged [custom-keyboard]

Relating to a custom keyboard created to override the default onscreen keyboard in a user interface. Also see [ios-app-extension] for iOS Custom Keyboard Extensions.

Use this tag for questions referring to overriding the default keyboard in a user interface. Also see for iOS Custom Keyboard Extensions.

Apple documentation: App Extension Programming Guide

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MSKLC : How to tell Windows about the first row of my custom keyboard layout

In Windows, one can install a custom keyboard layout, made with MSKLC. However, when using the Language and Keyboard Options dialog, the "moniker" that consists in the sequence of characters found on the first row of the layout, is not displayed for…
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I have to put switching keyboard menu like apple keyboard in my custom keyboard

i have to put switching keyboard menu like apple keyboard in my custom keyboard. choose another keyboard from my keyboard on click on globe button same like apple keyboard. If possible then please explain how can i access these keyboard of apple in…
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iOS keyboard programatically in Swift using Tasty Imitation Keyboard

I have been using this : Tasty Imitation Keyboard I am having trouble of reading the letters typed by the user. How can I do that using the above mentioned keyboard ? Please help.
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Open phone settings when button is clicked in my app

I recently upgraded to Xcode 8 and converted my code to Swift 3. I am making a custom keyboard (extension) which worked perfectly fine till iOS 9, but i am facing a couple of issues in iOS 10. The container app of the custom keyboard contains a…
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Support multiple languages in custom keyboard extension

I want to change language english keyboard to arabic so when i choose arabic language from container app . Alignment as well as cursor position should change in custom keyboard. NSExtension NSExtensionAttributes
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Load a nib file to act as a custom keyboard when a UITextField is tapped

I'm trying to load a .xib file to act as a custom keyboard when a textField is tapped. I'm able to show the .xib file (view) when the textField is tapped but I'm not sure how to communicate the buttons in the .xib file with the a textField in the…
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How to detect keyboard type changes with the size, type, suggestion bar height of new keyboard type?

Is there any way to detect keyboard types changes with the size, type and suggestion bar height, change like from English keyboard to Hindi which contains some kind of suggestion bar (see screenshot). Normal English Keyboard First Problem After…
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How to add custom notification in iOS Custom Keyboard?

I have added Custom Keyboard extension inside my app and running perfect. I have added NSNotification in my keyboard extension class like this: [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(changeKeyboardColor)…
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How can I customize keyPreview and popUpKeyboard appearance without implementing KeyboardView form scratch?

I'm trying to extend my custom KeyboardView. Is there any way to customize the keyPreview and popUpKeyboard appearance without implementing the KeyboardView from scratch ?
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UITextChecker and non english words

I'm developing a custom keyboard for the iOS operating system and I'm trying to add the auto-suggestion feature. For English dictionary there seems to be no difficulties, but for languages like french I came into a problem regarding accents. See…
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iOS How to detect focus change between textfields in custom keyboard?

I am making a custom keyboard and i want to change my keyboard layout to adapt to the UITextField type (url, websearch, email) every time user change the focus between textfields. For example: Beginning, user inputs in url textfield, my keyboard…
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Why my custom softkeyboard is not opened after device restart?

I have developed a custom softkeyboard based on the Android softkeyboard sample. The problem I am dealing with is when I restart the device, and tap on an EditText in the Android environment, my keyboard is not shown and I have to go to the Android…
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iOS Custom keyboard's frame shrinks 20 points if status bar increases during recording or phone call?

I have a problem with Keyboard Extension on iOS (real) device during recoding or phone call (iOS Simulator doesn't have red status bar). Because of the status bar increases 20 points, the custom keyboard also moves 20 points in Y-axis and decreases…
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Custom keyboard like gif keyboard in android

I'm developing a custom Android keyboard like gif keyboard(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bo.pic.android.keyboard&hl=ko). When i click a specific button, I want to change to A view. I cannot find a way to change to A view. Or is it…
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Error -- Command /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swiftc failed with exit code 1

I am working on a custom keyboard and if i include this code in my class the i got the error: let isPad = UIDevice.currentDevice().userInterfaceIdiom == UIUserInterfaceIdiom.Pad Error -…
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