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KMManager.setKeyboard()


Summary

The setKeyboard() method sets the active keyboard.

Syntax

KMManager.setKeyboard(Context context, Keyboard keyboardInfo)

Parameters

context
The context.
keyboardInfo
Keyboard type of the keyboard information.

Returns

Returns true if the keyboard was set successfully, false otherwise.

Description

Selects the keyboard identified by the keyboard information, which is normally returned by getKeyboardInfo().


Syntax

KMManager.setKeyboard(String packageID, String keyboardID, String languageID)
KMManager.setKeyboard(String packageID, String keyboardID, String languageID, String keyboardName, String languageName, String kFont, String kOskFont)
KMManager.setKeyboard(String packageID, String keyboardID, String languageID, String keyboardName, String languageName, String kFont, String kOskFont, String displayName)

Parameters

packageID
ID of the keyboard package.
keyboardID
ID of the keyboard.
languageID
ID of the associated language.
keyboardName
Name of the keyboard.
languageName
Name of the associated language.
kFont
Filename or description of the font to type with the keyboard. Can be null or empty string.
kOskFont
Filename or description of the font displayed on the keyboard. Can be null or empty string.
displayName
A text string to display on the spacebar identifying this keyboard; if null, uses engine default from setSpacebarText(); if "", shows no text on the spacebar.

Returns

Returns true if the keyboard was set successfully, false otherwise.

Description

Sets the currently active keyboard, along with font and display details.


Syntax

KMManager.setKeyboard(Context context, int position)

Parameters

context
The context.
position
0-based position of the keyboard in the keyboards list.

Returns

Returns true if the keyboard was set successfully, false otherwise.

Description

Sets the currently active keyboard by position in the keyboards list, as returned by getKeyboardsList()


Examples

Example 1: Using setKeyboard()

The following script illustrates the use of setKeyboard() with keyboard information:

// Setting a Keyman keyboard
Keyboard keyboardInfo = KMManager.getDefaultKeyboard();
KMManager.setKeyboard(getApplicationContext(), keyboardInfo);

Example 2: Using setKeyboard()

The following script illustrates the use of setKeyboard() with package ID, keyboard ID, and language ID:

// Setting a Keyman keyboard
KMManager.setKeyboard("sil_euro_latin", "sil_euro_latin", "en");

Example 3: Using setKeyboard()

The following script illustrates the use of setKeyboard(), providing additional font detail:

// Setting a custom keyboard from the tamil99m keyboard package
KMManager.setKeyboard("tamil99m", "tamil99m", "ta", "Tamil 99M", "Tamil", "aava1.ttf", "aava1.ttf");

Example 4: Using setKeyboard()

The following script illustrates the use of setKeyboard() with keyboard index:

// Setting a custom keyboard which exists in keyboards list
int kbIndex = KMManager.getKeyboardIndex(this, "tamil99m", "ta");
KMManager.setKeyboard(this, kbIndex);

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