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  • RG97R Offline
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    wrote on last edited by RG97
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    I am developing an application where logic is written in python using PySide2 and UI part is written in QML. The application is bound to run on Raspberry Pi and has a requirement of the on-screen keyboard. However, I am not able to find any suitable approach to develop it for this setup.
    I have tried using the QML Virtual Keyboard class but for some reason, it always returns the following error whenever I try to run the example code on the device, even though all the python bindings and QML modules are installed.

    module "QtQuick.VirtualKeyboard" is not installed 
    

    Besides this, I didn't find any suitable approach to build this with PySide2 and QML. I have one idea in mind which involves developing the UI for keyboard in QML using GridLayout class and interfacing it with python using some sort of available mechanisms but I don't know if it's feasible or not.
    Can anyone guide me to a good approach ?

    Thanks
    Rahul

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    • RG97R RG97

      I am developing an application where logic is written in python using PySide2 and UI part is written in QML. The application is bound to run on Raspberry Pi and has a requirement of the on-screen keyboard. However, I am not able to find any suitable approach to develop it for this setup.
      I have tried using the QML Virtual Keyboard class but for some reason, it always returns the following error whenever I try to run the example code on the device, even though all the python bindings and QML modules are installed.

      module "QtQuick.VirtualKeyboard" is not installed 
      

      Besides this, I didn't find any suitable approach to build this with PySide2 and QML. I have one idea in mind which involves developing the UI for keyboard in QML using GridLayout class and interfacing it with python using some sort of available mechanisms but I don't know if it's feasible or not.
      Can anyone guide me to a good approach ?

      Thanks
      Rahul

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      jsulm
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      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      @RG97 Did you install "Qt Virtual Keyboard"?

      https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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      • RG97R Offline
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        wrote on last edited by
        #3

        Hi
        Yes I have installed qml-module-qtquick-virtualkeyboard module,still it gives me the error whenever I try to import the module in QML file.

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        • RG97R RG97

          Hi
          Yes I have installed qml-module-qtquick-virtualkeyboard module,still it gives me the error whenever I try to import the module in QML file.

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          jsulm
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          @RG97 You need the keyboard installed on your Raspberry Pi.
          And I think you need to import with a version number like shown here https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtvirtualkeyboard-basic-example.html

          https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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            wrote on last edited by
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            @jsulm I installed the on-screen keyboard and trued importing the version as given in example along with several other ones, but still no luck.

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              Hello! I have the absolutly same problem. Do you mean that you have installed qml-module-qtquick-virtualkeyboard via qt maintenance tool or it's additional library to pySide?

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                try to add this to main.py

                import os
                os.environ["QT_IM_MODULE"] = "qtvirtualkeyboard"
                
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