Virtual, on-screen keyboard for touch applications

Unity Engine
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Hey everyone,

I’m not sure if this is being cheeky but I wondered if there are any easy to use, free on-screen keyboards that I can plug into a Unity interface that I’m making?

I’m pretty new to Unity so the easier to use the better, and any guidance would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

Dan

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Managed to find the Microsoft on-screen keyboard. Only problem is that Unity blocks this (even though it’s set to always on top) when run in non-windowed mode.

Is there a way to bring the keyboard to the top of the pile?

Dan

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Is the keyboard a GUI element? You can always set the GUI Depth to -1000 Also, it might help if you create your own Keyboard GUI out of buttons, but use that method as a last resort.

Also, if it’s a GUI element, you should use the GUI Matrix so that your gui scales for screen size:

GUI.matrix = Matrix4x4.TRS (Vector3(0, 0, 0), Quaternion.identity, Vector3 (Screen.height / nativeVerticalResolution, Screen.height / nativeVerticalResolution, 1));

I’ve had my GUI not appear on certain screen sizes without that script.

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I should say that I’m trying to use the in-built Microsoft on-screen keyboard; it’s not something I’ve coded myself. I’m basically trying to find a way for it to pop up when a text field is clicked, and then disappear when the something else is clicked.

It may not be possible, just thought I’d give it a try…!

Dan