How to open Virtual Keyboard without clicking the TextEdit

[jkosonen]

Is there a way to open virtual keyboard without clicking the TextEdit component?

Changing the focus of the TextEdit doesn't do a thing.
Would be nice to remove one extra click from user if I have button for commenting.

[Kypeli]

In Harmattan Qt Components for TextField you can use forceActiveFocus() - but not sure about TextEdit.

But if you target Harmattan (since you talk about the virtual keyboard?), I would go with TextField.

[jkosonen]

[quote author="Kypeli" date="1314350841"]In Harmattan Qt Components for TextField you can use forceActiveFocus() - but not sure about TextEdit.

But if you target Harmattan (since you talk about the virtual keyboard?), I would go with TextField. [/quote]

Symbian also haves virtual keyboard, and interested about that :)

[Kypeli]

Oh, right. That platform. So easy to forget :)

[jkosonen]

[quote author="Kypeli" date="1314351592"]Oh, right. That platform. So easy to forget :) [/quote]

haha ;)

[roopeshchander]

Sure you do: "TextEdit::openSoftwareInputPanel":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qml-textedit.html#openSoftwareInputPanel-method

[srikanth_trulyit]

Symbian virtual keyboard is entirely different. It takes you to a native view with a split keyboard. Once you commit the content they are pushed to your Qt View. This may not go well with suggestions etc.

[roopeshchander]

[quote author="srikanthsombhatla" date="1314798567"]Symbian virtual keyboard is entirely different. It takes you to a native view with a split keyboard. Once you commit the content they are pushed to your Qt View. This may not go well with suggestions etc.[/quote]

@srikanth: Agree that it looks pretty bad on Symbian. Even Symbian Anna doesn't actually offer a real split keyboard for Qt apps (with both app UI and the virtual keyboard visible in one screen). However, it's not quite like it's a completely different view: When typing with the virtual keyboard, keypress events are delivered to the Qt app as you type, and selections change in the Qt app as it changes in the keyboard-view.