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On-Screen Keyboard

This module configures Sonic Keyboard, the virtual keyboard that you type on with a mouse or touchscreen. It's under Input & Output > Keyboard in System Settings.

Languages

The list chooses the languages the keyboard offers. Use the field above it to filter languages. If none are selected, the system's default keyboard layout is used.

Key press feedback

  • Sound: Plays a sound when you press a key.
  • Vibration: Vibrates when you press a key.

General

  • Keyboard navigation: Lets you move around the keyboard with a hardware keyboard's keys.
  • Auto-capitalization: Capitalizes letters automatically.

Alternate characters

  • Show popup when holding a key: Holding a key shows a popup of its alternate characters, such as accented letters.
  • Hold delay: How long to hold the key before the popup appears, from 100 to 1500 milliseconds.

Adapted for SonicDE from invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin-x11/-/blob/master/doc/kwinvirtualkeyboard-x11/index.docbook by Yuri Chornoivan, licensed under GFDL 1.2 or later.

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