Options

Wiki Pages: Home | FAQ | Setup | Options ( Layout, Language, Useability, Actions ) | Methods | Theme | Log

Options overview

• Layout

  • layout - [String] Specify which keyboard layout to use.
  • customLayout - [Array] Specify a custom layout.
  • position [Object] Set keyboard positioning.

• Language & Look

  • css - [Object] Class names used to make the keyboard work with jQuery UI theming.
  • display - [Object] Button language / symbol options.
  • alwaysOpen - [Boolean] Keyboard will always remain visible.
  • stayOpen - [Boolean] Keyboard remains open when input loses focus.
  • usePreview - [Boolean] Include a preview input or use the original.
  • wheelMessage - [String] Message to tell users about the hidden feature.

• Useability

  • autoAccept - [Boolean] Auto-accept content when clicking outside the keyboard (popup will close)
  • lockInput - [Boolean] Allow access to the preview window from outside the virtual keyboard.
  • restrictInput - [Boolean] Prevents keys not in the displayed keyboard from being typed in the input area.
  • tabNavigation - [Boolean] Allow using the tab key to navigate between other inputs on the page.
  • appendLocally - [Boolean] Append the keyboard locally (next to the input), so tabNavigation will work
  • stickyShift - [Boolean] Shift key stays active until it is clicked again
  • openOn - [String] Event used to open the keyboard.
  • preventPaste - [Boolean] Prevents pasting content into the input/textarea by either (ctrl-v) or the right-click menu.
  • maxLength - [Boolean/Number] Set a maximum length to the content.
  • repeatDelay - [Number] Time in milliseconds to pause before starting key repeat (mouse/touch only).
  • repeatRate - [Number] Rate of characters per second to add mouse/touch keys to the input area.
  • keyBinding - [String] Mouse event used to interact with the key.
  • useCombos [Boolean] Allows users to type in key combos to add characters with diacritics.
  • Combos [Object] Contains the list of diacritics. Not listed in the options, but you can add more if you wish.

• Deprecated

  • actionClass - [String] Class name used to make keys a different color. Replaced by buttonAction within the css option.